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Chair

Radi Al-Rashed
President/CEO
radi@chem-crete.com

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International Chem-Crete Corp.
800 Security Row
Richardson, TX 75081
Tel: 972-671-6477
Fax: 972-238-0307

Executive Secretary

Dan Swart
Director
daniel.swart@mail.doc.gov

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N. Texas U.S. Export Assistance Center
U.S. Department of Commerce
1450 Hughes Road, Suite 220
Grapevine, TX 76051
Tel: 817-310-3744
Fax: 817-310-3757

Vice Chair

Daniel Ogden, Esq.
Attorney and Counselor at Law
daniel.ogden@internationaltradeattorney.com

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International Trade Attorney
1925 E. Beltline Rd. Ste. 516
Carrollton, TX 75006
Tel: 972-417-1916
Fax: 206-337-9143
Cell: 972-417-1916 (text)

Second Vice Chair

Treasurer

Floyd McKneely (Treasurer/Secretary)
Chief Executive Officer
floyd@FBMtrading.com

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FBM Trading Company
932 S. Ayers
Ft Worth, TX 76103
Tel: 817-335-1987
Fax: 817-335-1978
Mary Thomas (Asst. Treasurer)
Director, Int'l Tax Services
mkthomas@weaverandtidwell.com
Weaver & Tidwell LLP
12221 Merit Drive, Suite 1400
Dallas, TX 75251
Tel: 972-490-1970
Fax: 972-702-8321
Cell: 210-833-8858

Education Committee

Bill Neal
Retired
billcar61@aol.com

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Consultant
8216 Meadowbrook Dr
Ft. Worth, TX 76120
Tel: 817-275-3308
Cell: 817-404-7719
Scott Sullivan
Global Trade Counsel
ssullivan@flowserve.com

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Flowserve Corporation
5215 N. O'Connor Blvd. Ste 2300
Irving, TX 75039
Tel: 469-420-3239
Fax: 469-420-3339

Legislative Committee

Daniel Ogden, Esq.
Attorney and Counselor at Law
daniel.ogden@internationaltradeattorney.com
*See Vice Chair

Membership Committee

Outreach Committee

Members

Sanmi Akinmulero
President
accdfw1@netzero.com

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African Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 421231
Dallas, TX 75342
Tel: 214-421-6156
Fax: 214-421-6258
Greg Chalkley
Director
gchalkley@ti.com
Texas Instruments
6550 Chase Oaks Blvd., MS 8476
Plano, TX 75023
Tel: 214-567-0236
Fax: 214-567-7859
Alan Cook
Professor (retired)
eacook@hot.rr.com

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Baylor University
219 Oak Creek Cir
McGregor, TX 76657
Tel: 254-848-4854
Cell: 254-723-4997
Erin Crockett
Global Trade Compliance Director
erin.crockett@dresser.com
Dresser, Inc.
15455 Dallas Parkway
Suite 1100
Addison, TX 75001
Tel: 972-361-4752
Fax: 972-361-9885
Cell: 214-668-1085
Diane Divin
Manager
diane.divin@mkcorp.com

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Mary Kay
16251 Dallas Parkway
Addison, TX 75001
Tel: 972-687-5795
Fax: 972-687-1626
Ruben Esquivel
V.P. Community & Corp. Relations
connie.rich@utsouthwestern.edu

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U T Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75235
Tel: 214-648-0448
Fax: 214-648-0451
Eric Fox
Senior Dir. - Gov't Relations
eric.v.fox@lmco.com

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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Box 748, MZ1111
Ft. Worth, TX 76101
Tel: 817-777-8585
Fax: 817-777-2113
Shirley Heald
Business Development Manager
shirley.heald@ryder.com

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Ryder
13599 Park Vista Blvd.
Ft. Worth, TX 76177
Tel: 817-490-5302
Fax: 817-490-8024
Cell: 469-387-5641
Mike Hinsey
Director of Operations
mhinsey@granutech.com

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Granutech-Saturn Systems Corp.
201 E. Shady Grove Rd.
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
Tel: 972-790-7800
Fax: 972-790-8733
Robert Hudspeth
Principal
jrhud@swbell.net

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Hudspeth & Associates
53 Downs Lake Cir.
Dallas, TX 75230
Tel: 972-980-9533
Cell: 214-769-1397
Zak Karamally
VP Int'l Trade
zak.karamally@acs-inc.com

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Affiliated Computer Services
2828 N. Haskell, Bldg. 1 Flr. 9
Dallas, TX 76204
Tel: 214-887-7978
Fax: 214-584-5525
David Marlow
Vice President of Sales
david.marlow@clientconnect.com
ClientConnect
A Subsidiary of Haynes and Boone LLP
901 Main Street, Suite 3100
Dallas, TX 75202
Tel: 214-651-5370
Fax: 214-288-2232
Nate Muncaster
Global Business Development Director
nate@polyguardproducts.com

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Polyguard Products
3801 S. Business 45
P.O. Box 755
Ennis, TX 75119
Tel: 972-875-8421
Fax: 972-875-9425
Pete Patel
President & CEO
ppatel@cpyi.com

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Chiang, Patel & Yerby, Inc.
1820 Regal Row #200
Dallas, TX 75235
Tel: 214-638-0500
Fax: 214-638-3723
Carlos Rovelo
President
crovelo@dcccd.edu

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Fortune Plastics & Metals
6204 Yellowstone
Electronic Recycling
Dallas, TX 75150
Tel: 214-505-6549
Fax: 972-288-2869
Rick Schulze
Int'l Trade Finance Specialist
richard.schulze@sba.gov

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U.S. Small Business Administration
2000 E. Lamar Blvd. Ste. 430
Arlington, TX 76006
Tel: 817-310-3749
Fax: 817-310-3757
Ricky Simic
VP Marketing & Bus. Development
ricky.simic@oilstates.com

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Oil States Industries, Inc.
P.O. Box 670
Arlington, TX 76004
Tel: 817-548-4201
Fax: 817-548-4250
Ee Song
President
eesong@swbell.net

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Direct International
613 N. Freeway, Bldg. 111
Ft. Worth, TX 76102
Tel: 817-336-3336
Fax: 817-336-3350
Brenda Stoner
President
bstoner@enceutical.com
Enceutical Corp
2340 Trinity Mills Ste. 300
Carrollton, TX 75006
Tel: 972-478-4331
Cell: 214-632-5553
Cindy Thyfault
President
cindy@westartrade.com

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Westar Trade Resources
100 Crescent Court, 7th Floor
Dallas, TX 75201
Tel: 214-320-0900
Fax: 214-320-0909
Cell: 806-517-0384
A.J. Wichita
President
ajwichita@nitro9.biz

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Hi-Tech Oil Blends, Inc.
605 Laguna Drive
Richardson, TX 75080
Tel: 972-231-5464
Fax: 972-235-6180

Associate Members

George Barnes
Director, Global MBA Online Program
gbarnes@utdallas.edu

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University of Texas at Dallas
800 West Campbell Road
MS SM27 - Rm 2.232
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
Tel: 972-883-2783
Teresa (Teri) Benavides
President
tmbenavides@sbcglobal.net
Inter-American Trade Services
9047 Forest Hills
Dallas, TX 75218
Tel: 214-519-1774
Fax: 214-969-0357
Brooke Butler
President
brooke@globaleyesnow.com
globaleyes, LLC
1000 Texan Trail
Suite 227
Grapevine, TX 76051
Tel: 817-328-0999
Fax: 480-393-4176
Cell: 817-372-2614
John Carpenter
Consultant
govconsulting@aol.com
GovConsulting
P.O. Box 612927
DFW Airport, TX 75261
Tel: 972-621-1103
Fax: 817-988-8526 c
John Casey
Founder/Chairman
jjcasey@sbcglobal.net
CEO Netweavers
6937 Spankey Branch Dr.
Dallas, TX 75248
Tel: 469-371-5370 Work
Cell: 972-381-0259 Home
Sybil Collins
Export Assistance Specialist
sybil.collins@mail.doc.gov
N. Texas U.S. Export Assistance Center
U.S. Department of Commerce
1450 Hughes Rd., Ste 220
Grapevine, TX 76051
Tel: 817-310-3744
Fax: 817-310-3757
Kevin Cox
Vice President
Kevin.Cox@aa.com
American Airlines
P.O. Box 619616, MD 5575
DFW Airport, TX 75261
Tel: 817-967-1575
Fax: 817-967-1477
Michelle Cunningham
Community & Int'l Relations Officer
michelle.cunningham@cityofdenton.com

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City of Denton
101 S. Locust, Ste. 500
Denton, TX 76201
Tel: 940-349-8308
Fax: 940-349-8518
Roger Cunningham, CIC
President, MBA, Licensed Risk Manager
roger.cunningham@UnitedRiskConsultants.com
United Risk Consultants
201 W. Glade Rd.
Euless, TX 76039
Tel: 817-868-7979
Fax: 817-267-5223
Cell: 214-797-1757
Jim Dawson
President
jdawson@dawsonmarketing.com
Dawson Marketing Group
1300 Concord Ave., Suite 1
Southlake, TX 76092
Tel: 817-800-3364
Fax: 817-310-3077
Hala Elsherbini
Senior Vice President
hala@halliburtonir.com
Halliburton Investor Relations
14651 Dallas Pkwy
Suite 800
Dallas, TX 75254
Tel: 972-458-8000
Fax: 972-458-8050
John Gonzales
Regional Director
jgonzales@uschamber.com
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
222 W. Las Colinas Blvd. Ste. 1560
Irving, TX 75039
Tel: 972-387-1099
Fax: 972-404-0130
Jorge Gonzalez
Partner
Jorge.a.Gonzalez@bakernet.com

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Baker & McKenzie
2001 Ross Ave. Ste 2300
Dallas, TX 75201
Tel: 214-978-3026
Fax: 214-965-5985
Jerry Graham (Ex-Officio)
Retired
jerrygraham@comcast.net

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Consultant
3104 Forest Shores Lane
Highland Village, TX 75077
Tel: 972-966-1176
Fax: 972-966-8069
Karen Hart
Partner
karenh@bellnunnally.com
Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP
3232 McKinney Avenue
Suite 1400
Dallas, TX 75204-7422
Tel: 214-740-1444
Fax: 214-740-5744
Beth Huddleston (Ex-Officio)
Chief of Protocol
bhuddleson@dfwworld.org

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Office of International Affairs
325 N. Pearl St. Ste 2200
Dallas, TX 75201
Tel: 214-965-8406
Fax: 214-670-3612
Robert (Chip) Izard
International Business Adjunct Professor
cizard@dcccd.edu

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Richland College
12800 Abrams Rd.
L225
Dallas, TX 75243
Tel: 972-238-6217
Kelly Kemp
Bus. Development Officer
kelly.kemp@exim.gov

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Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
North Texas Branch
1650 W. Virginia Ste. 110
McKinney, TX 75069
Tel: 214-551-4959
Fax: 214-377-4185
Lorraine McCord
Director
l.mccord@dcccd.edu

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International Trade Center (SBDC)
1950 Stemmons Fwy. Ste 5067
Dallas, TX 75207
Tel: 214-747-1309
Fax: 214-748-7937
Brad Mink
Director
brad.mink@cityofcarrollton.com

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Carrollton Economic Development
1945 E. Jackson Rd.
Carrollton, TX 75006
Tel: 214-762-1597
Fax: 972-466-4882
George Richardson
Special Agent in Charge
grichard@bis.doc.gov
USDOC/Export Enforcement
525 S. Griffin St., Ste. 622
Dallas, TX 75020
Tel: 214-767-4044
Fax: 214-767-9299
Sarah Rush-Carabias
International. & Tech Bus. Development
sruch@dallaschamber.org

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Greater Dallas Chamber
700 N. Pearl Street, Ste 1200
Dallas, TX 75201
Tel: 214-746-6750
Fax: 214-746-6799
Chaib Salih
President
chaib@eventtravelintl.com
Tingis Inc.
17194 Preston Rd.
Suite 102-122
Dallas, TX 75248
Tel: 214-446-1519
Fax: 214-446-1511
Cell: 214-455-4412
Joe Sambrosky (Ex Officio)
President/CEO
joesam@swbell.net
Collective Enterprise Corp.
832 Spring Lake Dr.
Bedford, TX 76021
Tel: 817-905-0700
Fax: 817-485-2605
Herb Severin
herbsoffice@juno.com

3512 Ash Lane
McKinney, TX 75070
Tel: 469-855-6924
Olivier Sintobin
President & CEO
olivier.sintobin@xl-group.us
XL Group, Inc.
4143 South Better Dr.
Dallas, TX 75229
Tel: 214-350-1505 ex. 101
Fax: 214-350-2313
Dr. David Sundin
President
sales@dsifluids.com

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DSI Fluids, Inc.
P.O. Box 420451
Tyler, TX 75710
Tel: 903-526-7577
Fax: 903-526-0021
Mary Weaver
Director Int'l Busness Development
mweaver@fortworthchamber.com

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Ft. Worth Chamber of Commerce
777 Taylor Street, Ste 900
Ft. Worth, TX 76102
Tel: 817-336-2491
Fax: 817-877-4035
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