With more than 40 years of experience in global trade compliance, this expert brings extensive knowledge across customs regulations, export controls, logistics, and supply chain security. Her expertise includes tariff and export classification, Commodity Jurisdiction and licensing, Automated Export System processes, Incoterms, antidumping and countervailing duties, intellectual property rights, and international trade agreements such as USMCA. She also provides guidance on Customs and Border Protection “Reasonable Care” requirements, including classification, valuation, country of origin, protests, tariff exclusions, and compliance with partner government agencies.
Her professional practice includes founding and leading a consulting firm specializing in cross-border transactions, customs and export compliance, freight forwarding, trucking, and logistics operations for domestic and international cargo movements. In this role, she advises clients on regulatory compliance, transportation management, and industry best practices, including guiding organizations through the RFQ process to identify and secure optimal transportation service providers, as well as managing broker relationships and third-party logistics operations.
Senior leadership experience includes roles such as Director of Global Trade and Logistics, Trade Compliance Director, and Trade Compliance Manager within major technology and manufacturing organizations. In these positions, she has overseen global trade compliance programs, implemented classification and licensing procedures, and managed supplier and logistics networks across multiple industries. Her work spans sectors including semiconductor, telecommunications, electronics, pharmaceuticals, aviation, and consumer products, reflecting broad application of trade compliance frameworks in complex international environments.
Her credentials include licensure as a U.S. Customs Broker since 1983 and recognition as International Trade and Customs Expert Witness of the Year. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Education and English. Her professional involvement includes leadership as former President of the Professional Association of Exporters and Importers, membership in organizations such as the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, and participation as a trainer and speaker on export regulations and trade compliance topics. Her legal experience includes serving as a qualified expert witness, providing independent opinions and deposition testimony in matters involving logistics, trucking, and international trade.
