People who know the transportation industry make up ITMA’s Board of Directors. With experience in many facets of logistics and communications, the ITMA board is uniquely suited to guide the association.

Eloy Vazquez	Officer: President
Jolie Cosman	Immediate Past President
Brenda Darwent	Officer: Vice President
Elizabeth Golden	Officer: Secretary
Cheryl Fee	Officer: Treasurer
Denise Valdez-Hugen	Membership Director
Peter Wurschy	Scholarship Director
Cliff KuhfeldtÂ	Golf Director
Mark Roberts	Communications Director
Jeannie Chavez	Hospitality Director
Brooks Elliott	Program Director
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Eloy Vazquez
President

 

Eloy Vazquez, Regional Manager for Avalon Risk Management, Inc., was elected as ITMA President in 2008. Prior to being elected President, Eloy served as Hospitality Director of ITMA, coordinating and hosting ITMA events. Eloy is also active in several other state-wide and national logistics organizations.

Eloy holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of St. Thomas. Eloy also holds a Business Administration degree in Marketing from the Bauer College of Business. While at the Bauer College of Business, Eloy was an esteemed member of the Program for Excellence in Selling.

Eloy is originally from Mexico City, Mexico, and speaks Spanish fluently.

Eloy Vazquez
Avalon Risk Management, Inc.
Office: 713-343-0889
Fax: 713-343-0890
eMail: president@itma-houston.org

  

  

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Jolie Cosman
Immediate Past President

  

Jolie Cosman, President and Owner of Century Freight Corp, was elected to a two-year term as President of ITMA in 2006.

As a result of her commitment to the association, Jolie was previously nominated and unanimously approved by the ITMA Board of Directors to fill the Vice President seat vacated in October 2005. Jolie has served in this position twice previously and has been a member of ITMA for over 20 years!

Prior to assuming responsibilities as Vice President in 2005, Jolie served as Program Director where she was responsible for arranging qualified speakers for the monthly membership luncheons and introducing them at the events.

Jolie and husband Craig have established their own freight forwarding and packing company, Century Freight Corporation.

Jolie Cosman
Century Freight Corporation
Office: 281-443-8090
Fax: 281-443-8094
eMail: past-president@itma-houston.org    

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Brenda Darwent
Vice President

Prior to being elected by the board to fill a vacancy in 2006, Brenda Darwent served as Hospitality Director of ITMA where her performance was, in a word, brilliant.

Brenda was born in Talara, Peru, but has lived most of her life in Texas and, of course, speaks Spanish & English fluently. When she moved to Houston in 1995, a friend told her about an open position at a local freight forwarder that had just been awarded a project in Chile. The job qualifications were perfect for Brenda.

Brenda has worked extensively in a variety of project forwarding assignments as well as in commercial sales. She is a Sales Representative with Emo Trans USA, Inc., and is responsible for supporting air and ocean freight export clients in the company’s Middle East market.

Brenda Darwent
Emo Trans USA Inc.
Office: 281-590-8555
Direct: 281-590-2718
Fax: 281-987-9301
eMail: vp@itma-houston.org 

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Elizabeth Golden
Secretary

Elizabeth has over 20 years experience in Transportation and Logistics. She began her career in Tacoma, Washington working for a long haul, family owned, trucking company.  After moving to Houston in 1996 she expanded her shipping knowledge globally, including Ocean/Air imports and exports. As an International Sales Manager, she’s had exposure with many companies Nationwide and in the Gulf Region. She’s currently Partner for BMB Staffing, specializing in Global Logistics and Co-Creator for Houstonoutplacement.com. For Elizabeth, getting involved within the Industry and being a part of the support for its continued growth is her passion. Working with people has always been her joy and that’s why she chose staffing which enables her to apply hands on experience along with acute awareness of industry trends that accomplish successful placement connections.

 

Elizabeth Golden
BMB Staffing – Specilaizaing in Global Logistics
Direct: 832-725-6023   
eMail: secretary@itma-houston.org 

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Jeannie Chavez
Hospitality Director

  

Jeannie Chavez

Phoenix Intl 4250 N. Sam Houston Parkway East Suite 120

Houston, TX  77032

  

  

  

  

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Peter Wurschy
Scholarship Director

  

Peter Wurschy
Port Freeport
Office: 979-373-8556
Fax: 979-233-5625   
eMail: scholarships@itma-houston.org   

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Cliff Kuhfeldt 
Golf Director

 

 

Cliff is a graduate of Sam Houston State University with a Bachelors of Business Administration Degree major in Marketing and minor in Management. Cliff started his career in the international field of transportation and logistics as a freight forwarder specializing in the movement of agricultural cargoes ranging from rice and cotton to heavy machinery. Cliff has over 8 years experience in the industry ranging from intermodal cartage, warehousing and distribution, global project management, operations management, as well as sales for a local NVOCC and an International Break Bulk Carrier. Cliff served as the project manager on the Philips Semi Conductor Plant move to mainland China in 2005.

Since entering the field of international transportation and logistics, Cliff has become very involved with various transportation organizations serving the Houston area. Cliff is also a member of The Louisiana Society of Texas and the Transportation Club of Houston. Cliff Kuhfeldt is a long term resident of Houston where he has lived for over 23 years.

Cliff Kuhfeldt
Chipolbrok America Inc.
Office: 281-977-8934
eMail: golf@itma-houston.org   

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Mark Roberts
Communications Director

Mark graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and is presently Business Development Manager at Rickmers-Linie in Houston. Rickmers-Linie is a leading specialist for the transportation of breakbulk, heavylift and project cargoes. With more than 170 years to its name, the company provides a world-wide network of liner services for the transportation of heavy and oversized cargoes such as transformers, generators, railway locomotives, brewery tanks and yachts.

Mark Roberts

Rickmers-Linie (America) Inc.
350 Glenborough Dr, Suite 180
Houston, Texas  77067

Phone:  281-453-7529
Main Phone:  281-453-7500 ext 7529
Fax:  281-453-7501
Mobile:  713-516-2508
E-mail:  m.roberts@rickmers.net
Skype:  mark.robertshouston
website:  www.rickmers-linie.com

eMail:  communications@itma-houston.org

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Cheryl G. Fee 
Treasurer

Cheryl has over thirty years experience in the logistics industry in Houston, beginning with Fritz Companies (now UPS) in 1975 where she began in the accounting department and ended as a Manager, Ocean Export Division. In 1980, she and other partners founded WTS of Houston, Inc. (dba WTS, a Global Logistics Company) where she served as Executive Vice President in various functions over the years including Operations, Finance & Accounting and Human Resources. WTS was acquired by Agility Holdings, Inc. in April 2007 and Cheryl continued working for them until December 2008.

In addition to serving as ITMA’s Treasurer and Board Member, she is a Board Member and officer of the Southern Methodist University Mothers’ Club (in Dallas); member of VICTORY (a branch of the American Cancer Society) where she serves as Assistant Treasurer of the 2010 Cattle Baron’s Ball; member of the Steering Committee of the Awty International School Alumni Parents Association; Alumna Representative for her undergraduate school; and is a volunteer at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital.

Cheryl has Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, and an MBA from the University of Houston.

She is beginning to establish a Global Logistics Consulting Practice (www.cgfconsulting.net).

Cheryl G. Fee  
Mobile: 281-798-3142  
eMail:  Treasurer@itma-houston.org

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Brooks Elliott 
Program Director

“Brooks Elliott has spent the last six years selling trucking and logistics services throughout the Gulf Coast.  Prior to his current position as vice president of business development at Pinch and PGC Logistics he was area sales manager for Forward Air Inc.  Brooks’ extensive knowledge of the regional transportation community and the relationships he has forged with oil and gas service companies, shippers, freight forwarders and other carriers has kept him moving forward in the fast paced era of global trade.
Brooks completed his bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University in 1996 and currently volunteers with numerous City of Houston non-profits and organizations.”

 

Brooks Elliott
Forward Air 
Office: 281-590-9500 xt 25
Fax: 281-319-5090
eMail: programs@itma-houston.org  

 

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Denise Valdez Hugen 
Membership Director

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Denise Valdez Hugen
Bridge Terminal Transport 
Office: 713-675-5454  
Fax: 713-675-1346
eMail:   membership@itma-houston.org

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