Vasiliki Peroulas
Founder & Executive DirectorFounded the Alliance in 2014 after 18 years operating a customs brokerage in the Chicago area. Sits on two CBP-COAC subcommittees.
The people running the Alliance
A small, hands-on staff supported by a board drawn from member firms across the country.
Marcus Whitfield
Director, Member ServicesTwenty-two years in NVOCC operations, formerly VP at a Mid-Atlantic forwarding house. Runs the regional-chapter program.
Priya Ranganathan
Director, EducationCurriculum lead for the Alliance training program. Holds the LCB licence since 2009 and teaches CCS prep nationally.
Hector Ramirez
Director, AdvocacyDrafts the Alliance's regulatory comments. Previously legislative counsel for a U.S. House subcommittee on trade.
Susan Bellantoni
Director, ProgramsCoordinates the events calendar and the sponsorship program. Joined from a major trade-show organiser.
Board of Directors
An elected board, by and from members
The Alliance is governed by an 11-seat Board of Directors. Seats are elected by the membership for staggered three-year terms; the chair and vice-chair rotate annually. The current board includes operators from Tidewater Forwarders (Norfolk), Lakeshore Customs (Cleveland), Sunbelt Cargo (Houston), Pacific Coast NVO (Long Beach), Empire Brokerage (New York/New Jersey), Cascade Air (Seattle), Magnolia Logistics (Atlanta), Front Range Freight (Denver), Heartland Brokers (Kansas City), Mid-South Forwarders (Memphis) and Bay Area Customs Group (Oakland).
Board minutes are circulated to members within ten business days of each quarterly meeting. The annual financial report is published in the members area each spring.