Texas Advisory Committee These business, faith, military, and community leaders believe that Texas benefits when America leads in the world through investments in development and diplomacy. Hon. Henry Cisneros U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Co-Chair Development, Secretary (1993-1997) City of San Antonio, Mayor (1981-1989) Hon. Rafael Anchia Angelique Bartholomew Dr. Steve Calhoun Texas House of Representatives MPACT Strategic Consulting, LLC Bayer Chairman of the Committee on International Vice President of Business Development Head of Regional Breeding and Global Trade Cotton Kelvin Beachum, Jr. Arun Agarwal New York Jets Byron Campbell Nextt NFL player Capitol Insights CEO World Vision Senior Partner Ambassador Farha Ahmed Jorge Canavati Farha Ahmed Law, PLLC Jon Bennett J. Canavati & Company Attorney at Law Catalyze Dallas President & CEO Vice-President, Business Development Julian Alvarez Carlo Capua Texas Workforce Commission David Berzina Rotary Club of Fort Worth Commissioner Representing Labor InsightsEDC President CEO Mark Alvarez* Sarah Carabias-Rush Co-Founder and COO Hon. Dennis Bonnen Dallas Regional Chamber Global Aid Consultants Texas House of Representatives Vice President of Economic Development Speaker of the House Aida Araissi James Cargas Bilateral Chamber of Commerce Maria Elena Bottazzi, PhD New Energy, LLC Chief Executive Officer Baylor College of Medicine City of Houston Associate Dean, National School of Tropical Former Senior Assistant City Attorney for Ish Arebalos Medicine Energy Coca-Cola Company North America Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Director of Public Affairs and John ‘JJ’ Casey Molecular Virology & Microbiology Communications Conduent Co-Head, Section of Pediatric Tropical Director of U.S. Operations Jenna Armstrong Medicine and Texas Children’s Center for Partnership Lake Houston Vaccine Development Ramiro Cavazos President & CEO US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Caroline Boudreaux President & CEO Maj. Gen. Juan Ayala* The Miracle Foundation City of San Antonio Founder JJ Cawelti Director, Office of Military Affairs DFW International Airport Nelson Bowman, II U.S. Marine Corps Assistant Vice President, Community UNICEF USA Retired Engagement Managing Director Azhar Azeez Joseph Cerami, Ph.D.* Stuart Bowen Islamic Relief, USA Department of National Security & Strategy, Texas Health and Human Services Director of Fund Development US Army War College Commission Chair (1998-2001) Armen Babajanian Inspector General (2015-2017) US Army World Affairs Council of San Antonio Liz Brailsford Colonel, Retired Executive Director World Affairs Council of Dallas - Forth Worth Stephen Chandler Geoff Bailey President & CEO Tenet Healthcare Oncor Electric Delivery Bill Brannon Director, Hospital Operations Director of Communications Democratic Party of Texas Mina Chang Jon Barela Former Executive Director Linking the World Borderplex Alliance Maria Calderon-Porter President and CEO President and CEO Texas A&M International University Amanda Childress Assistant Vice-President, Global Initiatives Grace for Impact CEO Texas Advisory Committee Ambassador Gene Christy Mike Dietz Susan Gallagher U.S. Ambassador to Brunei (2002-2005) National Defense Industrial Association – Apple, Inc. Lone Star World Wide Technical Support Call Center Sergio Contreras President Director Rio Grande Valley President and CEO Robert S. Driegert Dr. Linda Garcia Dallas County Republican Party 2INgage Dr. Kathleen Cooper Chairman (1992-2002) Executive Director and Senior Vice SMU Tower Center for Political Studies President Director of International Politics and Kellie Duhr Economics Wal-Mart Hon. Richard Garcia U.S. Department of Commerce Director, Public Affairs & Government City of Edinburg Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Relations Mayor (2009-2017) (2001-2005) Darcie Durham Smiley Garcia* Steve Cotton The Boeing Company U.S. Small Business Administration Cotton Wealth Management Associates Senior Director of State and Local Development Specialist, West Texas President Government Relations Kathleen Gibson Ambassador James Creagan Matthew Elias* Southwestern Medical Foundation St. Mary’s University Business Executives for National Security President & CEO Eugene Scassa Visiting Professor of Texas Director Hon. Helen Giddings International Diplomacy U.S. Navy Honorary Consul to South Africa U.S. Ambassador to Honduras (1996-1999) Retired Former Texas State House of Ambassador Ryan Crocker O. Homer Erekson Representatives Texas A&M University Texas Christian University Tony Gius Former Dean of the Bush School of Dean, Neeley School of Business McGuire Woods Consulting Government and Public Service Bret Erickson Vice-President (2010-2016) Texas International Produce Association Richard Glancey Beth Cubriel President & CEO Glancey Public Affairs Michael Best Strategies Sarah Evans Managing Founder Director Well Aware Republican Party of Texas Matt Glazer Founder and Chair Executive Director (2012-2015) Matt Glazer Consulting Col. Tim Farrell* Founder & CEO Randy Cubriel National Association of Veteran-Serving Law Offices of Randy Cubriel, P.C. Neel Gonuguntla Organizations (NAVSO) Attorney and Counselor at Law US-India Chamber of Commerce of DFW CEO President Matt Curtis Loretta Fellers GPS Policy Group Judge Woodrow “Woody” Gossom, Jr. Dell EMC Global Business Operations Founder Wichita County Vice President, Customer Success County Judge Hon. Jim Darling David Firestein City of McAllen, Texas Gilbert Gonzalez George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.- Mayor Institute for Economic Development at the China Relations University of Texas at San Antonio Merrill Leigh Davis President and CEO Director Senior Vice President Henry Florsheim Mercury John Gonzales Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce U.S. Chamber of Commerce Minal Patel Davis President & CEO Director of Congressional and Public Affairs City of Houston Charles Foster Mayor’s Office of Human Trafficking and José María González Foster LLP Domestic Violence Cross-National Advisory Services Partner Director Partner Eric Fox Richard Dayoub Rev. Mark Gonzales Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Thunderbird Management Consulting U.S. Hispanic Action Network Senior Director, Government Relations Principal Consultant President Brandon Friedman * James Dickey Tommy Gonzalez* The McPherson Square Group Republican Party of Texas City of El Paso CEO Chairman City Manager 2 Texas Advisory Committee Hon. Gene Green Christopher Herring* Hon. Eric Johnson U.S. House of Representatives Global Chamber of San Antonio 62nd Mayor of Dallas (1992-2017) Executive Director Former Texas State Representative Dr. Steven L. Hall, USAF (Ret.)* Dr. Michael Hole Gina Ortiz Jones* Office of the Mayor of Houston, Texas The University of Texas at Austin Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Office of Veterans Affairs Dell Medical School | LBJ School of Public Director for Investment Director Affairs Senior Advisor for Interagency Trade Professor, Pediatrics & Population Health Enforcement Center Glenn Hamer Defense Intelligence Agency Texas Association of Business Hon. Justin Holland Special Advisor to the Deputy Director President & CEO Texas House of Representatives U.S. Air Force Representative Dan Hamilton* Retired Texas General Land Office John D. Holmes Dr. Mark P. Jones Special Advisor to the Texas Land Forcepoint LLC Rice University Commissioner General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Chair, Latin American Studies Lt. Gen. Russell Handy* Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Political Science City of San Antonio Baylor College of Medicine Hon. Jungus Jordan* Director of Aviation Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine Fort Worth City Council U.S. Air Force Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Councilmember Retired Molecular Virology & Microbiology Texas Children’s Hospital Endowed Chair in Ambassador Robert Jordan* Hon. Linda Harper-Brown Tropical Pediatrics U.S. Ambassador Texas House of Representatives Co-Head, Section of Pediatric Tropical Saudi Arabia (2001-2003) Member (2003-2015) Medicine and Texas Children’s Center for The Tower Center for Political Studies Jake Harriman* Vaccine Development Diplomat-in-Residence Nuru International Ambassador Robert Hutchings, Ph.D. Galileo Jumaoas CEO University of Texas at Austin Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Darren Harrington Walt and Elspeth Rostow Chair in National Commerce Key Harrington Barnes, PC Security Executive Director Partner Shareholder Professor of Public Affairs Kerry Kelton Former Dean, LBJ School of Public Affairs Robert Hastings Jr. MidSouth Synergy Executive Vice President, Strategic Gerardo Interiano General Manager & CEO Communications and Chief of Staff Pericles Strategies Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Kendall* Department of Defense Founder and Managing Director JBK Integrated Solutions, LLC Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Frank Jackson President Affairs (2008-2009) Prairie View A&M University U.S. Air Force Tam Hawkins Assistant Vice Chancellor for State Relations Retired Greater Austin Black Chamber of Mabrie Jackson Margie Kidd Commerce Kingdom of the Netherlands Global Austin President and CEO Honorary Consul Executive Director Jeff Haynes* H-E-B/Central Market Amb. Ronald Kirk Global 21 Strategic Solutions Director of Public Affairs 16th US Trade Representative (2009-2013) President Ivan Jaime 57th Mayor of Dallas Robert Hayward II Walmart Megan Knox Chem-Energy Corporation Director of Government and Public Affairs FEMAP Foundation Chief Operating Officer Bob Jameson Executive Director Dennis Head Visit Fort Worth