Coastal Training Program Coordinator


Coastal Training Program Coordinator - Oscar Romo


Oscar Romo, Coastal Training Program Coordinator

Oscar received his Bachelor from the School of Architecture at La Salle University and his Master in Computer Science in the Arturo Rosenbuelth Foundation, both institutions are in Mexico City. He has been a faculty member of La Salle University in the Engineering and Architecture department and in the Universidad Iberoamericana in Tijuana, BC, and at the Urban Planning and Studies division at the University of California in San Diego. He was a scholarship recipient at the National Institute of Housing in Madrid, Spain working in the design of ecological houses for low-income residents in Africa. He worked as Manager of the UNESCO’s Latin American Institute for Educational Communication. From 1994 to 2003 served as advisor to the Border Environment Cooperation Commission and since 1994 is member of the México’s National Council on Sustainable Development. Has been appointed advisor to President Zedillo and President Fox of México on Border Environmental Issues. Has extensive participation in activities with NGO's. He is currently Director of the Coastal Training Program at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve.