DFW International Community Alliance Is the Portal to International North Texas, Linking

DFW International Community Alliance is the portal to international North Texas, linking 1,600 internationally focused civic, community and educational organizations. Our Mission is to build mutual understanding and respect by linking diverse international cultural communities. Our Vision is the recognition of Dallas / Fort Worth as an international metroplex which embodies the cultural and economic vibrancy of the global community.

Advisory Board Additional Board Members Nural Kucur HONORARY CHAIRMAN Nicolas Argueta TURANT Turkish American Assn Eddie Bernice Johnson Salvadorian American Association Luis Lara United States Congresswoman Adolfo Ayuso Audry Colombian community Shawn Bhagat Mexican Consulate, Culture Isaac Lasky American Fuel Distributors, LP Angela Azu Al Dia Dr. Caroline Brettell Bank of America Gloria Levario Chair, SMU’s Anthropology Dept. Dr. Gurdarsshan Brar LULAC Council 4782, Baylor Joe Chow Sikh Community Raul Magdaleno Mayor, City of Addison Daphne Branche Meadows School of the Arts, SMU Armando de la Fuente Deloite & Touche Tax LLP Bill Matthews Univision Gustavo Bujanda UNA, Thanks-Giving Square Domingo Garcia The Axis Agency Marva McGrew Amy Hofland Marianela Caballero Hughes Trigg Student Center, SMU Crow Collection of Asian Art Hondurenos Unidos en Dallas Monica Narula Dr. Sunhee Hong Florence Coker-Campbell Verizon DFW Asian American Citizens Council Sisters of Sierra Leone Jonathon Nicol Miriam Rodriguez Thanh Cung Krio Descendants Union of Texas Dallas Public Library Multicultural Vietnamese American Community Tereso Ortiz Coordinator Center of Dallas Casa Guanajuato (Mexico) Cici Rojas Lawrence Dagadu Dipesh Patel Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber Council of Ghanaian Associations Ernst&Young David Swaim Dilshad Dayani Tulin Pirkul Tidwell, Swaim & Associates, P.C. Radio Samam Namaste TURANT Turkish American Assn Dr. Bernard L. Weinstein Scott Flowers Rex Poku UNT’s Center for Economic Dev/Research Compass Bank Assanteman Assn of Ghana Dan Garcia Ali Raza Executive Committee Belizeans United Tarrant County Asian Am Chamber INTERIM CHAIR Betru Gebregziabher Ed Retta Margaret Ball Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce Cross Culture Communications Eyassu Gebremedhin Health Link International Richard Sambrano Eritrean SECRETARY LULAC Community Perla Sanchez Maribel De Leon Helene Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber Aetna Honeybone Gregory Schwartz CPA (ex-officio) SWEA (Sweden) Sandy Neal Nortel Networks Angie Hoquang Carol Smith FINANCE / DEVELOPMENT Vietnamese Community, Social Lynne Richardson Filipino Chamber of Commerce Security Admin Kerry Tassopoulos MARKETING and PR Augustine Jalomo Jorge E. Herrera VP, Gov’t Relations and Compliance Schroepfer Wessels Jolesch Mary Kay Inc. The Americas Group Wei Wei Jeang MEMBERSHIP Roberto Vazquez Haynes & Boone Mexican Consulate, Communities Waseem Nasrallah Ronnie Jessie DFW Muslims Vijayashree Venkatrama Dallas Public Library Indian Community NOMINATIONS Gouri Raj Joshi Dr. Julia Wai-Yin So Barbara Whitley Nepalese Society Texas Dallas Community College District, Asian Dallas Concilio, Pfizer American Chamber Ayman Kisar Tekeste Woldezghi Anne Marie Weiss-Armush Syrian American community Eritrean Family Organization David Griggs Tina Klintmalm Bobbie Wu Saratov Sister City (Russia) SWEA (Sweden) Citi Esperanza ‘Hope” Fernandez Shane Koohi Kesete Yohannes Daimlerr Texas Persian Cultural Center Eritrean Family Association Sofije Kusari Tracy Kozah Tatiana Zimakova Kosovo Community, Mosaic Dallas International School, France Russian American Center Dr. Sumit Kumar Jay Zo Texas Indo American Physicians Dallas Korean Cultural Foundation Society Lizette Zounon Ivory Coast Association