Willard M. Berry
President
Will Berry is the President of the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ). He joined the Association in May 2004. The NAFTZ is an 800 member organization comprised of public entities, corporations and service providers focused on promoting the use of the US Foreign Trade Zone program. Foreign Trade Zones play an important role in facilitating international trade and increasing the global competitiveness of U.S. based companies.
Mr. Berry has been involved in international trade and competitiveness issues for 25 years. Before joining the NAFTZ, Berry served as the President of the European-American Business Council. Berry also served as Vice President for Congressional Affairs for the National Foreign Trade Council, as President of the Special Committee for U.S. Exports, and as Executive Director of the Coalition for Employment thru Exports. He began his career in the field of trade as the Staff Director for International Trade and Foreign Relations for the National Governors Association.
A native Californian, Mr. Berry holds a B.A. degree in International Relations from Pomona College. He also has an M.A. and PhD in Political Science from Duke University. Will has one daughter and three grandchildren that reside in Paris.
James L. Constantine
Director of Communications & Member Relations
James Constantine is the Director of Communications & Member Relations at the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ). He joined the Association in August 2006.
James worked previously at Arnold & Porter LLP as a Corporate Litigation Paralegal and worked on a variety of cases such as the WorldCom and Excel bankruptcies, the merger of Sanofi-Synthelabo and Aventis, Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) copyright infringement, Wyeth product liability, and a number of pro-bono cases. James also worked at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in International Criminal Tax Appeals and where he wrote weekly case briefs for the Assistant Attorney General and Attorney General.
James graduated second in his class and has a Master’s Degree in European Law and Policy from the University of Portsmouth in the U.K and The Hague School of European Studies. He also has a certificate from The Hague Academy of International Law in Private International Law (corporate law) with courses in International Transport Law, Internet & e-Commerce law, and a number of other international legal issues. James has a B.A. in English Literature from Davidson College in North Carolina.
James is one of the few native Washingtonians. He enjoys 20th century French literature, is proficient in Italian and Dutch, and has lived in 3 and traveled to 22 countries.
Winsome G. Walker
Conference Manager
Winsome Walker is the Conference Manager at the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ). She joined the Association in November 2005.
Winsome worked previously at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as a Program Manager where she was responsible for organizing the Chamber’s special events, overseeing media coverage of the events, collaborating with the fundraising team, and worked directly with the office of the Chairman and Senior Executives to organize Chamber leadership in events.
Winsome has prior association experience from her position at the National Association of Home Builders as a Legislative Affairs Assistant where she developed a legislative correspondence tracking database and edited a variety of publications.
Winsome hails from Kingston, Jamaica and has a B.S. in Political Science from Florida State University.
Tiffany A. Bowie
Membership Manager
Tiffany Bowie is the Membership Manager at the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ). She joined the Association in November 2006.
Tiffany worked previously at the American Composites Manufacturers Association as a Membership and Certification Coordinator, where she handled the Association’s accounting, publication administration, managed an internal customer database, two scholarship and grant programs, a dozen certification programs, and marketed the Association through various publications and media outlets. Tiffany also previously worked at the American Gemological Society in Las Vegas, Nevada as a diamond grader.
Tiffany is originally from the Washington metropolitan area and has a B.S. in Marine Biology and Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She plays and coaches for competitive volleyball teams and travels throughout the country for volleyball matches. Tiffany is also a member of the Southern Kingfish Association, and can usually be found fishing at one of the SKA events on the weekends.
Brandon W. Toth
Membership Assistant
Brandon Toth is the Membership Assistant at the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ). He joined the Association in July 2007.
Brandon previously worked at Stream Marketing Group LLC. in Charlotte, NC where he entered on the ground floor for the online consumer search engine YaPrice.com. As a data analyst, Brandon headed a project that was responsible for the categorization of a database containing over 8 million products. While attending college, Brandon was an intern at the law firm of Massengale & Ozer where he worked with the partners on appeals cases for death row inmates in North Carolina.
Brandon is originally from Concord, North Carolina and has a B.A. in American History and a minor in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.