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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: 206-339-7681
Cell: 972-417-1916 (text)

Second Vice Chair

Roger Cunningham, CIC
President, MBA, Licensed Risk Manager
roger.cunningham@UnitedRiskConsultants.com

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United Risk Consultants
12740 Hillcrest Road
Suite 267
Dallas, TX 75230
Tel: 800-789-7947
Fax: 817-267-5223
Cell: 214-797-1757

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 of International Services
mkthomas@weaverllp.com
Weaver LLP
12221 Merit Drive, Suite 1400
Dallas, TX 75251
Tel: 972-448-6965
Fax: 972-702-8321
Cell: 210-833-8858

Education Committee

George Barnes

Teri Benavides

Greg Chalkley

Roger Cunningham

Hala Elsherbini

Karen Hart

Mike Hinsey

Robert (Chip) Izard

Zak Karamally

Kelly Kemp

Matt Kramer

Floyd McKneely

Nate Muncaster

Bill Neal

Daniel Ogden

Carlos Rovelo

Olivier Sintobin

Scott Sullivan

Electronic Communication Committee

Radi Al-Rashed

Teresa (Teri) Benavides

Brooke Butler

Hala Elsherbini

John Gonzales

Zak Karamally

Pete Patel

Herb Severin

Olivier Sintobin

Green Technology Committee

Brooke Butler

Mike Hinsey

Kelly Kemp

Pete Patel

Legislative Affairs Committee

Sanmi Akinmulero

John Gonzales

Daniel Ogden

Trade Policy Committee

Sanmi Akinmulero

Floyd McKneely

Daniel Ogden

Members

Sanmi Akinmulero
President/CEO
sakinmulero@yahoo.com

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African Chamber of Commerce, DFW
1402 Corinth Street
#249
Dallas, TX 75215
Tel: 214-628-2569
Fax: 214-291-7195
Greg Chalkley
Director of Foreign Trade
Greg.Chalkley@maxim-ic.com
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
4401 S. Beltwood Parkway
Bldg F.
Dallas, TX 75244
Tel: 972-371-3642
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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UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390-9166
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
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
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
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
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: 214-926-6898
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
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
2150 S. Central Expressway, Suite 150
McKinney, TX 75070
Tel: 214-551-4959
Fax: 866-363-3538
Matt Kramer
kjkkramer@gmail.com

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
Allen Pope
International Sales Manager
apope@ups.com
UPS
4240 International Parkway
Suite 180
Carrollton, TX 75007
Tel: 972-360-2385
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
srush@dallaschamber.org

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Dallas Regional 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
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