Lynn Stewart has over 25 years of international trade experience and is the Director of the Orange County Center for International Trade Development (OC CITD) hosted at Rancho Santiago Community College District.  She is also the current Deputy Sector Navigator (DSN) for Global Trade & Logistics for Orange County under a California Community College’s Chancellor’s […]

Leah Goold-Haws currently serves as part of the Economic & Workforce Development arm of the California Community Colleges and is hosted at Long Beach City College. Ms. Goold-Haws is the Deputy Sector Navigator of Global Trade and Logistics for the Greater Los Angeles region, serving 19 colleges in support of workforce skills development and training […]

Gabriel Shweiri is President and CEO of BGI Worldwide Logistics. A global logistics and transportation provider that he established in 1999. His professional career began directly out of graduate school working for one of the largest US based freight forwarding companies. After taking positions with several companies during a volatile M&A period in the industry, […]

Madeline Grant has been teaching International Business and Marketing at Santa Ana College for more than 25 years and is the Department Chair of the Global Business & Entrepreneurship department. In addition to teaching she is working to develop an internship program and international business career pathways for students in K-12 and community colleges in […]

Ray Bowman has been involved in the operational aspects of international trade and logistics for over 29 years. Currently, Mr. Bowman is the Director for the Ventura and Santa Barbara Small Business Development Center, which provides business consultation services to over 500 businesses per year at no cost. Mr. Bowman has held key management positions […]