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as of 05/11/22

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; (F) 202/564-8129
E-mail: green.eugene@epa.gov

NON-FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL MEMBERS 2021-2023  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vivian Moreno 
Councilmember, District 8
City of San Diego
San Diego, CA

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

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

 

Joaquin Murrieta -Saldivar Ph.D. 
Cultural Ecologist 
Watershed Management Group
Tucson, AZ

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

Mario Lopez
External Affairs Manager
Sempra Infrastructure
San Diego, CA

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

Melisa E. Gonzales 
Special Projects Director 
City of Alamo
Alamo, TX

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

Rebecca Roose 
Deputy Cabinet Secretary of Administration Former Director,
Water Protection Division 
New Mexico Environment Department
Santa Fe, NM

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

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

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

FEDERAL MEMBERS  

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

Department of Transportation
Colleen Vaughn
Senior Environmental Policy Analyst
U.S. Department of Transportation
Office of Secretary
Washington, D.C.

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

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

Department of Commerce - NOAA
Jeff Payne, Ph.D.

Director
Office for Coastal Management
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
Mount Pleasant, SC 

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

Department of Energy
Melissa Klembara 
Senior Technical Advisor 
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Washington, D.C.

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Last updated on May 11, 2022