1. Amcham NEWs
Networking is our business
JUNE 2, 2009
Welcome New Members AmCham Events and US Chamber of Commerce visited Panama.
Each month, several com- Committee Meetings
panies and individuals
Tourism Committee,
join AmCham in order to
12:00 noon, Wednesday
receive the benefits of this
June 3 at AmCham. The
organization. We will be
A large company that is meeting will have 2 pres-
introducing them to you
specialized in logistics, entations: “Pearl Island
by means of this section
transportation and distri- Sustainable Tourism”
of AmCham News. The
bution services. and “The New Summit
companies below joined
Radisson Hotel”
AmCham in May, 2009:
Gabriela Etchelecu is an Legislation & Taxation Photo: David Hunt, AmCham Executive Director; Scott Eckart; Thomas
individual member that is Committee, 7:30 AM, Kenna, AmCham President; Patrick Kilbride, Robert Baker, AACCLA Vice
President; Meredith Golemon-Anderson, Roberto Alfaro, APEDE Presi-
the Executive Director of Thursday June 4 at Am- dent.
A large company that is a Cham. This will be a
Mar Viva a non govern-
global leader in power reactivation meeting. On May 27, Patrick Kil- They met for breakfast at
mental organization dedi-
and automation technolo- bride, Director of Western the Marriott Hotel with the
cated to the conservation Board of Directors
gies that enables utility Hemisphere Affairs for the Presidents of APEDE,
and sustainable use of Meeting, 12:00 noon,
and industry customers to US Chamber of Commerce USPA, AmCham and the
marine and coastal re- Monday June 15 at Am-
improve performance in Washington; Scott Banking Association to
while lowering environ- sources. Cham. Eckart, Director of Con- update them on the state of
mental impact. Real Estate Committee, gressional and Public Af- play in Washington and get
7:30 AM, Tuesday June fairs for the Chamber; a feel for the trade climate
Dana Gray of IBM and in Panama.
Billingual Employee Candidates: 16 at AmCham.
Meredith Golemon-Ander- They also met with Vice
AmCham member Mi returned to Panama. They ODHC Committee, son of Oracle, visited Pa- Minister of Foreign Trade
Oportunidad is a sub- are bilingual and available 12:00 noon, Thrusday nama for meetings on Severo Souza and members
contractor for a U.S. State for interviews at no cost to June 18 at AmCham. strategies for the approval of the MICI staff, including
D ep a rt m en t -ap p r o ve d AmCham members. Their of the Free Trade Agree- Guillermo Viloria, National
ment between Panama and Director of Investment
cultural program that résumés are available at
AMCHAM the United States. Promotion and Diana Sala-
sends young Panamanians amcham@panamcham.com
to the US for up to two All of the candidates are PERSONALITY
years to work and study looking for permanent,
while living with an full-time daytime posi-
American family. The tions. Those currently
following candidates have taking university courses
successfully completed in Panama City are in
their USA work-study evening programs that will
programs and have not affect a day job.
Melissa Pineda: Currently studying International Busi-
ness at Universidad de Panamá. Photo: Meredith Golemon-Anderson, Guillermo Viloria, Patrick Kilbride,
Scott Eckart, Severo Sousa, Diana Salazar, David Hunt, Dana Gray .
Gina Robletto, B. A. in Law and Politics Science from Martin Alvarez is a mem-
Universidad de Panamá. ber of AmCham Board of zar, National Director of hosted a lunch for the group
Antonio Hector Guelfi Sánchez: Second Trimester of Directors and General International Trade Nego- with Board members from
Procedural Law (Master’s), Universidad Interamerica- Manager of Dell Panama. tiations to discuss the Pana- the Cámara and AmCham
na; B.S. in Law and Political Science, ULACIT. Before Dell, he worked manian Government’s plans to discuss synergies betwe-
Evelyn E. McNulty Guerra:B.S. in Law and Political with DHL for 10 years in for facilitating passage. en the two groups in sup-
Science, University of Panama. Finally, the Cámara de port of the FTA.
six different countries,
Comercio, Industrias y
Rosseline Morales: Courses in Medicine and Maritime including Global Accounts
Agricultura de Panamá
at Universities in Chiriqui. Director (USA), Commer-
Karla Him Petrocelli : BS in Tourism (Hotels), Uni- cial Director in Costa
versidad Latina de Panamá; working on a degree in Rica, Country Manager in
Public Relations at the University of Panamá. Nicaragua and Vice Presi-
dent of DHL Mexico.
Martin was Vice President
Member relative interested in Intership in 2001) and President
Daniel Arturo Ochy Suffolk University in Panama in 2002.
Ozores is the nephew of Boston and is interested in One of his most memora-
Jaime Figueroa, an Am- an internship from June ble legacies is the creation
Cham individual member. until August. Curriculum of the now annual Am-
Mr. Ochy is in his third available in AmCham’s Cham “El Golfista y el
year in International Busi- office. Amigo” Tournament.
Photo: Dana Gray; Marco Gateño (Secretary of the Board of Directors
ness Administration at CCIAP), Patrick Kilbride, Meredith Golemon-Anderson, Annette Cárdenas
(USPA President & AmCham Director), C.E. Maurice Belanger (AmCham
Member Discount Treasurer), Florencio Icaza ( First Vice President CCIAP).
Please make checks out to Program
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