Richard Adkisson
Associate Professor
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces
As an associate professor
of economics and international business at New
Mexico State University, Adkisson researches issues
surrounding NAFTA and the U.S.–Mexico border.
He is president of the Association for Institutional
Thought and serves on the Western Social Science
Association Executive Council. He is also a member
of the Association of Borderlands Scholars. Adkisson
was recently named editor of the Journal of Economic
Issues. He holds a B.A. in economics from Wayne
State College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics
from the University of Nebraska.
Jeffrey Campbell
Senior Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
In his position at
the Chicago Fed, Campbell provides research and
analysis on econometrics and business cycles.
He is also a faculty research fellow in the Economic
Fluctuations Program at the National Bureau of
Economic Research. His research has been published
in the American Economic Review and the Review
of Economic Dynamics. Previously, Campbell was
an assistant professor of economics at the University
of Chicago and the University of Rochester. He
received an A.B. in economics from the University
of Michigan and a Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern
University.
Alberta Charney
Research Economist
Economic and Business Research Center
University of Arizona, Tucson
Charney’s research
focuses on the Arizona economy, tax analysis,
econometric model building, regional economic
forecasting and impact analysis. She has built
numerous revenue and economic forecasting models
for Arizona and its substate areas. She has also
conducted research on tax policy and population
estimation/projection methods. She holds a bachelor’s
degree in economics and mathematics from Carnegie-Mellon
University and a master’s degree and Ph.D.
in economics from the University of Illinois.
Roberto Coronado
Assistant Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, El Paso Branch
Coronado conducts research
on issues pertaining to the Mexican economy, the
maquiladora industry and the U.S.–Mexico
border economy. He also co-directs the Network
of Border Economics (NOBE/REF), a network of researchers
aimed at studying the border economy. His work
has been published in the Annals of Regional Science,
Southern Economic Journal and Investigación
Económica. Previously, he worked as a research
economist at Deloitte & Touche. Coronado holds
a bachelor’s degree in economics and accounting
and a master’s degree in economics from
the University of Texas at El Paso.
Richard W. Fisher
President and CEO
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
As president and chief
executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank
of Dallas, Fisher serves as a member of the Federal
Open Market Committee, the Federal Reserve’s
principal monetary policymaking group. Previously,
Fisher served as vice chairman of Kissinger McLarty
Associates, a strategic advisory firm chaired
by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
From 1997 to 2001, Fisher was deputy U.S. trade
representative with the rank of ambassador. He
oversaw the implementation of NAFTA, negotiations
for the Free Trade Area of the Americas, and various
agreements with Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Chile and
Singapore. He was a senior member of the team
that negotiated the bilateral accords for China’s
and Taiwan’s accession to the World Trade
Organization. He holds a bachelor’s degree
in economics from Harvard University and an M.B.A.
from Stanford University.
Deborah Fowler
Associate Professor
Texas Tech University, Lubbock
Fowler is an associate
professor in the Department of Nutrition, Hospitality
and Retailing at Texas Tech University. She conducted
two recent studies on retail and the Hispanic
population—the first focused on Hispanics’
retail experiences in nontraditional areas of
the U.S. and the second on Mexican consumers who
cross the border to shop. Fowler is a member of
the International Textile and Apparel Association
and has received research grants from the International
Council of Shopping Centers and the Department
of Agriculture. Previously, she was the director
of the University of South Carolina’s Center
for Retailing. She holds a Ph.D. from Texas Tech
University.
Thomas M. Fullerton, Jr.
Wells Fargo Professor of Economics and Finance
University of Texas at El Paso
At the University of
Texas at El Paso, Fullerton conducts research
on borderplex business conditions. Previously,
he served as senior economist at the University
of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research,
international economist with Wharton Econometrics
and economist with the Executive Office of the
Governor of Idaho. His research has been published
in academic journals in North and South America,
Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. He holds a
B.B.A. from UTEP, an M.S. from Iowa State University,
an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and
a Ph.D. from the University of Florida.
Suad Ghaddar
Research Associate
Center for Border Economic Studies University
of Texas–Pan American, Edinburg
Ghaddar’s research
interests include Latin American capital and ownership
structures, emerging markets and the U.S.–Mexico
border economy. Previously, she taught at the
University of Texas at Brownsville and the American
University of Beirut. Her work has been published
in Research Review, Latin American Business Review
and the Journal of Accounting and Finance Research.
Ghaddar holds B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from the
American University of Beirut and a Ph.D. in business
administration from the University of Texas–Pan
American.
John Hadjimarcou
Associate Professor
University of Texas at El Paso
Hadjimarcou is an associate
professor in the Department of Marketing and Management
at the University of Texas at El Paso. His research
focuses on consumer psychology and international,
cross-cultural issues. His research has been featured
or is forthcoming in several mainstream marketing
and international business journals, including
the Journal of Marketing Management, Psychology
& Marketing and the Journal of Consumer Marketing.
Hadjimarcou has been a frequent speaker and consultant
on consumer and international marketing issues
throughout the world. He received his Ph.D. in
marketing and international business from Kent
State University.
Ted Omohundro
Regional Vice President
Prime Retail Inc., San Marcos
Omohundro is currently
regional vice president with Prime Retail Inc.
For five years, he oversaw Prime Outlets at San
Marcos, the fourth most popular tourist destination
in Texas and a favorite among shoppers from Mexico.
Omohundro has worked for several prominent shopping
center developers and for Rotary International.
He holds a bachelor’s degree focusing on
cross-cultural communication from Knox College.
J. Michael Patrick
Director, Texas Center for Border Economic and
Enterprise Development
Texas A&M International University, Laredo
Patrick is director
of the Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise
Development, an organization aimed at supporting
economic development efforts in Texas border communities.
He also serves as director of the Center for the
Study of Western Hemispheric Trade. Previously,
Patrick directed the Center for Entrepreneurship
and Economic Development at the University of
Texas–Pan American. For the past five years,
he has been editor of the Journal of Borderlands
Studies, and his work has been published in numerous
professional journals. He holds an M.S. in economics
and a Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Michigan
State University.
Greg Souquette
Senior Vice President/General Manager
H-E-B Grocery Co., San Antonio
Souquette is a senior
vice president and general manager for the San
Antonio region of H-E-B Grocery Co. He has worked
for H-E-B since 1973, holding numerous positions
including district manager for the Valley region,
vice president for the border region and vice
president of store operations for the Mexico division.
Souquette holds a bachelor’s degree from
Southwest Texas State University.
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