New at A4A: Vaughn Jennings, ex-aide to Rep. John Sullivan, R-Okla, as managing director-government and regulatory communications. Christina Lee, ex-Judicial Watch, and Tressa Mattingly, ex-MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, become social media managers.
FDAImports.com hired Ryan Fournier and Celeste Del Rio-Kasper as associates in the firm.
The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) announced the its leaders for 2013.
William Bergeron, CEO of investment firm Bergeron Resources, is the newest member of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, for a five-year term. He succeeds Wayne Mumphrey, the St. Bernard appointee on the regional board.
President Obama nominated Claire Kelly as a judge on the Court of International Trade. Kelly is currently a law professor at the Brooklyn Law School. She also chairs the Court of International Trade Bar Association (CITBA) subcommittee on trade adjustment assistance.
Promotions by Transportation Insight: Chris Baltz to president-CEO and Laura Easley to chief operating officer. Founder Paul Thompson will remain chairman.
Omar Benjamin is retiring as executive director of the Port of Oakland, effective immediately. Acting Executive Director Deborah Ale Flint will continue in that position. The investigation by the port's outside counsel into expense reimbursement practices and policies is continuing. The port has plans to discuss policies and oversight at its regular meeting Nov. 15.
Jaguar Freight Services names Markus Ellenbeck director of operations for Jaguar Americas.
CBP named Pete Flores as the new director of field operations in San Diego. Flores previously was assistant director of border security in the San Diego Field Office
The Airforwarders Associations announced the results of its board of directors election. The 2013-2016 board will include: Chris Connell, President, Commodity Forwarders (Incumbent); Keith Davis, President, Sterling Transportation; Richard Fisher, President, Falcon Global Edge (Incumbent); Sandy Gregory, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Security, AIT; Michelle Halkerston, President, Hassett Air Express; Robert Mauro, President, Team Worldwide; Daniel Stegemoller, Senior Vice President and CEO, Radiant Global Logistics (Incumbent); Michelle Wilkinson, CEO, Tailwind International.