HMAA Board & Advisory Council

Board of Directors

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John Hark

President/Acting Treasurer

Director, North America
Bertling Logistics

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Utsav Mathur

Chairman

Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright

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Amy Hark

Vice President

Director, Global Logistics
Huntsman Corporation

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Phillip Brown

Secretary

Global Chartering Manager
Bechtel Corporation

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Melanie Fridgant

Membership Director

Attorney
K&L Gates LLP

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Douglas Shoemaker

Immediate Past Chairman

Partner
Blank Rome LLP

Advisory Council

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Thomas Damsgaard

Head of Americas
BIMCO

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Elizabeth Strunk

Attorney
Liskow & Lewis, APLC

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Dennis Mottola

Owner & Lead Project Logistics Consultant
Mottola Global Logistics LLC

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Tista Sengupta

CEO/Founder, Agency Owner
BrandsWish LLC

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Darren Shelton

Vice President
Moran Shipping Agencies

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Denton Nichols

Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright

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Michael Wray

Of Counsel
Squire Patton Boggs

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James Sanislow

Principal
Sanislow Law Firm PLLC

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Marieke Witkamp

Independent Arbitrator & Mediator
Arbitra International

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Kelly Hass

Partner
Jones Walker LLP

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