Executive Committee

Robert "Bob" Bowen

Chair

ServiceNow
bowenbob.bb@gmail.com

Lucas Coleman

Vice Chair

World Trade Center San Diego, San Diego Regional EDC
lc@sandiegobusiness.org

Jeff Silver

Treasurer

Rough Draft Brewing Company
jeff@roughdraftbrew.com

Aron Davidson

Ex-Officio / Executive Secretary

USDOC/ITA/CS
aron.davidson@trade.gov

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 – Simaris Trade; simona@simaristrade.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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