Executive Committee of the Board of Directors

The Honorable Rubén Minutti-Zanatta
Chairman
Consul General of Mexico in San Antonio

Magdalena Barrera
President
Assistant Director, Outreach & Business Development, University Health

Lisa Montoya, PhD
Vice President
Vice Provost for International Initiatives and Senior International Officer, UTSA

Shahrzad Dowlatshahi
Secretary
Chief Diplomacy & Protocol Officer, Head of Global Engagement Office, City of San Antonio

John Beckham
Treasurer
Executive Director North American Development Bank

Natalie Cerón, JD
Parliamentarian
Attorney Cacheaux Cavazos & Newton
General Board of Directors

John Agather
Community Leader
Hernán Albamonte
Director of External Affairs PMI US

Armen Babajanian
World Affairs Council of San Antonio

Mario Barrera, JD
Partner Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Chuck Brehm
CEO Universal Services Group LLC

Patricia Buchanan
President & General Manager Telemundo 60 San Antonio

Alejandra Bueno
Executive Director International Programs Alamo Colleges District
Pablo D. Campa
Plant Manager Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages

Gerardo Carvajal
La Familia Cortez Restaurants
Alejandro Chavez
San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Graciela Cigarroa, JD
General Counsel Centromed

Carlos M. de LaChica
Assistant Vice President-Private Banking Frost Bank
Amado Durón
Executive Director Business Development NuStar Energy

Marcos Fregoso
Vice President for International Affairs University of the Incarnate Word

Francisco Garza
Mexico Sourcing Project Manager JCB North America
Ernest Gomez, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Director, Human Resources Southwest Research Institute

Yvette González
Community Representative
Randy Harig
CEO TX Research and Technology Foundation

Jennifer L. Jenks
Market Manager AeroMexico

Michael Joergensen
Chief Marketing Officer The Pearl
Kenneth Johnson
Director of International Markets & Business Development at SWBC SWBC/SWBC Mexico

Scott Keeler
Principal Growth Consulting

Susana Leaño
Vice-President for International Affairs Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Patricia Mejia
Chief Impact & Inclusion Officer Spurs Sports & Entertainment

Rosa Ramirez
Executive Director of Credit Valero Companies

Victor Reyna
President of AEM San Antonio

Ernesto Saenz Navarro
Overland Partners

Raquel M. Dias-Sakai
Community Representative

Sara Salazar
International Development Manager, Grocery HEB
Dulce Maria Rodriguez Solano
Vice President | Corporate Credit Administration IBC Bank

Juan F. Solis, III
Community Development Manager TX Truist

Fica Soriano
CEO CRIT USA/TELETON USA

Rodolfo Spielmann
CEO NatureSweet Tomatoes NS Brands, Ltd

Gabriel Quintero Velasquez
President/CEO Avenida Guadalupe Association

Jeff Vexler
Monterrey Metal Recycling Solutions
Advisory Committee of the Board

Paula de Gortari
Director UNAM-San Antonio
Chris Morris
President & General Manager Univision SA Univision Communications, Inc.
Brent Finley
President & CEO Metro SA Chamber of Commerce
Jeff Webster
President & CEO San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Emeritus Advisory Committee of the Board

Hope Andrade
SAMFE Past President (2005 – 2008) 300 East Basse Rd. Ste 2126

Mike Casey
SAMFCO Founding Board Member (1996 – 2018)
Elizabeth E. Costello
SAMFCO Past President (2013-14)
Louis Escareño
SAMFCO Past President (2022) Attorney at Law
Veronica Salazar Escobedo
SAMFCO Founding President (1996-2005)

Juan Antonio Flores
SAMFE President (2022- Present) SAMFCO Past President (2019-21)

Cecilia Elizondo
SAMFCO Past President (2015-17)

Amparo Ortiz
SAMFCO Founding Board Member (1996-2018)
Ana Celia Partida
Founding Board Member (1996-2020)
Henry Sauvignet
SAMFCO Past President (2006 - 12) SAMFE Past President (2009-14) IBC Bank

Frances Ortiz Schultschik
SAMFCO Past President (2017-18)
Consular Staff
Jimena Carazo Quiroz
Desiree Richards
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