Leadership
Dr. Zenon Medina-Cetina
PI, U.S. – Mexico R-13 Project; , Associate Professor, Zachry Career Development Professor II, Civil & Environmental, Petroleum, Ocean & Geography, Texas A&M University
Dr. Greg Pompelli
Director, Texas A&M University – CBTS
Dr. Matt Cochran
Co-PI, U.S. Mexico R-13 Project Research Director, Texas A&M University – CBTS
Dr. Dennis Gorman
Co-PI, R18 Project;, Interim Department Head, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Texas A&M University
Dr. Julie Loisel
Co-PI, R19 Project;, Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Reno
Miriam Olivares
Co-PI, U.S. Mexico R-13 Project; , GIS Librarian, Center for Science and Social Science Information, Yale University
Dr. Maria Jose Perez-Patron
Co-PI, U.S. Mexico R-13 Project; , Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Texas A&M University
DHS Advisors
Thomas M. Wilkinson, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer, Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO), Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD), U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Iván A. Zapata, DrPH, MS
Global Health Security Advisor, DHS Chief Medical Officer Team, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD), U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Hilary Shackelford
Program Manager, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Aaron Conrado
Program Contractor, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Taskforce Members
Daniel Casados
Cybersecurity and Public Policy, Independent Consultant
Ricardo Bello Bolio
International Education Systems, Independent Consultant
David Lowe
Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
Dr. William Haneberg
Consulting Geologist, William C. Haneberg, LLC
Dr. Rosario Sanchez-Flores
Senior Research Scientist, Texas Water Resources Institute, Texas A&M University
Katlin Shoemaker
Education Director, CBTS
Chris Scarmardo
Program Manager, CBTS
Dr. Heather Manley Lillibridge
Executive Director, CBTS
Dr. Agustin Filippo
Lead Economist in Mexico, Inter-American Development Bank
Dr. Christopher Stephens
Director of Research, Research Coordinator & Founder, Complex Sciences Center at UNAM
Omar Monroy
Partner, Mink Global, S.C./Supernova Investments LLC
Dr. Maria Julia Marinissen
Health Attaché, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Embassy | Mexico City
Victor Gutierrez
CEO, Grupo Plenum;, Chair, Mexican National Business Association (CCE)
Dr. Bethany DeSalvo
Survey Statistician, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division United States Census Bureau
Dr. Graciela Gonzalez Farias
Director, National Institute of Mathematics (CIMAT)
Former Members
Tom McGinn, DVM
Senior Health Advisor, Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO), Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD), U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Dr. Oscar Sanchez Siordia
Director, Mexican National Geo-Intelligence Laboratory (Centro-GEO) Institutional Member, Grupo CONACYT COVID-19
Dr. Sergio Palacio Carrera Riva
Director, General Integration, Analysis, and Research Direction, Mexican Census Bureau (INEGI)
Heather N. Chew
Deputy of Global Health Security Advisor, DHS Chief Medical Officer Team U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Alexander L. Eastman, MD
Senior Medical Officer, Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO), Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD), U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Duane C. Caneva, MD, MS
Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
