Executive Committee
Lucas Coleman
Vice Chair
World Trade Center San Diego,
San Diego Regional EDC
lc@sandiegobusiness.org
Allen Vigil
Past Chair and Exec. Advisor
Charger Logistics
Ernesto "Ernie" Grijalva
Past Vice Chair and Exec. Advisor
Institute of the Americas
Mark Ballam
Past Treasurer And Exec. Advisor
San Diego State University, Wendy Gillespie Center for Advancing Global Business (National Association of DECs)
Board of Directors
Theresa Andrews – Illumina, Inc.; tandrews@illumina.com
Scott Blanch – TrellisWare Technologies, Inc.; blanchsg@gmail.com
Robert “Bob” Bowen – ServiceNow; bowenbob.bb@gmail.com
Chris Chase – InterOcean Systems LLC; chrisc@interoceansystems.com
Matt Classen – TMA BlueTech; mclassen@tmabluetech.org
Lucas Coleman – World Trade Center San Diego; LC@sandiegobusiness.org
John Dunlop – ITF Global; JWDinternetlc@gmail.com
Benjamin Eastman – San Diego Tourism Authority; BEastman@sandiego.org
Josh Franklin – Carbon Blade Corporation; josh@carbon-blade.com
Tyler Baldridge – Viasat, Inc.; tyler.baldridge@viasat.com
Wendy Gillespie – Starhawk Productions; wendy@wendygillespie.com
Philip Hannes – International Travel & Tourism Expert; phannes@gmail.com
Timothy Kelley – Imperial Valley EDC; tim@ivedc.com
Kate Leonard – Hutchinson & Bloodgood LLP; kleonard@hbllp.com
Glenn Oliver – H2bid, Inc.; gdo@h2bid.com
William “Bill” Plourd – El Toro Export LLC; bplourd@eltoroexport.com
Simona Racek – Trade Ziris; simona@tradeziris.com
Robert “Bo” Reed – Solar Turbines Incorporated; reed_bo@solarturbines.com
Monique Rodriguez – Qualcomm Inc.; monique@qualcomm.com
Jeff Silver – Rough Draft Brewing Company; jeff@roughdraftbrew.com
Thomas Topuzes – Thomas Topuzes & Associates, LLC; tom.topuzes@ttaconnects.com
Kelly Twichel – Access Trax; kelly@accesstraxsd.com
Joel Valenzuela – Port of San Diego; jvalenzu@portofsandiego.org
Ben Weinrib – Eddy Pump Corporation; ben@eddypump.com
Kenia Zamarripa – San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce; kzamarripa@sdchamber.org
SDIDEC Alumni
Paola Avila – Office of the Mayor; pavila@sandiego.gov
Jesse Gipe – Pacific-South Regional Director at NSIN; jssgipe@gmail.com
Bella Heule – Bella Heule International; bella@bellaheule.com
Karla Aki – FedEx; karla.aki@fedex.com
Jose Burciaga – Past DEC Scholar; Burciagaernesto50@gmail.com
Victor Castillo – Southwestern College CITD (retired)
Tim DeMarco – International Decisions; ex-SDIDEC Chair; tdemarco1@san.rr.com
Luis Eternod – International Aviation; ex-SDIDEC Chair; eternod619@sbcglobal.net
Drew Garrison – General Atomics; drewjgarrison@gmail.com
Patricia Hall – Trade & Shipping Logistics Professional; pathall1@gmail.com
Kenn Morris – CrossBorder Business Associates; kenn@crossborderbusiness.com
Cassie Stiles – Export Finance Professional; ex-SDIDEC Chair; cstiles1@san.rr.com
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