Each New York DEC member has special expertise in international trade and is dedicated to helping businesses in our state develop global sales.
DEC Executive Committee
Ed Dorian – Chairperson
President, Dorian Drake International
Joseph Schoonmaker – Secretary/Treasurer
Risk Protection International
Joan Kanlian – Executive Secretary
New York U.S. Export Assistance Center
Members of the New York DEC
Nathan Andrews, Morse Manufacturing Co, Inc
Jess Collen, Practus
Thomas Cook, Blue Tiger International
Lawrence Delson, Delson International, Inc.
Edward Dorian, Dorian Drake International
Tricia Herritt, Buffalo State University
Henry Lapidos, Export Trade of America, Inc.
Timothy Lee, Accenture LLP
Robert Leo Meeks, Sheppard, Leo & Pillsbury, LLP
Regina Manevitz, ben-amun
Myles Matthews, Jinboast E-Commerce Tianjin Incorporated
Frederick Mertz, Carrier Process Equipment Group
David Morales, Liberty Pumps Inc.
Andrea Ratay, TD Bank NA
Glenn Schlossberg, Jump Design Group
Joseph Schoonmaker, Risk Protection International, LLC
Izidro Souza, Hubbell
Graham Upton, Doron Precision Systems, Inc.
Tom Valentine, Mainfreight
Jian Xiao, Queens College, CUNY
Partners of the New York DEC
Peter Bengston, New York Public Library/Thomas Yoseloff Business Center
John Manzella, Former Upstate DEC Chair, Manzella Trade Communications, Inc.
Christine Pomeranz, Fashion Institute of Texhnology
Karim Rammal, ThinkEquity LLC
Thomas Ross, Murphy and Nolan, Inc.
Courtney Stiles, REDCOM Laboratories
Ex Officio
Lennox Ruiz, Global New York