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Los foros regionales de competitividad económica
tienen como objetivo convocar a los grupos y
entidades regionales clave, para promover el
intercambio de información sobre estrategias para
mejorar la competitividad de la región fronteriza, y
desarrollar recomendaciones para gobiernos locales,
estatales (poderes legislativos y ejecutivos) y
nacionales para lograr los objetivos planteados
durante los acontecimientos. El propósito de estos
foros es también promover el desarrollo de
asociaciones de colaboración entre los gobiernos
federales, estatales, entidades locales y regionales y
el sector privado en ambos lados de la frontera.
Están previstos cuatro foros que se orientarán a lo
largo de las siguientes sub- regiones fronterizas: Baja
California-California, Sonora -Arizona, Chihuahua-
Nuevo México- Texas, y Coahuila - Nuevo León-
Tamaulipas- Texas.
Los foros serán interactivas y solicitaran la
participación de los asistentes. Cada foro comenzará
con una serie de mesas redondas sobre temas de
interés para las regiones. Tiempo será proporcionado
después de cada panel para discusión y preguntas. Al
términar las sesiones preliminares asistentes tendrán
la oportunidad de participar en sesiones simultaneas
que incluirán facilitadores quien tomaran nota de las
sugerencias y recomendaciones que formaran parte
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de un reporte integral que será presentado a
funcionarios y representantes electos de México y
EE.UU. en el mes de septiembre.
Los temas que se considerarán en los foros regionales
incluirán el turismo, aumento en capacitación y
dotación de personal de los puertos de entrada
terrestres, el programa de viajero de confianza, los
planes maestros de fronteras, la cooperación entre
agencias estatales y federales, el acceso a capital, la
inversión en infraestructura de transporte, y el uso de
nuevas tecnologías para mejorar la circulación de
personas y bienes.
Estos foros se basarán en el trabajo realizado durante
la primera ronda de foros regionales económicos, que
tuvo lugar en el 2005 y que condujo a la elaboración
de un libro blanco titulado "Una Nueva Visión de
Comercio a lo Largo de la Región Fronteriza
México- EE.UU.," que contiene recomendaciones
para permitir el comercio seguro y eficiente en toda
la región fronteriza.
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Dr. Alan Sweedler (619) 594-1354
VP, International
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182
Alberto Velasquez (619) 338-8090
Field Representative
California State Assembly
1350 Front St. #6022
San Diego, CA 92101
Alberto Diaz (619) 308-9950
Office of Economic Promotion and Political Affairs
Consulado General de Mexico en San Diego
1549 India Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Alejandra Mier y Teran (619) 661-6111
Executive Director
Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce
9163 Siempre Viva Road Suite I-2
San Diego, CA 92154
Alexander Georgelos (626) 488-4694
San Diego Sales
Carrier Transicold of Southern California
380 Engel Street
Escondido, CA 92029
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Andy Carey (619) 814-1388
Executive Director
US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership
2508 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 130
San Diego, CA 92106
Arturo Gonzalez (619) 699-1996
Binational Affairs Office
City of Tijuana
401 B street Suite 840-A
San Diego, CA 92101
Arturo Vazquez (858) 534-2705
Program Coordinator
UCSD Political Science Dept
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093
Blair Revercomb (404) 894-2350
Graduate Student
Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning
245 Fourth Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30332
Bo Reed (619) 544-5038
Chair
District Export Council
9449 Balboa Ave, Suite 111
San Diego, CA 92123
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Bob Watkins (619) 299-3094
CEO
RJWatkins&Company
750 B Street, Suite 3300
San Diego, CA 92101
Breanna Montalbo (619) 407-4082
Account Executive
SIMNSA Health Plan
333 H St #6040
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Chandler Martin (858) 964-1718
Director of Trade, Border Programs
Institute of the Americas
10111 N. Torrey Pines Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92037
Dr. Christina Luhn (619) 234-8484
Executive Director
CaliBaja Bi-National Mega-Region
530 B Street 7th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
Cindy Gompper-Graves (619) 424-5143
President and C.E.O.
South County Economic Development Council
1111 Bay Boulevard, Suite E
Chula Vista, CA 91911
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Clarissa Falcon (619) 518-2798
Principal Consultant
Falcon Strategies
3015 Sandover Court
Bonita, CA 91902
Curt Stephenson (858) 362-8500
President
Sunroad Ventures
4445 Eastgate Mall Road, Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92121
Daniel Flyte (619) 699-1967
Research Analyst
SANDAG
401 B Street Suite 800
San Diego, CA 92101
Daniel Ballard (760) 822-2369
staff manager
UCSD
2804 atadero court
Carlsbad, CA 92009
David Rohal (760) 453-2697
Chief Executive Officer
Dahlman Rohal & Associates
550 Seagaze Drive #31
Oceanside, CA 92054
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David Wick (858) 623-9000
President
National Enterprise Inc.
5440 Morehouse Drive Suite 4000
San Diego, CA 92121
Denice Garcia (619) 884-8199
National Urban Fellow
National Urban Fellows
1770 Dahlia Ave
San Diego, CA 92154
Denise Moreno Ducheny (858) 822-0209
Former State Senator
UCSD, Center for US-Mexican Studies
127 Evergreen Ave.
Imperial Beach, CA 91932
Dennis La Salle (619) 501-2645
Manager
La Salle Solutions, LLC
900 F Street Ste. 128
San Diego, CA 92101
Diana Palacios (619) 236-6677
Deputy Chief of Staff
City of San Diego Council District 7
202 C Street
San Diego, CA 92101
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Edgar Ruiz (916) 553-4423
Executive Director
CSG West
1107 Ninth Street, Suite 730, Sacramento, CA
95814
Sacramento, CA 95814
Edward Baca (619) 392-2817
Partner
The Talon Group
P. O. Box 2026
Del Mar, CA 92014
Efrain Ibarra, Jr. (619) 424-5143
Assistant Director
South County Economic Development Council
1111 Bay Boulevard, Suite, E
Chula Vista, CA 91911
Elisa Sabatini (619) 795-9477
Executive Director
Via International
1955 Julian avenue
San diego, CA 92139
Frank Carrillo (619) 407-4082
President
SIMNSA Health Plan
333 H St #6040
Chula Vista, CA 91910
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Lic. Guadalupe Leyva
Oficina de Promoción Económica
Consulado General de México en San Diego
1549 India St.
San Diego, CA 92101
Guillermo Mejía Duclaud (011)(52) (664) 380-6158
Coordinator
IT@Baja
Blvd. Gustavo Díaz Ordáz 12415, M5-L4,
Fracc. El Paraíso
Tijuana, Baja California 22106
Gustavo De La Fuente (858) 964 2300
Project Manager
Border 21
4275 Executive Square, Suite 200
La Jolla, CA 92037
Harrison Grey (858) 342-2417
Director
GreyArea
4940 Sterling Grove Lane
San Diego, CA 92130
Hector Vanegas (619) 699-1972
Borders Program Manager
San Diego Association of Governments
401 B Street, Suite 800
San Diego, CA 92101
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Hector Holguin (915) 726-2146
Director of Operations
U.S.-Mexico Border Mayors Association
425 Camino Real Ave
El Paso, TX 79922
Jahzeel Villalpando (619) 407-4082
Representative
SIMNSA Health Plan
333 H St #6040
Chula Vista, CA 91910
James Clark (619) 814-1386
Executive Director
San Diego-Tijuana Smart Border Coalition
2508 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 130
San Diego, CA 92106
Janie Hoover (619) 236-6611
Council Representative
City of San Diego
202 C St., MS 10A
San Diego, CA 92101
Jason Vorderstrasse (301) 985-8665
Chief, Political/Economic Section
US Consulate General Tijuana
Paseo de las Culturas s/n
Tijuana, Baja California 22425
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Jason M-B Wells (619) 428-1281
Executive Director
San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce
663 E San Ysidro Blvd
San Ysidro, CA 92173
Dr. John Wilson (619) 239-5548
Executive Director
Timken Museum of Art
2550 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500
San Diego, CA 92103
Jose A. Gonzalez (619) 400-6490
General Manager
Cerveceria Tijuana
4364 Bonita Rd, #213
San Diego, CA 91902
Juan Garcia (619) 341-9651
CEO
Dark Army
5830 Lindo Paseo Apt 3
San Diego, CA 92115
Karl Higgins (760) 727-5227
President
Higgins & Assocs Inc
1517 Roma Dr
Vista, CA 92081
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Laura E. Araujo (664) 635-6337
Director Binational Affairs
Tijuana Innovadora
Paseo de los Heroes 10093, Zona Rio
Tijuana, Baja California 22010
Lindsay Arobone (858) 623-9000
Asset Manager
National Enterprise Inc.
5440 Morehouse Drive Suite 4000
San Diego, CA 92121
Lorena Santana (011)(52) (664) 630-0615
Business Administration Professor
CETYS Universidad
Ave. CETYS Universidad s/n Fracc. El Lago
Tijuana, Baja California 22590
Luis Tapia (916) 531-5412
International Program Coordinator
CSG West
6659 Laguana Park Dr
Elk Grove, CA 95758
Luz Davila (858) 598-3013
President
BajaIntermex International
P.O. Box 437680
San Ysidro, CA 92143
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Mark Gizzi (52)(555) 080-2000 (ext 4909)
Private Enterprise Officer
USAID/Mexico
EMB/USAID, P.O. Box 9000
Brownsville, TX 78521
Mark Freed (619) 491-9419
President
Landmark Development Services for Davisson
Enterprises
3450 3rd Avenue Ste. 205
San Diego, CA 92103
Mark Baza (760) 592-4494
Executive Director
Imperial County Transportation Commission
1405 N Imperial Ave
El Centro, CA 92243
Martha Castañeda (916) 553-4423
Director, International Programs
Council of State Governments West
1107 9th Street, Suite 730
Sacramento, CA 95814
Maximo Cervantes (664) 977-2000
Assistant
U.S. Consulate General Tijuana
Paseo de las Culturas s/n, Mesa de Otay
Tijuana, Baja California 22425
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Michael Combs (619) 615-2967
Research Manager
San Diego Regional Economic Development
Corporation
530 B Street, 7th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
Michael Meacham (619) 409-5870
Director of Economic Development
City of Chula Vista
276 4th Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Miguel Aguirre (619) 917-3167
Owner
Investco Real Estate
8750 Complex Drive
San Diego, CA 92123
Paola Avila (619) 544-1361
Executive Director
Mexico Business Center
402 West Broadway, Suite 1000
San Diego, CA 92101
Paola Guzman (619) 549-0669
Graduate Student Researcher at Center for U.S.-
Mexican Studies
IR/PS UCSD
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093
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Mtro. Peterson Heberto (011)(52) (664) 903-1088
Coordinador Humanidades
Cetys Universidad Campus Tijuana
P.O. Box 439042
San Diego, CA 92143
Raul Pulido (619) 373-5047
Consultant
Consultant
550 Seagaze Dr. Ste.31
Oceanside, CA 92054
Raul Carmona (664) 973-7036
Director
Economic Development
avenida Independencia 1350
Tijuana, Baja California 22010
Lic. Remedios Gomez Arnau (619) 308-9926
Consul General de México en San Diego
Consulado General de Mexico en San Diego
1549 India Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Rudy Ramirez (619) 585-5717
Councilmember
City of Chula Vista
276 4th Ave
Chula Vista, CA 91910
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Ruth Soberanes (619) 814-1390
Research Analyst & Communications Manager
North American Research Partnership
2508 Historic Decatur Rd., Suite 130
San Diego, CA 92106
Scott Sherman (619) 236-6677
City of San Diego Councilman
City of San Diego District 7
202 C Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Sharyn Fitzgerald (301) 985-8665 X 2261
Economic Officer
US Consulate Tijuana
PO Box 439039
San Ysidro, CA 92143
Tim Walsh (619) 422-5963
Chief of Staff
Representative
333 F Street, Suite A
Chula VIsta, CA 91910
Tim Wright (804) 310-4185
Graduate Student Researcher
Center for US-Mexican Studies, UCSD
9142 Regents Rd, Apt B
La Jolla, CA 92037
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Tomás Oliva (213) 236-1967
Regional Affairs Officer
Southern California Association of Governments
1405 N. Imperial Ave
El Centro, CA 92243
Vivian Moreno (619) 236-6688
Council Rep.
Office of Councilmember David Alvarez
202 C Street MS 10
San Diego, CA 92101
Xavier Peniche Bustamante (619) 699-1996
Secretary of Economic Development
City of Tijuana
401 B street Suite 840-A
San Diego, CA 92101
Yoli Apalategui (619) 409-7690
District Director
Sen. Ben Hueso
303 "H" Street Suite 200
Chula Vista, CA 91910
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Council of State Governments West
1107 9th Street, Ste730
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 553-4423
Fax: (916) 446-5760
Edgar E. Ruiz
Executive Director
Martha Castañeda
International Programs Director
Luis G. Tapia
International Programs Coordinator
Alma Lopez
Policy Analyst
Southern Legislative Conference
P.O. Box 98129
Atlanta, GA 30359
Phone:(404) 633-1866
Fax:(404) 633-4896
Colleen Cousineau
SLC Director
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United States Agency for
International Development
American Embassy
Paseo de la Reforma 305, Cuauhtémoc,
México City,
Distrito Federal, Mexico
Postal Code - M 06500
Phone 52-55-50802000
Fax 52-55-50802142
Mark Gizzie
Private Enterprise Officer
North American Research Partnership
2508 Historic Decatur Rd. Ste 130
San Diego, CA 92106
Phone:(619) 814-1390
Fax: (619) 814-1389
Erik Lee
Executive Director
Rick Van Schoik
Director Energy & Sustainability
Portfolios
Ruth Soberanes
Research Analyst and Communications
Manager
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Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars
Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza - 1300
Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington,
DC 20004-3027
Phone: (202) 691-4000
Duncan Wood
Director Mexico Institute
Andrew Selee
Executive Vice President and Senior
Advisor to the Mexico Institute
Christopher Wilson
Associate, Mexico Institute
David Shirk
Global Fellow & Senior Security
Advisor, Mexico Institute
Miguel Salazar
Public Affairs Specialist, Mexico
Institute
Allison Cordell
Program Assistant, Mexico Institute