Private Sector

Over the course of his career in immigration, Austin has served as staff counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on immigration, citizenship and international law and as an adjunct professor of law at New York University School of Law.

Austin has testified before Congress on a range of immigration issues. Most recently, he appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee's Social Security Subcommittee to discuss how to enforce immigration laws at the worksite effectively.

Training in the professional field

Mr. Alberto ECHAVARRÍA is a Colombian lawyer with a specialization degree in Financial Law.  He has worked as an independent lawyer and has experience working with companies and organizations across the financial and industrial sector.

Gary Slaiman is the principal member of Slaiman LLC and consultant to the international law firm of Morgan Lewis & Bockius where he previously was head of the firm’s Government Relations practice group. Gary previously served as chief counsel and staff director for the US Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Labor. Prior to taking over the Labor Subcommittee, Gary was counsel to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust where he managed domestic and international antitrust matters.

Ronnie Goldberg advises USCIB’s President and CEO on strategic matters and regularly represents American business in high-level international forums. Ms. Goldberg served as USCIB’s top policy executive for over 25 years, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer, overseeing a wide range of activities on international trade, investment, economic and regulatory matters, and supervising a staff of policy professionals with expertise on a host of issues affecting American companies engaged in business abroad.

Lisa M. Smith, CEO of Glen Haven Manor, the third largest and one of a select few nationally accredited nursing homes in Nova Scotia, Canada champions the organization’s strategic priorities through visionary, progressive leadership, best practices, innovation and high energy. Ms. Smith has a proven track record and a wealth of management experience in the health and community services sector to her credit, combined with a Masters degree in Public Administration from Dalhousie University as well as Bachelor degrees in Business Administration and Social Work, from Mount St.