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. Dan Adams
Managing Director of U.S. Export Sales UPS
Expertise: International Sales Strategy, Global Supply Chain Solutions, Small Business Management and Operation.
Mr. Donald Bonk
Project Consultant, Office of Govt Affairs
Carnegie Mellon University
Expertise: International Business Development, Economic Development, Government Affairs, Public Resources
Mr. Jim Burd
President & CEO
Preservation Technologies, L.P
Expertise: Foreign Government Procurement, International Business Development, Small Business Management and Operations
Mr. Gregory Chambers
Director of Corporate Compliance
Oberg Industries Inc.
Expertise: U.S. Export Controls (Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)), Establishing Corporate Trade Compliance Programs, Apprenticeships
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. Simin Curtis
President
American Middle East Institute
Expertise: Middle East Commercial Environment
Ms. Elizabeth Fishback
Director of Government Affairs
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Expertise: Government Affairs, Congressional Outreach
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
Ms. Mary Richter
Shareholder
Schneider Downs & Company Inc.
Expertise: International Tax Planning & Accounting, Multinational Manufacturing Accounting, Cross-border Transaction Planning, Transfer Pricing
Mr. Gerard Pompa
Senior Vice President/Division Manager, CSD
Compunetix, Inc.
Expertise: Information, Communications & Technology, International Business Development
Mr. Eric Sauereisen
President
Sauereisen Inc.
Expertise: Small Business Operation & Management, International Business Development & Sales
Mr. Charles W. Watson
President
R.L. Swearer Company, Inc.
Expertise: Small Business Management & Operations, International Shipping & Logistics, Customs Procedures & Documentation, International Product Classification
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. Nick Zosky
Sr Trade Compliance Specialist
Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC
Expertise: International Business, International Logistics, Import and Export Compliance, Trade Compliance Program Development