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Meet our 2009
Board of Directors
Chair
Sarah Stroth
N.F. Stroth & Associates
President
Diane Hudson
Damco
Board
Bianca Barredo
Comerica Bank
Terri Batch
U.S. Commercial Service
Melissa Bui
Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank
Elizabeth Glynn
UCLA Extension
Wayne Jepson
Norman Krieger, Inc.
Meredith Lundberg
N.F. Stroth & Assoc.
April Park
Comerica Bank
Vanessa Pereda
Elon Pollack, ESQ
Stein, Shostak, Shostak, Pollack & O'Hara
Jackie Prince
MeiWah Wong
OWIT Representative
Lilia Navarrete
LKN Global Enterprises, Inc.
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Renew Your Membership Today
Dear members, don't forget to renew your membership today! The WIT-LA board has taken this first quarter as an opportunity to develop strong programing for the year and exciting opportunities for its members. Membership is a cost effective way to stay engaged with the trade community, expand your network and enhance your skills and knowledge. Renew Now... To view the exciting calendar of networking events and educational seminars, click here.
A big thank you to our new members and the continued support of the following members:
American Honda Motors ● Comerica Bank
NF Stroth & Associates ● US Bank ● Norman Krieger
Upcoming Events
Saturday, May 2
Day at the Races
WIT-LA will kickoff the World Trade Week month long of activities at the running of the Kentucky Derby at Hollywood Park. A limited number of tickets are available for this fun networking event, for more information, click here.
Thursday, May 7
World Trade Week Kickoff Breakfast
Join keynote speaker Dr. Steven B. Sample, President of the University of Southern California (USC), U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Ron Kirk, and more than 500 executives and members of the diplomatic corps at the WTW Kickoff Breakfast on May 7. For more information, visit www.worldtradeweek.com
Tuesday, May 19
World Trade Week Luncheon
The annual WTW Luncheon will take place in downtown Los Angeles on May 19, with Ambassador Derek Shearer, Chevalier Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College in Los Angeles. The prestigious Stanly T. Olafson Award will also be presented. For more information visit www.ftasc.org.
OWIT Update
Lilia Navarrete, from the Los Angeles Chapter and WIT-LA Representative to OWIT, has transitioned to Chairman of the Board for The Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT) of which WIT-LA is a chapter. Ania Jakubowski, from Geneva, is now President of OWIT.
After 2 years of serving as President and CEO and a prior year as Executive Vice President and spreading the news about WIT-LA’s mission and efforts as well as OWIT’s, at such highly visible and important international events such as APEC, Lilia will continue to volunteer her time to WIT-LA in her 9th year on the WIT-LA Board of Directors. The purpose of being represented on the OWIT Executive Committee is for WIT-LA to participate in one of the largest global trade organizations in the world and ensure WIT-LA has a voice in this forum.
Within the past year, she has represented WIT-LA/OWIT at events in Chicago, Monterrey Mexico, Toronto Canada, and Peru. During her tenure, Lilia has also forged ties with other global organizations around the world and has shared the importance of WIT-LA in the international trade community of the greater Los Angeles Area. The thrust of these relationships has been to promote capacity building across organizations to continue to empower women leaders worldwide.
OWIT’s next Board of Director’s meeting will be held in Toronto, Canada, April 23-24, 2009.
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