Board of Directors

President: Antonio Flores

Antonio is a native of Ajijic and attended schools in Ajijic, Chapala and Jocotepec. He has a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Technical Institute of Tlajomulco, specializing in livestock management. He has diplomas in various aspects of water supply and treatment, and in sustainable development. He worked for the System for Management and Preservation of Water Quality in the Lerma-Chapala-Santiago river basin (SICOPRECA) now CEA, and for several years at SIAPA, the inter-municipal system for potable and waste water of the Guadalajara metropolitan area. He was also a professor teaching waste water treatment  at CETAC, the center for technical studies of continental water, in Jocotepec. Currently he is a professor at ITS, the Technical Institute of Chapala.

Vice-President: Lic. Gabriela María Azucena Bateman Campos

Azucena is originally from Ajijic.  She has lived here all her life, as her family has for generations. Before becoming Vice-President she was Secretary of Amigos del Lago 2005 - 2007. She has a degree in Law from the University Center of Social and Language Science (Centro Universitario de Ciencias Sociales Y Humanidades) - Law Faculty - of the University of Guadalajara (1999-2001). She is a practicing attorney in Ajijic. As a native to Ajijic, Azucena understands the importance of the lake to all people who live here and to the ecology of the entire basin. Consequently, she is anxious to serve as vice-president of Amigos del Lago so that she can continue to work for the preservation of Lake Chapala. Azucena likes animals and everything that deals with nature and ecology.

Secretary: Gabriel Guzman

Treasurer: Janet Zampieri

Janet is originally from Vermont, USA. She moved to California in the late 70's where she worked as a computer programmer and paralegal before moving to Ajijic in late 2004. She has a degree in Third World Development Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Janet has a strong commitment to environmental issues, especially reducing, re-using and recycling; she also chairs the Ajijic Limpio recycling committee.

Other Advisors

Frederico Frenczel University Network Advisor	Abelardo Martinez Legal Advisor
Juan Mexicano Relations to Education Institutes	Patrick Stirling Webmaster
Dr. J. Carlos Rodriguez Health	Alicia Cordova Tourism & Sustainable Development
Angel Medeles Education	Justus Hauser Website advisor