Description

The webinar topic: FTZ Career Development is in response to event attendee surveys requesting to cover this topic in more detail. 

Featured Speaker(s):  will review protocols and best practices. A Q&A session will follow the presentation. By registering one agrees to be compliance with NAFTZ policy/guidelines and emailed up to once per sponsor (if applicable).

This session will cover the latest developments and resources. One will be able to:

• Differentiate between credentials: AZS and CZS 
• Explore expertise and steps required to secure credentials
• Understand benefits and value of each

SPEAKER(s)

Diana Urelius, Director, Tax, Trade & Customs, KPMG, is a licensed U.S. Customs Broker, Accredited Zones Specialist and Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional with 25 years of diverse international trade experience.

Tanna Zingula-Johnson is a Global Trade specialist and member of Ernst & Young LLP’s Global Trade practice, where she addresses client needs as they pertain to international trade. Tanna has extensive experience in bonded facilities including bonded warehouses and the foreign-trade zones space with over 10 years including both distribution and manufacturing activities. Tanna also has a background in related issues, prior disclosures, activation and designation activities, and analysis related to a variety of import matters, including first-sale, PGA’s, classification, tariff engineering, and customs valuation for US imports.

Tanna has been involved in setting up best practices for companies around the foreign-trade zone operation as well as creating/updating global trade import and conducting Customs audits. She has experience in project management for US and global-based projects.

Tanna assists clients with compliance focused reviews of their import operations as well as provides guidance on the customs regulations. Tanna has conducted both internal and external presentations and training sessions on foreign trade zone management, zone administration, inbonds, and first sale.

Tanna holds a Master of Business Administration degree from National American University along with her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Tanna has been a Licensed Customs Broker since 2015 and has held memberships with the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ) as well as the International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA) and the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA). She is currently the Chair on one committee while staying active on two other committees with the NAFTZ organization and completed her certification as an Accredited Zone Specialist (AZS) in 2022.

Jeff Tafel, CAE, is the President of NAFTZ. He is a member and mission-focused non-profit professional with nearly 30 years of association senior management experience and specializes in developing and executing strategy.

Learn more about AZS and CZS credit eligibility for webinar attendance on their applicable websites.