New York District Export Council (NYDEC)

The following is a list of New York District Export Council Members.

Officers

Chair - Joseph E. Schoonmaker, Risk Protection International
Co-Vice Chairmen - Barney Lehrer, FITA Online & NEXCO and Thomas J. Valentine, Mainfreight
Treasurer - Andrea M. Ratay, HSBC Bank U.S.A
Executive Secretary - Carmela Mammas, U.S. Department of Commerce, New York Export Assistance Center

Members

Amy A. Allen, The Westchester Association
*Peter Bengston, The New York Public Library/Science Industry and Business Library
Angela R. Cervera, Ro-An IndU.S.tries Corporation
Thomas A. Cook, American River International
Janet Driscoll, World Trade Centers Association
Charles Dugan, TD Bank
Helene Herman, Lee Spring
Cynthia Duncan Holton, United States Council for International BU.S.iness
Maykool Lopez, Procomer
*Joseph Lui, Information Builders, Inc.
Terrence F. Martell, Weissman Center for International BU.S.iness/Baruch College/CUNY
Myles M. Matthews, Global Trade and Technology Center
Kristin McDonough, Science, IndU.S.try & BU.S.iness Library/The New York Public Library
**Ruth Morrison, Brooklyn International Trade Development Center
Philip Opher, Opher EconX
Nancy C. Ploeger, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
*Christine Pomeranz, Fashion Institute of Technology
*Linda L. Raymond, Ametek Rotron
Spencer Ross, National Institute for World Trade
Fred Sampliner, S. S. Sampliner & Co. Inc.
Isaac M. Savitt, Gate Group U.S.A, Inc.
Robert F. Seely, Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP
Donna Sharp, Sharp Global Partners, Ltd.
Manohar Sood, Citibank NA
Luis A. Viada, The McGraw-Hill Companies
Aaron Weiss, Gallet Dreyer & Berkey, LLP
Peter J. Zantal, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

*Nominees
** Associate Member

Ex-Officio Members

Toni Corsini, Small Business Administration Office of International Trade
Thomas Cummings, Export-Import Bank of the United States
Shakir Farsakh, U.S. Department of Commerce Long Island Export Assistance Center
KL Fredericks, U.S. Department of Commerce Harlem Export Assistance Center
Joan Kanlian, U.S. Department of Commerce Westchester Export Assistance Center
Carmela Mammas, U.S. Department of Commerce New York Export Assistance Center
Sam Natapoff, Empire State Development Corporation

Committees

Communications – Isaac Savitt, Chair
Counseling – Joe Schoonmaker, Chair
Education - Terrence Martell, Chair
Legislation –Donna Sharp, Chair
Program –Thomas A. Cook, Chair
Website - Barney Lehrer, Chair
World Trade Week – Nancy Ploeger, Liaison