buying $$$leadership in the new pdng
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(Document also available at http://pasodelnortegroup.org/news/item/200-update-the-borderplex-bi-national-economic-alliance) The Paso del Norte Group used to get its members by inviting people to join and charging them a little less than $2K for annual dues. By- private-invitation-only was undemocratic enough for a group which so strongly influenced local economic development, through City Hall and other public venues. Now, the PDN has merged with Bob Cook's REDCO and both organizations have dissolved, to reappear as the "Borderplex Alliance." This new group is slated to play an even bigger, and more official, role in economic development in and around El Paso. The founding leaders of Borderplex Alliance are exactly the same as before, and include Paul Foster, Alejandra de la Vega, Woody Hunt, Bill Sanders. But now, with the new group, there's an even worse arrangement: pay to play in the big leagues. Give Borderplex Alliance $100K to $250K, and you buy your way into the Executive Committee and into chairmanships of various Borderplex committees. With these wads of money you even obtain memberships to the group for your friends. For details, see slides 25 to 30 of this PowerPoint.TRANSCRIPT
201 E. Main St., Suite 1700 El Paso, Texas 79901 t. 915-‐534-‐0523 f. 915-‐534-‐0516
BORDERPLEX REGION A Unique And Dynamic Bi-‐National International Economic Region
BORDERPLEX REGION A Unique And Dynamic Bi-‐National International Economic Region
Ciudad Juarez: 1,500,000
Las Cruces: 278,480
El Paso: 833,022
Total: 2.6 Million
Population
(Las Cruces, Dona Ana, Otero County)
A Bi-‐National Economic Initiative
This initiative was researched, planned, and developed to merge existing and future functions that will help our region evolve into a true bi-‐national economy that can compete globally. This initiative is not overtaking any single entity – it is bringing talent, functions, and other assets under one roof. The PDNG and REDCo merger is just one component of the whole.
THE BORDERPLEX ALLIANCE
This initiative was researched, planned, and developed to merge existing and future functions that will help our region evolve into a true bi-‐national economy that can compete globally. This initiative is not overtaking any single entity – it is bringing talent, functions, and other assets under one roof. The PDNG and REDCo merger is just one component of the whole.
A Bi-‐National Economic Initiative THE BORDERPLEX ALLIANCE
This initiative was researched, planned, and developed to merge existing and future functions that will help our region evolve into a true bi-‐national economy that can compete globally. This initiative is not overtaking any single entity – it is bringing talent, functions, and other assets under one roof. The PDNG and REDCo merger is just one component of the whole.
A Bi-‐National Economic Initiative THE BORDERPLEX ALLIANCE
GOAL: regional approach for a competitive economy PROCESS: evaluate regional models • First Action: merge the functions of REDCO and PDNG • Second Action: identify missing functions • Third Action: form new regional organization
RESULT: Borderplex Bi-‐National Economic Alliance
THE JOURNEY
ECONOMIC ASSETS A Strong Blend of
Bi-‐National Bilingual International
Major manufacturing and distribution centers • 335 Maquila Plants in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico • U.S., Europe, Asia, including Japan and China
$80.1 billion of U.S. – Mexico trade annually
Logistics – transport of goods, materials and services • surface, rail, air
Applied Technology: military-‐aerospace-‐medical-‐communications networks
Major research institutions of higher education
REGIONAL ASSETS
• Two national research laboratories
• Two aerospace testing and development facilities
• Three key military installations
• First major medical school on U.S./Mexico border
• Medical Center of the Americas
• Nine higher education institutions in Texas-‐New Mexico and Ciudad
Juarez, Mexico
• Evolve: bi-‐national, globally competitive economy • Develop: regional policy strategy • Align/Leverage: region’s economic assets • Establish: regional public/private partnerships
A Bi-‐National Economic Initiative THE BORDERPLEX ALLIANCE
• Evolve: bi-‐national, globally competitive economy • Develop: regional policy strategy • Align/Leverage: region’s economic assets • Establish: regional public/private partnerships
Unmatched by any other organization.
A Bi-‐National Economic Initiative THE BORDERPLEX ALLIANCE
Will solve chronic policy problems such as: • trade and commerce chokehold on bridges • accelerating higher skill development • development of regional demand for such skills
A Bi-‐National Economic Initiative THE BORDERPLEX ALLIANCE
A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
The time has come for this region to:
• Thrive economically, not merely survive;
• Leverage our strategic location;
• Develop competitively for economic prosperity;
• Convert into a 21st century skills based economy.
Economic Development
-‐ Business Intelligence -‐ Data Analysis -‐ Applied Research
Member Services/Operations/
Outreach
Policy Development and Advocacy BORDERPLEX
A Bi-‐National Economic Initiative THE BORDERPLEX ALLIANCE
Opportunity/Issue Driven Functionally Driven
Borderplex Support Staff
Executive Committee
Borderplex Board
CEO
Economic Development Executive
Policy/Advocacy Executive
Marketing/Membership Executive
STANDING COMMITTEES Executive Finance Membership Nominations Strategy Audit
Committees Subcommittees
Taskforces
“GOVERNANCE” “POLICY”
Organizational Structure THE BORDERPLEX ALLIANCE
Garrey Carruthers, Ph.D. New Mexico State University Richard Castro Castro Enterprises Myrna Deckert Paso del Norte Health Foundation Alejandra de la Vega Foster Grupo de la Vega Miguel Fernandez Iturriza Plan Estrategico Paul L. Foster Western Refining L. Frederick Francis WestStar Bank
LEADERSHIP GROUP Steering Committee
Woody Hunt Hunt Companies Tom Hutchinson La Posta Raymond Palacios Bravo Cadillac/Bravo Chevrolet Cadillac William D. Sanders Strategic Growth Bank Francisco Uranga Foxconn Russell Vandenburg TVO International
LEADERSHIP GROUPS
Juarez El Paso Las Cruces
LEADERSHIP GROUPS
Juarez Estruado Alvelais
Guillermo Alvelais, Sistemas AXIS S.A. de C.V.
Dr. Roberto Assael, Clinica Médica Internacional de Juarez
Jaime Bermudez, Bermudez International
Alejandra de la Vega Foster, Grupo de la Vega*
Federico de la Vega, Grupo de la Vega
Miguel Fernandez, Transtelco
Miguel Fernandez Iturriza, Plan Estrategico*
Angelica Fuentes, OmiLife
Enrique Muñoz, Grupo S-‐Mart
Eduardo Romero, Baker McKenzie
Francisco Uranga, Foxconn*
El Paso Las Cruces
*Steering Committee Member
LEADERSHIP GROUPS
El Paso Scott Adkins, Currey Adkins
Richard Castro, Castro Enterprises*
Myrna Deckert, Paso del Norte Health Foundation*
Edward Escudero, Sierra Finance
Paul L. Foster, Western Refining*
L. Frederick Francis, WestStar Bank*
Leonard Goodman, Goodman Financial Group
Ruben Guerra, Guerra Investments
Chuck Harre, CAS Group
Gary Hedrick, University of Texas at El Paso
Josh Hunt, Hunt Companies
Woody Hunt, Hunt Companies*
Mary Kipp, El Paso Electric Company
Enrique Moreno, Attorney at Law
Dr. Diana Natalicio, University of Texas at El Paso
Raymond Palacios, Bravo Cadillac/Bravo Chevrolet Cadillac*
Jose Antonio Rico, ESEI
Jimmy Rogers, Jr., Wells Fargo Insurance, ret’d
Gerald Rubin, Helen of Troy
Alan Russell, TECMA
William D. Sanders, Strategic Growth Bank*
Thomas Shockley, El Paso Electric Company
Emma Schwartz, Medical Center of the Americas
Russell Vandenburg, TVO International*
Oscar Venegas, Venegas Engineering Management and Construction
Robert Wingo, Sanders Wingo
*Steering Committee Member
Juarez Las Cruces
LEADERSHIP GROUPS
Las Cruces Garrey Carruthers, PhD, New Mexico State University*
Laura Mathers Coniff, Mathers Realty, Inc.
Tom Hutchinson, La Posta*
Gary Lenzo, Century Bank of Las Cruces
David E. McCollum, Las Cruces Bulletin Kari Mitchell, Las Cruces Machine Mfg & Engineering
Raymond Palacios, Bravo Cadillac /Bravo Chevrolet Cadillac
Juarez
*Steering Committee Member
El Paso
Capstone Investor -‐-‐ $250,000 • El Paso Electric Company • Hunt Companies, Inc. • Texas Gas Services (Full Commitment $324,000)
Cornerstone Investor -‐-‐ $100,000 • Paul Foster/Western Refining
Leadership Investor -‐-‐ $50,000 • WestStar Bank • TVO Group
Investor -‐-‐ $25,000 • Bravo Cadillac-‐Chevrolet • Castro Enterprises, Inc. • Alejandra de la Vega/Grupo de la Vega
INVESTOR COMMITMENT
Total Commitment
$1,099,000
INVESTOR LEVELS
CAPSTONE INVESTOR
CORNERSTONE INVESTOR
LEADERSHIP INVESTOR
INVESTOR
GENERAL PARTNER
PARTNER
LIMITED PARTNER
AFFILIATE/NON-‐PROFITE
• Member orientation and involvement services
• Access to members only website
• Member discounts on events, publications and economic indicators
• Participation in Borderplex Alliance subcommittees and task forces (with opportunities to be nominated to policy committees and board positions)
• Directory listings
YOUNG LEADER $900
Benefits Include:
INVESTOR LEVELS
CAPSTONE INVESTOR
CORNERSTONE INVESTOR
LEADERSHIP INVESTOR
INVESTOR
GENERAL PARTNER
PARTNER
LIMITED PARTNER
• Member orientation and involvement services
• Access to members only website
• Member discounts on events, publications and economic indicators
• Participation in Borderplex Alliance subcommittees and task forces (with opportunities to be nominated to policy committees and board positions)
• Directory listings
AFFILIATE/NON-‐PROFIT
$900
Benefits Include: YOUNG LEADER
INVESTOR LEVELS
CAPSTONE INVESTOR
CORNERSTONE INVESTOR
LEADERSHIP INVESTOR
INVESTOR
GENERAL PARTNER
PARTNER
• Member orientation and involvement services
• Access to members only website
• Member discounts on events, publications and economic indicators
• Participation in Borderplex Alliance subcommittees and task forces (with opportunities to be nominated to policy committees and board positions)
• Directory listings
LIMITED PARTNER
$1,500
Benefits Include: YOUNG LEADER
AFFILIATE/NON-‐PROFIT
INVESTOR LEVELS
CAPSTONE INVESTOR
CORNERSTONE INVESTOR
LEADERSHIP INVESTOR
INVESTOR
GENERAL PARTNER
• One appointee to key policy-‐making committees • Two individual memberships • Recognition at Borderplex Alliance Annual Meeting
• Plus, all benefits included in lower investor levels
PARTNER
Benefits Include: YOUNG LEADER
AFFILIATE/NON-‐PROFIT
LIMITED PARTNER
$5K – 9.9K
INVESTOR LEVELS
CAPSTONE INVESTOR
CORNERSTONE INVESTOR
LEADERSHIP INVESTOR
INVESTOR
• Two appointees to key policy-‐making committees • Three individual memberships
• Sponsorship at Borderplex Alliance Annual Meeting • Complimentary copies of select publications
• Plus, all benefits included in lower investor levels
GENERAL PARTNER
Benefits Include: YOUNG LEADER
AFFILIATE/NON-‐PROFIT
LIMITED PARTNER
PARTNER
$10K – 24.9K
INVESTOR LEVELS
CAPSTONE INVESTOR
CORNERSTONE INVESTOR
LEADERSHIP INVESTOR
• One Board of Directors position and nomination for membership on the Executive Committee
• Three appointees to key policy-‐making committees • Four individual memberships • Plus, all benefits included in lower investor levels
INVESTOR
$25K – 49.9K
Benefits Include: YOUNG LEADER
AFFILIATE/NON-‐PROFIT
LIMITED PARTNER
PARTNER
GENERAL PARTNER
INVESTOR LEVELS
CAPSTONE INVESTOR
CORNERSTONE INVESTOR
• One Board of Directors Position and nomination for membership on the Executive Committee
• Four appointees to key policy-‐making committees • Six individual memberships
• Company logo and link on website • Plus, all benefits included in lower investor levels
LEADERSHIP INVESTOR
$50K – 99.9K
Benefits Include: YOUNG LEADER
AFFILIATE/NON-‐PROFIT
LIMITED PARTNER
PARTNER
GENERAL PARTNER
INVESTOR
INVESTOR LEVELS
CAPSTONE INVESTOR
• CEO or Board Chair appointment to Executive Committee and Board of Directors
• Five appointees to key policy-‐making committees
• Eight individual memberships
• Major sponsorship at Borderplex Alliance Annual Meeting
• Plus, all benefits included in lower investor levels
CORNERSTONE INVESTOR
$100K +
Benefits Include: YOUNG LEADER
AFFILIATE/NON-‐PROFIT
LIMITED PARTNER
PARTNER
GENERAL PARTNER
INVESTOR
LEADERSHIP INVESTOR
INVESTOR LEVELS
• CEO or Board Chair appointment to Executive Committee and Board of Directors
• Five appointees to key policy-‐making committees
• Ten individual memberships
• Major sponsorship at Borderplex Alliance Annual Meeting
• Plus, all benefits included in lower investor levels
CAPSTONE INVESTOR
$250K +
Benefits Include: YOUNG LEADER
AFFILIATE/NON-‐PROFIT
LIMITED PARTNER
PARTNER
GENERAL PARTNER
INVESTOR
LEADERSHIP INVESTOR
CORNERSTONE INVESTOR
201 E. Main St., Suite 1700 El Paso, Texas 79901 t. 915-‐534-‐0523 f. 915-‐534-‐0516