
HISTORY
Tijuana Innovadora A.C. was born from the impulse of the community in 2010, the synergy to coordinate an event that would show the strengths of the city, was transformed into a collective effort that opened up endless opportunities and community proposals to promote the virtues of the city, its talents, vocations and passions.
With an unprecedented record, the movement is today a trigger for initiatives in the region, a citizen platform that integrates creative proposals for social innovation (creative innovation) to improve the quality of life for Tijuana citizens.
ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK

ORGANIZATION CHART
FOUNDERS

José Galicot Behar

Jaye Galicot

Alejandro Bustamante Rodríguez

Tomas Perrín Escobar ✝

Arq. Jack Winer Darszon
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

José Galicot Behar
President

Alejandra Santos de la Fuente
Vice President & Communication

Claudia Alejandra Basurto García
Director, Strategic Projects

Laura Elena Araujo Moreno
Director, Binational Affairs.

Ing. Eduardo Gurria Treviño
Director, Art in Industry

Francisco Orozco Díaz
Director, Casa de las Ideas

Ana Maria Díaz Pesqueira
Director, Innovamoda

Ing. Jorge Alberto Soto Aguirre
Director, Tijuana Youth Symphony

Ing. Hernando Durán Cabrera
Director, Tijuana Verde
TI NUCLEUS
Raúl Moisés García Rochín
Administrador and Finances
Leonardo Daniel Meza Calvillo
Commercial Developer
Flavio Arturo Olivieri Sangiacomo Borobia
Institutional Developer
Ana Gabriela Palazuelos Hernández
Executive, Marketing
Rigoberto Domínguez Prado
Content
Noé González González
Assistant communication
Gabriela Alejandra Eulopa Pacheco
Assistant to the Vice President and administration
Joel Armando Velázquez Uribe
Videodocumentalist and Editor
Olga Vázquez
Accounting Advisor
Karina Morales
Legal Adviser
TEAM TI
Liliana Rodríguez Corona
Coordinator, Paseo de la Fama
Cesar Osvaldo Guzmán Leyva
Coordinator, Jóvenes Lideres
Noé González González
Assistant Arte en la industria
Nancy Ávila Hernández
Coordinator, InnovaModa and Arte en la industria
Joanna Yael García González
Operations Assistant, InnovaModa
Luz del Carmen Serrano Monzón
Administrative operations Casa de las Ideas
Yair Candelario Hernández Peña
Coordinator, Sistema Local de Prevención
Daniela Elena Ramírez Cuevas
Operational technician of the local prevention system
Edgar Yain Gómez
Strategic projects Assistant
Karla Verónica Meraz Hernández
Coordinator of Casa de las Nativas
Saúl Salas García
Technician in charge of Fab Lab Tijuana
Jesús Eduardo Castro Rodríguez
Coordinator of the Platform for youth citizen construction in Mexico
Alfredo Flores López
Project Coordinator Employment Connector
Saúl Acosta García
Project Operational Coordinator
Employment Connector
Melissa Elizabeth Aguiñaga Torres
Project Coordinator Assistant
Employment Connector
Paloma Estrada
Counselor of the Platform for the Construction of Security
Janeth De la Rosa Hernández
Counselor of the Platform for the Construction of Security
Karen Ariadna Moreno Aguilar
Counselor of the Platform for the Construction of Security
Yuzel Adriana Ramírez Zambrano
Counselor of the Platform for the Construction of Security
Consejo Asesor San Diego
Tijuana Innovadora San Diego Advisory Council
Chairman
Mr. Malin Burnham – Chairman, Cushman & Wakefield San Diego
Special Advisors
Sue Saarnio, Consul General of the U.S.A. in Tijuana
Amb. Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez, Consul General of Mexico in San Diego
CONSEJEROS
- Paloma Aguirre, Councilwoman City of Imperial Beach
- Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow, Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group
- Mark Cafferty, President & CEO, San Diego Regional EDC
- James Clark, Executive Director, California/Bajio Associates
- Andy Carey, Executive Director, Border Philanthropy Partnership
- Rafael Fernández de Castro PhD, Director, UCSD Center for US-MEX Studies
- Julie Coker, President & CEO San Diego Tourism Authority
- Serge Dedina PhD, Mayor, City of Imperial Beach
- Gustavo de la Fuente, Executive Director, SD-TJ Smart Border Coalition
- Jim Fitzpatrick, CEO and Publisher, San Diego Magazine
- Jaime Gomez PhD, Professor of Management, USD School of Busine
- Lidia S. Martinez, Community Affairs, Southwest Airlines
- Anne McEnany, President & CEO, International Community Foundation
- Denise Moreno D., Former Senator of CA, Senior Advisor UCSD US-MEX Studies
- Vivian Moreno, Councilwoman, City of San Diego
- Bob Morris, Principal, RBM & Associates
- Bennet Peji, Chairman of the Board, California Humanities
- Rudy Ramirez, former Councilmember, City of Chula Vista
- Jerry Sanders, President and CEO, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Mary Walshok, Associate Vice Chancellor & Chancellor of Extensions, UCSD
- Bob Watkins, Board Member, CALIBAJA Megaregion
- Mark Watton, General Manager, Otay water District.
- Steve Williams, Principal, SENTRE Partners
- Christopher Yanov, Former President, Reality Changers
TRANSPARENCY
The organizational structure of Tijuana Innovadora consists of a General Assembly of Associates, which operates as the highest authority of the association. The assembly is composed of five members: José Galicot Behar, Jaime González Luna, Eduardo Gurría Treviño, Jack Winer Darszon and Alejandra Santos de la Fuente.
There is also a Board of Directors, which operates as the administration responsible for the development of the activities of Tijuana Innovadora, in addition to this it maintains communication with the General Assembly of Associates for the correct financial and administrative performance of the organization.
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