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
connection
collaboration
celebration
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
Maria Fernanda (Mafer)
Content Manager
Bill Fulton
Grant Strategy
Olivia Gale
DAN Program Manager
Patricia Hernandez
Development Manager
Jennifer Matton
Accountant
Ella Napata
Digital Manager
Victoria Plettner-Saunders
Grant Administrator
Juan Carlos Rivas
Community Engagement Manager
Andrew Scherr
Pavillion Manager
Sabrina Cheng
Intern
JoseMar Gonzalez
Senior Graphic Designer
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:
Mary Walshok
Honorary Chair, WDC 2024 Advisory Board, UC San Diego, Retired
John Alessio
Managing Partner, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Lorenzo Berho
Founder and CEO, Vesta
Neville Billimoria
SVP, Marketing & Community Relations, Mission Fed Credit Union
Betsy Brennan
President & CEO, Downtown San Diego Partnership
Mark Cafferty
Director and CEO, San Diego Regional EDC
Reid Carr
CEO & Executive Creative Director, Red Door Interactive
Carmen Cuenca
Executive Director, INSITE
Adriana Eguía
Regional Vice President, Vesta
Adolfo Fastlicht
CEO, The Lot
Fritz Friedman
Commissioner, City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture
Martha Gilmer
Director, San Diego Symphony
Robert Gleason
CEO, Evans Hotels
Abe Hughes
Commissioner, City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture
Kerri Kapich
Chief Operating Officer, San Diego Tourism Authority
Mario Lopez
Smart Border Coalition
Katy McDonald
Chief of Staff, San Diego Symphony
Eric Otterson
Chairman of the Board, Connect
Lorenza Fabre Vega
Latattore Foundation
Roxana Velásquez
Maruja Baldwin Executive Director and CEO, The San Diego Museum of Art
Kenia Zamarripa
Vice President, International & Public Affairs San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
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