Eduardo Acosta is the Vice President of R.L. Jones Customhouse Brokers in San Diego, where he has been a partner since 1996. After graduating from the University of Arizona, Eduardo started his brokerage career in San Diego/Otay Mesa in 1990 and received his broker’s license in 1997.

He is currently the President of the Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce, as well as an active member of the Pacific Coast Council (PCC), SD Brokers Association, Tijuana Development Corporation (DEITAC), Tijuana Maquiladora Association, as well as a board member of the Border Trade Alliance. He is a regular at the PCC’s Mission to Washington.

Karia Herrera is the Customs Compliance Manager at RL Jones Customhouse Brokers managing operations such as: classifications, valuation, marking requirements, FTA (including NAFTA qualifications), Special Duty Programs, Reasonable Care, Importer's Responsibilities, Right to Make Entry, Bond requirements, Remote Location Filing, Post Entry Process, Recordkeeping, Liquidated Damages and Penalties, Seizures & Forfeiture, Reconciliation.

Veronica Contreras has over seventeen years of experience working with US manufacturers and has worked on over 500 feasibility studies for setting up operations in Mexico. Veronica specializes in the cost models, process and time-line for expansion projects, labor cost studies and site selection consulting for manufacturing in Mexico.

She has worked directly on over 50 expansion projects in the Baja California border region through the Maquiladora Shelter Program, leading projects for notable companies such as ICON Aircraft, Broan Nu-tone, Smiths Interconnect, Conesys, Aspen Medical, Southwire and Todco. Veronica holds a BA in Business Administration with an emphasis on Marketing from San Diego State University.