Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB): Membership List

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DESIGNATED FEDERAL OFFICER

Eugene Green
Designated Federal Officer
Good Neighbor Environmental Board
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Mission Support
Office of Resources and Business Operations
Federal Advisory Committee Management Division
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Mail Code: 1601-M
Washington, D.C. 20460
(P) 202/564-2432
E-mail: green.eugene@epa.gov

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GNEB Chair

Paul Ganster, Ph.D. - CHAIR
Director
Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

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GNEB Vice Chair

Irasema Coronado, Ph.D.- VICE CHAIR
Director and Professor
School of Transborder Studies 
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

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GNEB Non-Federal, State, Local, Tribal Members for 2021-2023

Paloma Aguirre
Mayor, City of Imperial Beach
Imperial Beach, CA

Alejandro R. Barcenas
Community Services /Public Works Director 
City of Nogales
Nogales, AZ

Kathryn S. Becker
Assistant General Counsel and Tribal Liaison
Santa FE, NM

Kimberly Collins, Ph.D. 
Executive Director, Leonard Transportation Center
Professor of Public Administration
California State University San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA

Evaristo A. Cruz 
Director of Community Development
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
El Paso, TX

Melisa E. Gonzales 
LRGV Regional Stormwater Manager
Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) TDPES Stormwater Partnership
Elsa, TX

Josiah M. Heyman, Ph.D. 
Director, Center for Interamerican and Border Studies 
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX

Jose Hinojosa 
General Manager 
Santa Cruz Irrigation District No. 15
Edinburg, TX

Mignonne D. Hollis 
Executive Director
Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation
Sierra Vista, AZ

James Phillip King, P.E., PH.D. 
Researcher/Graduate Advisor
Department of Civil Engineering
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM

Erik Lee
Interim Board President
North American Research Partnership
Sierra Vista, AZ

Mario Lopez
External Affairs Manager
Sempra Infrastructure
San Diego, CA

Joaquin Marruffo     
Border Programs Coordinator 
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Tucson, AZ

John B. McNeece, III 
Senior Fellow for Energy & Trade
Center for US-Mexican Studies
University of California, San Diego
LaJolla, CA

Riazul Mia, P.E., CFM
Assistant City Manager
City of Laredo
Laredo, TX

William M. Micklin 
Chief Executive Officer, Leaning Rock 
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians
Alpine, CA

Joaquin Murrieta -Saldivar, Ph.D. 
Conservation Director
Borderlands Restoration Network
Patagonia, AZ

Jonathan K. Niermann 
Commissioner
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Austin, TX

Alan Sweedler, Ph.D. 
Community Advisor 
Clean Energy Alliance
San Diego, CA

Prescott L. Vandervoet
Co-Owner/Operator
Vandervoet and Associates, Incorporated
Rico Rio, AZ

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GNEB Federal Members for 2021-2023

Carlos Suarez 
State Conservationist (State Director)
Natural Resources & Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Davis, CA

Maria-Elena Giner, Ph.D.
Commissioner
International Boundary and Water Commission
El Paso, TX 

Rafael DeLeon, Esq.
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of International and Tribal Affairs
Washington, D.C. 

Teresa R. Pohlman, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Sustainability and Environmental Programs
Undersecretary for Management
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, D.C. 

Jeff Payne, Ph.D.
Director
Office for Coastal Management
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
Mount Pleasant, SC