Meet the WDC
2024 Team
The staff and board of World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024 are unified by our shared values of
community
, connection
, collaboration
and celebration
.
community
![](https://wdc2024.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WDCCapeTown_nye-original.jpeg)
connection
![Connection](https://wdc2024.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WDC2010_DesignOlympiad_3-original.jpeg)
collaboration
![](https://wdc2024.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/3891_AgoraValencia_2-original.jpg)
celebration
![](https://wdc2024.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Foto-A-3.jpg)
With deep roots throughout the San Diego Tijuana region and longstanding connections to the design community, we all work together to advance the mission of WDC 2024: to design a better future.
WDC 2024 Staff:
Laura E. Araujo
Chief International Affairs Officer
Maria Fernanda Currea
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Gaela Fernandez Florin
Chief Advancement Officer
Joanna Salazar Harris
Chief Operating Officer
James White
Chief Programs Officer
Bill Anderson
Impact Study Lead
Diana Cervera
Community Program Manager
Miranda Diaz
Executive Coordinator
Olivia Gale
Program Manager
Bill Fulton
Grant Strategy
Jennifer Matton
Accountant
Victoria Plettner-Saunders
Grant Administrator
Juan Carlos Rivas
Director for Strategic Community Engagement
Andrew Scherr
Pavillion Manager
Sabrina Cheng
Intern
Lily Lopez
Copy Writer
Pedro Muñoz
Translator
Tania Valencia
Graphic Designer
Board of Directors:
Mai Nguyen
Board Chair
Tad Parzen
Vice Chair
Jordi Morillo
Treasurer
Jonathon Glus
Secretary
Maritza Diaz
Board Member
Juan Manuel Gastelum Rivera
Board Member
Scott Robinson
Board Member
WDC Design Council Members:
James Brown
Public Architecture, Bread & Salt, Friendship Park
JOSÉ MANUEL CRUZ
Cardiff
RICARDO ÁLVAREZ CRUZ
Member
Patricia Cué
SD Design Week, Mingei International Museum
Arturo Elenes
Enigma Creative
Jorge Gracia
Gracia Studio, Escuela Libre de Arquitectura
Katie Hendrix
MillerKnoll
Christine Jones
City of San Diego
Taylor Leage
Consortium Holdings
MaeLin Levine
AIGA San Diego
Jennifer Luce
Luce et Studio
Don Norman
Retired
Elena Pacenti
New School of Architecture and Design
Scott Robinson
Fresh Form, DFA
Katalina Silva
Enigma Creative,Tijuana Design Week
David Woodhouse
Nissan Design America
Advisory Board: