ITCI Advisory Board

 The ITCI Advisory Board (AB) provides advice on the value, usefulness and effectiveness of ITCI activities, both planned and ongoing, with particular focus on the ITCI Website and collaborative training programs. The AB meets semiannually and includes representatives from regulatory agencies, trade and industry associations, training institutions, and international trade practitioners with expert knowledge of U.S. and foreign trade regulations.

Governmental

Norman Arikawa, Trade Services Division, Port of Los Angeles (POLA)

Alonza Cruse, Director, Los Angeles District Office, FDA

LaurelEu, Food & Drug Administration

Gail Davis, Director, International Trade Div., ATB, U.S. Treasury Dept.

Julie Anne Hennessy, Director, West LA U.S. Export Assistance Center, USCS

Steven John, Associate Director, Southern Calif. Field Office Region 9, EPA

Mari Kirrane, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

Rene LaRue, Section Chief, Trade Branch 3, CBP/DHS

Jim MacLellan, Director, Trade Services Division, Port of Los Angeles (POLA)

Manfred Siller, Western Regional Mgr., Compliance & Investigations Div. USDA

Dan Solis, Food & Drug Administration

Delia Valdivia, U.S. Commercial Service

Annette See Yuen, Food & Drug Administration

Trade & Industry Associations

Roger Clarke, President, LA Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association

Janice Dunn, Deputy Director, California Space Authority (CSA)

Marian Duntley, Executive V.P., Foreign Trade Association of Southern California

Marisa Olguin, Executive Director. Vernon Chamber of Commerce

Carlos Valderrama, Sr. V.P., Global Initiatives, LA Area Chamber of Commerce

Trade Training & Education

Elizabeth Glynn, Business Development Dir., Office of the Dean, UCLA Extension

Maurice Kogon, Director. El Camino College CITD

Robert E. Lutz, Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School

Bronwen Madden, Deputy Director, El Camino College CITD

Practitioners

(Exporters/importers, freight forwarders, attorneys, consultants)

Steve Arnold, Regional Sales Manager. FedEx Services

Jennifer Dion, International Trade Group Coordinator, Bryan Cave LLP

Guy Fox, President & CEO, Guy Fox & Associates

Norman W. Harris, Manager, Customs Brokerage Operations, Nippon Express

Steven B. Lehat, Attorney, Trade & Administrative Law Practice

Brian Peck, Attorney & Adjunct Professor, USC Gould School of Law

Susan Ross, Attorney, S.K. Ross & Associates, P.C.

Ashok Sadhwani, Consultant, ITAR/EAR & Customs Brokerage, Asmara USA

James Van Eenenaam, Principal, Lighthouse International Trade Consulting, LLC
Steve Zurian, Mgr., Export/Import Operations, Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems

Grant Reviewer

James (Jim) F. Foley, Director, Illinois SBDC International Trade Center & NAFTA Opportunity Center, International Programs, Foster College of Business Administration, Bradley University, Turner College for Entrepreneurship