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ABOUT
The San Antonio Mexico Friendship Council is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 by the then Consul General of Mexico in San Antonio, Carlos Sada, and various prominent community leaders to strengthen and promote the shared cultural ties between the citizens of San Antonio and Mexico.
The organization supports a myriad of cultural and civic activities along with the Mexican Consulate and the Mexican Cultural Institute in San Antonio. SAMFCO also provides students of Mexican origin attending colleges and universities in the San Antonio area with scholarships to further their education. SAMFCO’s board is comprised by San Antonio civic, governmental, cultural, educational and business leaders from both the United States and Mexico. Traditionally, the Consul General of Mexico serves as Honorary Chairman and the current President of the Council is Juan Antonio Flores, Executive Vice President for Governmental Affairs of Port San Antonio.
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BOARD MEMBERS
• John Agather, Community Leader
• Armen Babajanian, Executive Director World Affairs Council of San Antonio
• Magdalena Barrera, Assistant Director Network Partner Integration
• Alejandra Bueno, Interim Executive Director International Programs Alamo Colleges
• Jorge Canavti, President J. Canavati& Co, LLC
• Curtis Parker, Area Director of Sales and Operations, Arca Continental Coca Cola Southwest Beverages
• Graciela Cigarroa, General Councel Centromed
• Amado Durón, Executive Director in Business Development Nustar Energy
• Louie Escareño, General Councel
• Elizabeth Fauerso, Chief Marketing Officer The Pearl
• Marcos Fragoso, Vice President for International Affairs University of the Incarnate Word
• Aracely García Granados, Executive Director Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together
• Leo Gomez, President & CEO Brooks City Base
• Rany Harig, Presiden & CEO Velocity TX
• Jennifer L. Jenkins, Market Manager Aeromexico-Delta
• Esteban López, CMO & Regional President
• Robert McKinley, Vice Chancellor Economic and Workforce Development Alamo Colleges
• María Mejía, Director of Howard Energy Mexico
• Lisa Montoya, Vice Provost for International Initiatives and Senior International Officer UTSA
• Eduardo Berain, Executive Vice President Frost Bank
• Ana Celia Partida, Community Leader
• Ezequiel Peña, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Our Lady of the Lake University
• Rosa Ramirez, Executive Director of Credit Valero Companies
• Jose Reyes Jr., Premium Partnerships Manager Spurs Sports and Entertainment
• Álvaro Roa Santa María, Vice President and General Manager of Latin America Rackspace
• Sara Salazar, International Developer Manager Grocery Cookie/Cracker HEB
• Martha Tijerina, Community Leader
• Tony Treviño, General Councel Lewis Energy Group
• Barbara Warren, Architect Overland Partners Architects
• Kathleen Weir, Community Leader
• Marisol Weymouth, Interim Vice President Office of Enterprise Business Planning and Execution Excellence CPS Energy
DAVID ADELMAN
Principal
AREA Real Estate, LLC
JOHN AGATHER
Community Leader
Inigo Arzac
Managing Partner
Axon Consulting
Armen Babajanian
Executive Director
World Affairs Council of San Antonio
Magdalena Barrera
Assistant Director, Network Partner Integration
University Health System
David Berrocal Diaz-Faes
Asst. Vice President for Corporate Business Development
OpTech Operational Technologies
Alejandra Bueno
Executive Director International Programs
Alamo Colleges District
Jorge Canavati
President
J. Canavati & Co, LLC.
Graciela Cigarroa
General Counsel
Centromed
Carlos M. De LaChica
Assistant Vice President-Private Banking
Frost Bank
Amado Duron
Executive Director in Business Development
Nustar Energy
Louie Escareno
General Counsel
Elizabeth Fauerso
Chief Marketing Officer
The Pearl
Esteban L pez, MD
Community Leader & Physician Entrepreneur
Calixto Mateos, Ph.D.
Managing Director
North American Development Bank
Maria Mejia
Director of Howard Energy México
Howard Energy Partners
Lisa Montoya
Vice Provost for International Initiatives and Senior International Officer, UTSA 501 W. One UTSA Circle
Curt Parker
Area Director of Sales and Operations, Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages
Ezequiel pena
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs–Global & Strategic Initiatives
Our Lady of the Lake University
rosa Ramirez
Executive Director of Credit
Valero Companies
Jose "Joe" Reyes Jr.
Premium Partnerships, Manager
Spurs Sports and Entertainment
One AT & T Center
Sara salazar
International Development Manager, Grocery Cookie/Cracker
HEB
rosa santana
President and CEO
Integrated Human Capital
Forma Automotive
Federica Soriano de Teresa
CEO
CRIT USA/TELETON USA
Tony Trevino
Attorney at Law
Trevino Consulting, LLC
Barbara Warren
Architect
Overland Partners Architects
Kathleen Weir Vale
Community Leader
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EXECUTIVE BOARD
Rubén Minutti-Zanatta
HONORARY CHAIRMAN
Consul General of Mexico in San Antonio
Juan Antonio Flores
PRESIDENT
Executive Vice President for Government Affairs of Port San Antonio.
Shahrzad Dowlatshahi
VICE PRESIDENT
Chief Diplomacy and Protocol Officer, Head of International Relations City of San Antonio
Yvette Gonzalez
TREASURER
First Vice President International Department International Bank of Commerce
Laura Cortez
SECRETARY
Mi Tierra Café y Panadería
Frances Ortiz Schultschik
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
President, Schultschik Marketing Group
Get In Touch
127 NAVARRO ST SAN ANTONIO TX 78205
(210) 227-9145
info@samfco.com