DEC Officers
Chris Leggett
DEC Chair
University of Central Florida
Export Control Analyst, DEC Chair
E-mail, LinkedIn
Joel Pineiro
DEC Vice-Chair
Osiris Global Consulting, LLC
Founder and Principal Consultant
443-286-9326
E-mail
Javier Marin
DEC Treasurer
City of Tampa
Director of Economic Opportunity
863-337-5597
E-mail, LinkedIn
Seydou Dembele
DEC Vice-Chair, Education & Outreach
KARMAI Consulting LLC
Chief Executive Officer
8134531425
E-mail
Rachel Hendrix
DEC Vice-Chair, Marketing
University of West Florida
Executive Director, Office of International Affairs
Deborah L. Wilkinson
DEC Vice-Chair, Trade Policy
Wilkinson Global Connections/Tampa Bay Trade & Protocol
President & Executive Director
954-205-9130
E-mail
DEC Members
Mustapha Achoubane
Florida Polytechnic University
Senior Advisor to the President
863-8734987
E-mail
LinkedIn
Mary Allen
Savvy Green LLC
Owner
727-365-5851
E-mail
LinkedIn
Charles Alvarado
AMALIE Oil Company
Director of Sales
813-765-0610
E-mail
LinkedIn
Brent Barkway
Pinellas County Economic Development
Business Development Manager
Ron Ben-Zeev
World Housing Solution, Inc.
President
407-545-3030
E-mail
LinkedIn
Ghita Benhadda
IBT Online
Senior Marketing Manager
202-594-4332
E-mail
Marisol Casablanca
Imperium Data Services, LLC
Senior Project & Service Delivery Manager
Marcos Cigagna
Ascend International Group
President
407-399-5757
E-mail
Ivette Compton
Sleepnet Corporation
Vice President of Sales
Nabeel Doumani
The Compak Companies, LLC
Marketing Strategist – Exporting
Ozkan Erdem
Linqs, Inc.
President and CEO
Laurel Wellington Evans
LWE Global
Sales and Logistics Consulting
813-597-8472
E-mail
Adela Fernandez
Separation Systems Inc
Vice President of Finance & Int Sales
850-637-7570
E-mail
Ali Gulzari
Gulzari CPA
President
407-750-6011
E-mail
Karen Guttentag-Arnon
Hernon Mfg. Inc.
Executive Vice President
407-322-4000, ext. 1324
E-mail
LinkedIn
Karl Kaliebe
World Trade Center of Tampa Bay
Executive Director & President
813-842-5671
E-mail
Tongila Manly
TMG Solutions USA
Chief Operations Officer
904-228-4679
E-mail
LinkedIn
Doug McKenzie
Theochem Laboratories Inc.
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
214-399-3308
E-mail
Jill McLaughlin
Florida SBDC at UCF
International Trade Specialist Vice-Chair, Trade Policy
407-420-4856
E-mail
Teeluck Persad
CPLS, P.A.
President and Managing Partner
407-647-7887
E-mail
LinkedIn
Olga Pina
Shutts & Bowen LLP
Partner
813-227-8105
E-mail
LinkedIn
Joel Pineiro, DEC Vice-Chair
Osiris Global Consulting, LLC
Founder and Principal Consultant
443-286-9326
E-mail
Mary Robbins
JF Moran
Sales Manager
904-394-6644
E-mail
LinkedIn
Dan Rodkin
Santa Fe College
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
352-395-4171
E-mail
LinkedIn
Michael Schiffhauer
SelectFlorida
Interim Senior Vice President,
International Trade & Development
407-956-5634
E-mail
LinkedIn
Halima Yusuf
FX International Development, LLC
Co-Founder and Director
443-397-0088
E-mail
LinkedIn