Our Members
The Executive Committee
Chair
Mr. Gary Carver
President
Carver International
Expertise: International Shipping and Intermodal Logistics, Export Documentation, Small Business Management and Operation
Deputy Chair
Mr. Jack Adams
Executive Director of Government Affairs
Calgon Carbon a Kuraray Company
Expertise: Environmental Technologies, Government Affairs, Sustainable Development, Manufacturing
Treasurer
Mr. Les Dutka
Owner
Dutka & Associates
Expertise: Translations, Cultural Operations of Overseas Business, Small Business Management and Operation
Executive Secretary
Mr. Ryan Russell
Director
U.S. Commercial Service - Pittsburgh
Expertise: Strategic Planning of Export Market Growth, Federal Resources for Trade Development, and International Marketing
Executive Secretary
Mr. Ryan Russell
Director
U.S. Commercial Service - Pittsburgh
Expertise: Strategic Planning of Export Market Growth, Federal Resources for Trade Development, and International Marketing
General Members
Mr. Donald Bonk
Project Consultant, Office of Govt Affairs
Carnegie Mellon University
Expertise: International Business Development, Economic Development, Government Affairs, Public Resources
Mr. Donald Bonk
Project Consultant, Office of Govt Affairs
Carnegie Mellon University
Expertise: International Business Development, Economic Development, Government Affairs, Public Resources
Ms. Anna Bradford
Associate Director of International Admissions, Millersville University
Expertise: International Enrollment Management, International Student Advising & Opportunities/Benefits Related to the Student Nonimmigrant Visa
Mr. Jim Burd
President & CEO
Preservation Technologies, L.P
Expertise: Foreign Government Procurement, International Business Development, Small Business Management and Operations
Mr. Gregory Chambers
Expertise: U.S. Export Controls (Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Establishing Corporate Trade Compliance Programs, Apprenticeships
Mr. Damon Claus
Senior Program Manager of Hardware and Robotics
Innovation Works
Expertise: Global Business Development, Supply Chain and Production Management, Demand Planning
Mr. Damon Claus
Senior Program Manager of Hardware and Robotics
Innovation Works
Expertise: Global Business Development, Supply Chain and Production Management, Demand Planning
Ms. Susanne Cook
Director, Chair of International Business Group,
Dentons Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
Expertise: International Law (Germany, Europe, China, Canada & Mexico), U.S. Customs & Export Controls, International Contracts & Terms of Sale
Ms. Susanne Cook
Director, Chair of International Business Group,
Dentons Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
Expertise: International Law (Germany, Europe, China, Canada & Mexico), U.S. Customs & Export Controls, International Contracts & Terms of Sale
Mr. Vincent Gasteb
Vice President Government and Corporate Affairs
Allegheny County Airport Authority
Expertise: Government Affairs, Aviation Industry, International Partnership Development, Target Marketing
Ms. Lori Joint
President and CEO
Manufacturer & Business Association
Expertise: Government Affairs, Marketing and Communications, Training and Programming
Mr. David Huddleston
International Business Development Manager
FORTA Corporation
Expertise: International Business Development, International Marketing, Human Resources, Productivity
Mr. Jim Matharu
Senior VP Enterprise Services
Aquatech International
Expertise: International Business Development, Sub-Saharan Region, Environmental Technologies
Mr. Yenner Karto
Senior Vice President, Head of Int’l Banking & FX
First National Bank
Expertise: International Banking & Trade Finance, Sales and Business Development, Financial Risk Management
Dr. Wei-Shin Lai
Chief Executive Officer
Acoustic Sheep
Expertise: International Sales and Business Development
Mr. Joshua Miller
Assistant Vice President & Economic Development Officer
Somerset Trust Company
Expertise: International Business Development, Logistics, Export Documentation and Compliance, Payment Methods and Trade Finance, Economic Development
Ms. Rose Morris
Founder/President
Abram’s Nation
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, International Business Development, Product Development & Manufacturing, Nonprofit Formation
Ms. Rachel Mauer
President
German American Chamber of Commerce, Pittsburgh
Expertise: Linguistics & Culture, International Government Systems, Germany, Apprenticeships
Dr. Josephine Olson
Professor of Business Administration Katz Excellence in Service Fellow
University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business College of Business Administration
Expertise: International Economics & Managerial Economics, International Business Flows
Mr. Gerard Pompa
Senior Vice President/Division Manager, CSD
Compunetix, Inc.
Expertise: Information, Communications & Technology, International Business Development
Ms. Mary Richter
CEO
Mosaic Soup, LLC
Expertise: International Tax Planning & Accounting, Multinational Manufacturing Accounting, Cross-border Transaction Planning, Transfer Pricing, Coaching
Mr. Eric Sauereisen
President
Sauereisen Inc.
Expertise: Small Business Operation & Management, International Business Development & Sales
Dr. Richard Somiari
President & Chief Scientific Officer
ITSI BioSciences, LLC
Expertise: Small Business Management & Operations, International Business Development, Bioscience- Particularly DNA & Forensics, ISO Certification
Mr. Jon Vasilopus
Compliance Manager
Aerotech Inc.
Expertise: EHS Management, Auditing & Compliance, Training, Export Control Process
Mr. Charles W. Watson
President
R.L. Swearer Company, Inc.
Expertise: Small Business Management & Operations, International Shipping & Logistics, Customs Procedures & Documentation, International Product Classification
Ms. Sara Yount
Senior Counsel, Compliance
Arconic
Expertise: Strategic Trade and Export Controls, Regulatory Compliance, Training and Program Management
Mr. Nick Zosky
Sr Trade Compliance Specialist, CCEP
Owens & Minor
Expertise: International Business, International Logistics, Import and Export Compliance, Trade Compliance Program Development