The U.S. Department of Commerce has appointed 11 industry representatives to the agency’s joined the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness.
The U.S. Department of Commerce on Monday appointed 11 new members to the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness.
Initially established in late 2011, the ACSCC now totals 45 senior-level private sector representatives across the goods movement sector that advise the Secretary of Commerce, as well as the Department of Transportation and other agencies that touch international trade and logistics, on policies that can improve freight movement and exports.
The new members of the ACSCC are:
• Jaqueline Faseler, Global Supply Chain Sustainability Director – The Dow Chemical Company – Midland, Mich.
• Jonathan Gold, Vice President, Supply Chain and Customs Policy – National Retail Federation – Washington, D.C.
• Walter Kemmsies, Chief Economist – Jones Lang Lasalle (formerly with Moffat & Nichol) – New York
• Houston Mason, Director of Distribution – McCormick and Company – Hunt Valley, Md.
• Elizabeth Ogard, President – Prime Focus – De Pere, Wis.
• Bethann Rooney, Deputy Director of the Port Commerce Department – The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey – New York, N.Y.
• Gene Seroka, Executive Director – Port of Los Angeles – San Pedro, Calif.
• Yossi Sheffi, Director – Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Transportation and Logistics – Cambridge, Mass.
• Jon Slangerup, Chief Executive Officer – Port of Long Beach – Long Beach, Calif.
• Prem William, Vice President SCI Solutions and Operations – HAVI Global Solutions – Downers Grove, Ill.
• Melzana (Melzie Wilson), Vice President of Compliance – Mallory Alexander International Logistics – Memphis, Tenn.
The ACSCC recently provided the Obama administration with recommendations for improving the performance of crowded container ports.
The next meeting of the ACSCC is currently scheduled for April 20-21 in Houston.
Commerce adds new members to supply chain committee
