Arizona-Mexico Commission

The Arizona-Mexico Commission is a public private partnerships bringing together leaders and private interests from Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. Their main project is the CANAMEX Corridor, a NAFTA trade route.

Arizona Board Members, Committee Members, and Experts

 * Benjamin Aguilera
 * Robert Booker
 * Gary Brasher
 * Jan Brewer
 * Leisa Brug
 * Don Butler
 * David Cavazos
 * Louie Chaboya
 * Henry Darwin
 * Carlos Emmermann
 * Margie Emmermann
 * Sandra Fabriz-Whitney
 * Victor Flores
 * Felipe Garcia
 * Michelle Gonzales-Angle
 * John Halikowski
 * Derrick Hall
 * Robert Halliday
 * Sherry Henry
 * John Hoopes
 * Will Humble
 * Mike Ingram
 * Russell Jones
 * Earl Knudsen
 * Jim Kolbe
 * Judy Lowe
 * Lawrence Lucero
 * Gary Magrino
 * James Manson
 * Myra Millinger
 * John Misner
 * David Modeer
 * Cristina Munoz
 * William Neubauer
 * Gilbert Orrantia
 * Luis Ramirez
 * Bob Ramsey
 * David Roberts
 * Kevin Rogers
 * Ralph Romero
 * Richard Saenz
 * Todd Sanders
 * Lou Trammell
 * Wendy Vittori
 * Sandra Watson
 * Lyn White

Private Sponsors

 * Tucson Electric Power
 * Salt River Project
 * Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
 * Arizona Public Service Company (APS)
 * Arizona Diamondbacks
 * University of Arizona
 * Arizona State University
 * The Arizona Republic
 * Arizona Commerce Authority
 * Century Link
 * AAA Arizona, Inc.
 * Agri-Business Council of Arizona, Inc.
 * Arizona-Sonora Manufacturing Initiative, L.L.C.
 * Aviles & Alan Accounting & Tax Services, L.L.C.
 * Bryan Cave, L.L.P.
 * Catholic Healthcare West
 * El Dorado Holdings
 * H.M. Distributors, Inc.
 * Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C.
 * Pacific Brokerage Company, Inc.
 * PICOR Commercial Real Estate, Inc.
 * Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
 * Sonoran Bank, N.A
 * USIVA

CANAMEX Corridor Project
According the Jim Kolbe, the Arizona-Mexico Commission is the god-father of CANAMEX.  AMC has a number of members on Arizona state committees and public private partnerships. AMC takes credit for the Deepwater Port expansion of tourism and trade in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, part of the CANAMEX Corridor. Sandra Watson is involved with the AMC, the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), Arizona Department of Commerce, Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), and the Arizona International Development Authority (AIDA), Marisa Walker is part of AMC and AIDA. Todd Sanders is part of AMC and MAG’s EDC. James Manson and Gary Magrino are part of AMC and AIDA. Arizona Representative Russell Jones is part of AMC, various state committees, was directly involved with CANAMEX.

AMC is partnered with the North American Center for Trans-border Studies (NACTS) at Arizona State University, who has done research and promoting for the CANAMEX corridor idea. 

Resources
Canamex’s Potential—The Intermodal Transportation Center for Asia, Mexico, Arizona and the U.S.

North American Free Trade Agreement Requires a Three-Nation Transportation Route Arizona Governer's CANAMEX Taskforce