SBCC Director

Vicki Gaubeca serves as the Director of the Southern Border Communities Coalition from Tucson, AZ and also serves as the Policy and Communications Strategist for Alliance San Diego.

SBCC Co-Chair

Lillian Serrano is the chair of the San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium. Lilian is dedicated to promoting social justice all around her and strongly believes that every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.

Johana Bencomo, NM

Johana Bencomo is the Executive Director for NM Comunidades en Accion y de Fe (CAFé), a faith-based grassroots organization working to empower immigrant and other marginalized communities through organizing so that we can shape and redefine policies and narratives that promote opportunity for all.

Kevin Bixby, NM

Kevin Bixby is the executive director and founder of the Southwest Environmental Center in Las Cruces, NM. Kevin is also currently serving on the Dona Ana Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors. Kevin founded KTAL-LP, a community radio station. Kevin currently serves on the board of the radio station, and cohosts Earth Matters, a weekly show about conservation issues.

Ricky Garza, TX

Ricky Garza is a Staff Attorney at the Texas Civil Rights Project based in McAllen, TX in the Rio Grande Valley, where he focuses on advancing border justice by challenging border militarization, the criminalization of migration, and continued family separations.

Andrea Guerrero, CA

Andrea Guerrero serves as the Executive Director of Alliance San Diego, which serves as a community empowerment organization that builds coalitions to promote justice and social change.

Jennifer Johnson is the Border Policy Advisor for Southern Border Communities Coalition and Church World Service.

Pedro Rios, CA

Pedro Rios serves as the director of the American Friends Service Committee’s U.S./Mexico Border Program and has been on staff with AFSC for 13 years. 

Michael Seifert, TX

Michael Seifert is the Border Advocacy Strategist with the ACLU of Texas. 

Erin Grassi, CA

Erin serves as the Human Rights Policy Advisor for SBCC.