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