Worktables

Dear Delegates and Chairs of the Work Tables (WT):

In preparation for the XXX Border Governors Conference, please review the following summary of the work done by each of the WT’s over the years.
The historical record of the Joint Declarations are the best resource to capture the themes that have been discussed by each WT over the past 30 years of the Border Governors Conference (BGC).

At this stage of its development, the BGC is approaching its work with a strategic approach similar to the content developed by the Strategic Guideline for the Competitive and Sustainable Development of the US-Mexico Transborder Region.

Each WT is responsible for implementing a part of the Strategic Guidelines in accordance with the distribution of strategies constructed by the Border Research Partnership (BRP), which is included in the documents of each WT in this section.

The following links leads to the work packages for each WT:

Agriculture and Livestock
Competitiveness (Economic Development, Tourism & Science and Technology)
Sustainable Development (Energy, Environment, Wildlife, and Water)
Education
Logistics and International Crossings
Health and Emergency Management
Border Security

Representatives:

	Agriculture & Livestock	Competitiveness	Education	Health & Emergency Management	Logistics/Border Crossings	Security	Sustainable Development
Arizona
	Donald Butler Director AZ Dept. Of Agriculture Alternate: Dr. John Hunt Associate Director, Animal Services Division AZ Department of Agriculture	Sandra Watson Interim President/CEO Arizona Commerce Authority Alternate: Fernando Jimenez Vice President International Arizona Commerce Authority	Ralph Romero Deputy Associate Superintendent AZ Dept. Of Education	Will Humble Director AZ Dept. Of Health Services Alternate: Lou Trammell Director Arizona Division of Emergency Management	John S. Halikowski Director AZ Dept. Of Transportation Alternate: Rudy Perez Arizona-Mexico Liaison Arizona Department of Transportation	Robert Halliday Director Arizona Department of Public Safety Alternate: Gil Orrantia Director Arizona Department of Homeland Security	Henry Darwin Director AZ Dept. Of Environmental Quality Alternate: Leisa Brug Director Governors Office of Energy Policy
Baja California
	Antonio Rodríguez Hernández Secretario de Fomento Agropecuario	Alejandro Mungaray Lagarda Secretario de Desarrollo Económico	José Santillán Pérez Secretario de Educación	José Gpe. Bustamante Moreno Secretaría de Salud de Baja California	Carlos Florez Váquez Secretario de Infraestructura y Desarrollo Urbano	Daniel de la Rosa Anaya Secretario de Seguridad Pública	Efraín Nieblas Ortiz Secretario de Protección al Ambiente
California
	Karen Ross Secretary California Department Of Food & Agriculture	Mike Rossi Senior Advisor Governor’s Office	Patricia L. de Cos Deputy Executive Director State Board of Education	Diana Dooley Secretary Health & Human Services Agency Alternate: Mark Ghilarducci Secretary California Emergency Management Agency	Brian P. Kelly Acting Secretary Business, Transportation and Housing Agency	Jim Abele Chief California Highway Patrol	John Laird Secretary Natural Resources Agency Alternate: Matt Rodriquez Secretary California Environmental Protection Agency
Chihuahua
	Octavio Legarreta Guerrero Secretario de Desarrollo Rural Alternates: Roberto Dittrich Nevares Director de Fomento AgropecuarioEnrique Sánchez Granillo Asesor del Secretario	Alberto Chretin Castillo Secretario de Economía Alternates: Sergio Jurado Medina Coordinador de Promotora Industria ChihuahuenseAlma Cuesta Pérez Directora de Turismo	Jorge Mario Quintana Silveyra Secretario de Educación, Cultura y Deporte Alternate: José Luis Suárez Proal Asesor del Secretario	Sergio Piña Marshall Secretario de Salud Alternates: Luis de Jesús Lujan Peña Director de Protección Civil del EstadoLuisJavier García Dir. de Dirección Médica	Alberto Chretin Castillo Secretario de Economía Alternate: Sergio Jurado Medina Coordinador de Promotora de la Industria Chihuahuense	Carlos Manuel Salas Fiscal General del Estado Alternate: Juan Urbina Burciaga Asesor del Fiscal	Fernando Uriarte Zazueta Secretario de Desarrollo Urbano y Ecología Alternate: Raul E. Javalera Leal Presidente de la Junta Central de Aguas
Coahuila
	Noé Fernando Garza Flores Secretario de Desarrollo Rural	Javier Guerrero García Secretario de Desarrollo Económico	José María Fraustro Siller Secretario de Educación	Bertha Cristina Castellanos Muñoz Secretaria de Salud	Francisco Saracho Navarro Secretario de Infraestructura	Homero Ramos Gloria Procurador General de Justicia	Eglantina Canales Gutiérrez Secretaria de Medio Ambiente
New Mexico
	Jeff Witte Cabinet Secretary Department Agriculture Alternate: Myles Culbertson Executive Director-NM Livestock Board	Jon Barela Cabinet Secretary Economic Development Department Alternate: Monique Jacobson Cabinet Secretary Tourism	Dr. Jose Garcia Cabinet Secretary Higher Education Department Alternate: Hanna Skandera Cabinet Secretary of Public Education	Catherine D. Torres Cabinet Secretary Department of Health Alternate: Greg Myers Cabinet Secretary Homeland Security	Alvin Dominguez Cabinet Secretary Department of Transportation Alternate: William Mattiace Director of New Mexico Border Authority	Gorden E. Eden, Jr Cabinet Secretary Department Public Safety Alternate: Greg Myers Cabinet Secretary Homeland Security	David Martin Cabinet Secretary of Environment Department Alternate: John H. Bemis Cabinet Secretary Department Energy Minerals & Natural Resources
Nuevo Leon
	Ramón Villagómez Guerrero Director General de la Corporación para el Desarrollo Agropecuario Alternate: Alonso Ibarra Tamez Director Agrícola de la Corporación de Desarrollo Agropecuario	Federico Vargas Rodríguez Secretario de Desarrollo Económico Alternate: Marcelo Segovia Páez Secretario Particular del Secretario	José Antonio González Treviño Secretario de Educación Alternate: Idalia Reyes Cantú Subsecretaría de Educación Básica	Jesús Zacarías Villarreal Pérez Secretario de Salud Alternate: Javier García Elizondo Secretario Técnico de la Secretaría de Salud	Miguel Ángel Lozano Munguía Director General de la Corporación para el Desarrollo de la Zona Fronteriza de Nuevo León Alternate: Francisco Alanis Gloria Coordinador de Finanzas de CODEFRONT	Gral. de División D.E.M. Javier del Real Magallanes Secretario de Seguridad Pública Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León	Fernando Gutiérrez Moreno Secretario de Desarrollo Sustentable Alternate: Martin Mendoza Director de Planeación de la Secretaría de Desarrollo Sustentable

Sonora
	Héctor Ortiz Ciscomani Secretario De Sagarpa Alternate: German Bleiziffer Vega Subsecretario De Agricultura	Moisés Gómez Reyna Secretario De Economía Alternate: Enrique Ruiz Sánchez Director General De Copreson	Jorge Luis Ibarra Mendivil Secretario De Educación Alternate: Vicente Pacheco Castañeda Subsecretario De Educación	Bernardo Campillo Garcia Secretario De Salud Alternate: Victor Manuel Landeros ArvizuCoordinador Estatal De Protección Civil	Jose Inés Palafox Nuñez Secretario De Infraestructura Y Desarrollo Urbano Alternate: David Tinajero AguirreDirector General De Impulsar	Ernesto Munro Palacio Secretario Ejecutivo De Seguridad Pública Alternate: Carlos Navarro Sugich Procurador General De Justicia De Sonora	Oscar Rene Tellez Leyva Director General De Cedes Alternate: Jose Coronado Celaya Coordinador Técnico Del Cedes
Tamaulipas
	Jorge Reyes Moreno Secretario de Desarrollo Rural Alternate: Carlos Espinoza Leal Director General de Planeación y Evaluación	Mónica González García Secretaria de Desarrollo Económico y Turismo Alternate: Zonia Torres Saeb Subsecretaría de Turismo	Diódoro Guerra Rodríguez Secretario de Educación Alternate: Lucía Aimé Castillo Pastor Subsecretaría de Planeación	Norberto Treviño García Manzo Secretario de Salud Alternate: Felipe Neri Garza Narváes Subsecretario General de la Secretaría General de Gobierno	Manuel Rodríguez Morales Secretario de Obras Públicas Alternate: Vicente Saint Martín Ochoa Director de Planeación	Rafael Ariel Lomelí Martínez Secretario de Seguridad Pública	Homero de la Garza Tamez Secretario de Desarrollo Urbano y Medio Ambiente
Texas
	Drew DeBerry Deputy Commissioner Texas Department of Agriculture Alternate: Viveca Martinez Advisor in Budget, Policy, and Planning Office of the Governor	Jonathan Hurst Director of Budget, Policy, and Planning Office of the Governor Alternate: Darlene Brugnoli Advisor in Budget, Policy, and Planning Office of the Governor	Micheal Berry Advisor in Budget, Policy, and Planning Office of the Governor Alternate: Kate McGrath Advisor in Budget, Policy, and Planning Office of the Governor	Kirk Cole Associate Commissioner Texas Dept. of State Health Services Office of the Commissioner Alternate: Josh Havens Assistant Director of Homeland Security	Colin Parrish Advisor in Budget, Policy, and Planning Office of the Governor Alternate: Agustin “Gus” de la Rosa Director International Relations Office Government and Public Affairs Division Texas Department of Transportation	Col. Steve McCraw Alternate:Robert “Duke” Bodisch	Carlos Rubinstein Commissioner Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Alternate: Melissa Blanding Advisor in Budget, Policy, and Planning Office of the Governor