To ensure the event's overall success, Cross Connections International established the following committees

Cross Connections-2024 - Curatorial Committee

Developing the event proposal and guidelines, designing promotional materials, creating a budget, securing funding, as well as collaborating with museums, selecting international participants, organizing webinars, securing a jury, maintaining communication, and adhering to the event timelines.

• Ping Xu, MFA, Associate Professor of Visual Communication Design, UTRGV
• Elena Macias, MFA, Professor of Art, UTRGV
• Marcelo Ramirez, Chief Exhibition Curator, International Museum of Art & Science
• Deyanira Ramirez, Executive Director, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art

Cross Connections-2024 - Global Peer Review Committee

For evaluating and selecting the gold and silver awards of the Design Education Recognition Awards
• Jeffrey Ward, DMA, Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA
• Constance Cortez, Ph.D., Professor of Art History at School of Art and Design, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA
• Marijke Dirickx, MVA, Head of Visual Design & Professor of Design, LUCA School of Arts, Belgium
• Feiman Chang, Ph.D., Department Chair of Visual Communication Design at National Taiwan University of Arts , Professor of Visual Communication Design at NTUA, Taiwan, and the 10th Executive Director of the Taiwan Society of Basic Design and Art

Cross Connections-2024 - Global Advisory Committee

Overseeing global communication and collaboration for the Cross Connections 2024 International Exhibition and Competition, and seeking funding for campus exhibitions at respective institutions. • Jeffrey Ward, DMA, Dean of College of Fine Arts, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA.
• Robert Grame, MFA, Associate Professor and Area Head of Design & Visual Communication, Associate Dean of Peck School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA.
• Marijke Dirickx, MVA, Head of Visual Design, LUCA School of Arts, Belgium
• Jorge Brandão Pereira, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer of Graphic Design,
Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal.
• Albert Young Choi, Ph.D., Founder and President Emeritus of United Designs Alliance,
Professor of Communication Design, Hanyang University, Korea.
• Lu Zhao, Ph.D., Professor of Visual Communication Design, Dean of College of Digital Media,
Vice President of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, China.
• Fan Zhuo, MFA, Professor of Urban Design and Associate Dean of College of Urban Design,
Central Academy of Fine Arts, China.

Cross Connections-2024 - Global Coordination Committee

For managing communication and collaboration with the curatorial committee of the international exhibition and competition, and overseeing the installation of the exhibition at their institutions. • Ed Pogue, MFA, Professor of Art and Director of School of Art and Design, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA.
• Mark Stammers, MFA, Associate Professor of Visual Communication Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA.
• Robert Grame, MFA, Associate Professor and Area Head of Design & Visual Communication, Associate Dean of Peck School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA.
• Marijke Dirickx, MVA, Head of Visual Design, LUCA School of Arts, Belgium
• Jorge Brandão Pereira, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer of Graphic Design,
Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal.
• Seiji Ikeda, MFA, Associate Professor of Graphic Design, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, USA.
• Ben Dolezal, MFA, Associate Professor of Visual Communication Design, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA.
• Ting Wang-Hedges, MFA, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Oklahoma State University, USA.
• Matthew Derezinski, MFA, Professor of Visual Communication at Truman State University, USA.
• Linh Toscani, MFA, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, California Polytechnic State University, USA.
• Alexandria Canchola, MFA, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, USA.
• Natasha Rodriguez, MFA, Academic Director, Design Department at University of the Americas of Puebla, Mexico
• Esteban Martínez P., MFA, Secretary of Extension, Faculty of Design at Autonomous University of the State of Morelos, Mexico
• Ou Sun, MFA, Senior Lecturer of Urban Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts, China.
• Xin Liu, MFA, Associate Professor of Visual Communication Design, Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, China
• Ya Xuan Liu, MFA, Associate Professor of Visual Communication Design, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, China.
• Hong-Wei Ren, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Digital Media, Sichuan Fine Art Institute, China