samfco
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.
Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
BOARD MEMBERS
Chair
The Honorable Rubén Minutti Zanatta
Consul General of Mexico in San Antonio
President
Louis Escareño
Attorney at Law
Vice President
Magdalena Barrera
Assistant Director, Network Partner Integration
Treasurer
Yvette Gonzalez
Vice President-International Department
International Bank of Commerce
Secretary
Shahrzad (Sherry) Dowlatshahi
Chief Diplomacy &Protocol Officer
Head of Global Engagement Office
Immediate Past President
Juan Antonio Flores
Executive VP, Government Affairs
Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
BOARD MEMBERS
David Adelman
Principal
AREA Real Estate, LLC
John Agather
Community Leader
Iñigo Arzac
Managing Partner
Axon Consulting
Armen Babajanian
Executive Director
World Affairs Council of San Antonio
David Berrocal Diaz-Faes
Asst. Vice President for Corporate Business Development
Ernest Bromley
Managing Partner
Pescador Public Strategies, LLC
Alejandra Bueno
Executive Director International Programs
Alamo Colleges District
Jorge Canavati
President
Canavati & Co, LLC.
Gerardo Carvajal
La Familia Cortez Restaurants
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
Elizabeth Fauerso
Chief Marketing Officer
The Pearl
Marcos Fragoso
Vice President for International Affairs
University of the Incarnate Word
Jorge A. Garcia
Director of International Program
Martin & Drought, P.C.
Randy Harig
CEO
Velocity TX
Luis F. Hernandez
Financial Services Professional
New York Life Company
Jennifer L. Jenks
Market Manager
AeroMexico
Raul P. Lomelí-Azoubel
Executive Chairman
Saber es Poder
Esteban López, 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
Curt Parker
South Central Area Director
Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages
Ezequiel Peña
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
Sara Salazar
International Development Manager, Grocery Cookie/Cracker
Rosa Santana
President and CEO
Integrated Human Capital
Federica Soriano de Teresa
CEO CRIT USA/TELETON USA
Rodolfo Spielmann
CEO
Nature Sweet Tomatoes
Tony Treviño
Attorney at Law
Treviño Consulting, LLC
Barbara Warren
Architect
Overland Partners Architects
Kathleen Weir Vale
Community Leader
Alonso Villarreal De los Santos Villarreal De los Santos
Chairman & CEO
Grupo Secopsa/ Secopsa USA
Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
ADVISORY COMMITTE OF THE BOARD
Cristina Aldrete
President & CEO
North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Al Arreola
President & CEO
South San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Natalie Cerón
Attorney
Cacheaux Cavazos & Newton
Paula De Gotari
Director
UNAM-San Antonio
Marina Gonzalez, J.D.
President & CEO
San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Javier Lopez de Obeso
President of AEM San Antonio
Attorney at Law, F&C Consulting Group
Chris Morris
President & General Manager Univision SA
Univision Communications, Inc.
Richard Perez
President & CEO
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Robert Sarabia
President & General Manager
Telemundo San Antonio
Ana Sandoval
City Councilwoman District 7
City of San Antonio
Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
EMERITUS ADVISORY COMMITTE OF THE BOARD
Hope Andrade
SAMFE Past President (2005 – 2008)
Mike Casey
SAMFCO Founding Board Member (1996 – 2018)
Elizabeth E. Costello
SAMFCO Past President (2013-14)
Veronica Salazar Escobedo
SAMFCO Founding President (1996-2005)
Ruben Escobedo
SAMFE Founding President (1996 – 2004)
Cecilia Elizondo Herrera
Community Leader
SAMFCO Past President (2015-17)
Amparo Ortiz
SAMFCO Founding Board Member (1996-2018)
Ana Celia Partida
SAMFCO Founding Board Member (1996-2020)
Henry Sauvignet
SAMFCO Past President (2006 – 12)
SAMFE Past President (2009-14)
Frances Ortiz Schultschik
SAMFCO Past President (2017-18)
Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
CONSULAR STAFF
Diego Armenta
Consul for Public & Media Affairs
Consulate General of Mexico
Desiree Richards
Liaison with SAMFCO
Consulate General of Mexico
Valeria Campomanes
Public & Media Affairs
Consulate General of Mexico
Get In Touch
127 NAVARRO ST SAN ANTONIO TX 78205
(210) 227-9145
info@samfco.com