Cotecna is one of the world’s leading trade inspection, trade security and trade certification companies, operating in close to 100 countries.It is this sense of entrepreneurialism and innovation, plus a continuing first-hand understanding of developing economies, which has enabled Cotecna to become the leading global trade facilitation and trade security solution providers we are today. Our key strength is the ability to tailor solutions to specific needs, and we treat each client, whether governmental or commercial, as a distinct entity with unique requirements.

The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) knows there's nothing like a healthy dose of lobbying to help state lawmakers to see things its way. The VHHA represents the interests of about 50 member hospitals, health insurers, and other health care businesses in Virginia. In addition to formulating policy and lobbying decision-makers, VHHA is one of the top donors to political campaigns in the state. The association also compiles and disseminates healthcare data to its members and the public, sets standards of practice, and schedules training for administrators and staff.

The Urban Institute is a not-for-profit economic and social policy research organization that oversees research projects in such areas as education, health policy, employment, income and benefits, housing and communities, population studies, poverty, and judicial issues. Its Urban Institute Press publishes books and reports addressing social and economic issues from tax policy to prison reform. About three-fourths of the institution's funding comes from the federal government; most of the rest comes from foundations including The Aspen Institute and the California Endowment. The Urban Institute was established as a non-partisan research facility in 1968 by the Johnson Administration.

Alverno College is a four-year, liberal arts, independent, Catholic college for women, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Chartered in 1887 by the School Sisters of St. Francis, the college offers weekday undergraduate programs and Alverno on the Weekend undergraduate programs for women, as well as graduate programs for women and men. This nationally renowned institution is heralded as an innovative leader in pedagogy, and has received international acclaim as a pioneer in developing a measurable, outcome-focused curriculum in which the individual student can grow as a learner. The School Sisters of St. Francis are the founders and sponsors of the college. Inspired by the Franciscan tradition, Alverno College embodies many of the tenets of the School Sisters in its mission to educate and serve a variety of communities. Service to the community, improving society by addressing educational needs, and working for social justice, especially for women, are core components of both the founding order and the college. Alverno College and the School Sisters of St. Francis continue to work together to ensure opportunities for growth, learning and a better quality of life in their community.

Amy Friedman is the founder of Friedman Associates, LLC. Prior to starting her own firm in 1990, she was VP of Technology Recruiting for a national search firm. Amy has 20 years of experience consulting to CEO's, Presidents and VP's of some of the world's leading companies such as G.E., Honeywell, Danaher, Siemens, Johns Manville, The Stanley Works, Energizer Personal Care, and Delta Products. Amy is a Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC), the only national certification for search consultants. Amy has worked for 7 years as a volunteer on the Technical Committee for a global recruiting network, National Personnel Associates (NPA). This committee provides leadership to a global network of search consultants. Amy is a Platinum Award winner in NPA for individually placing candidates whose cumulative salaries exceed $5M U.S. She is also in the global Top 40 Achievers for 2007 & 2008 and Top 10 for 2008.

Doreen Evans associates knows exactly what a BA is worth. Specializing in business analysis (BA), the company offers a host of consulting services to help clients improve processes and systems. Founded in 1992, Doreen Evans Associates guides client companies through the technology necessary to improve business processes, offers risk management consulting, and designs enterprise architectures, or models for how businesses processes work within a company. It also provides training for Embarcadero Technologies' data management software and other applications. Clients include Ford, Verizon Communications, Lockheed Martin, and State Farm Insurance.

Brambles is a leading global provider of support services, operating in over 45 countries and employing over 12,000 people.Brambles hopes customers will call on CHEP to help them schlep goods through the supply chain. Brambles' primary subsidiary, CHEP is a leading lessor of shipping pallets and plastic containers. In a typical transaction, CHEP issues a pallet or container to a manufacturer, which then uses the equipment to ship goods to a distributor or retailer. After products reach their destination, the pallet or container is returned to CHEP for reconditioning before being sent on its next journey. Overall, CHEP manages a pool of about 300 million pallets and containers from service centers in some 45 countries. Brambles' other main business, Recall, offers records management services.

Albright College is the oldest institution of higher learning in Berks County and is located on a 118-acre suburban campus nestled at the foot of Mount Penn in Reading, Pa., a city of 80,000. The College dates its beginning to the founding of Union Seminary in 1856. The present Albright College was formed by a series of mergers with other institutions of higher learning founded in the 19th century by the Evangelical Association and the United Evangelical Church. Union and Schuylkill Seminaries were not theological seminaries, but were three-year collegiate institutes. The College's rigorous liberal arts curriculum has an interdisciplinary focus. Albright’s hallmarks are connecting fields of learning, collaborative teaching and learning, and a flexible curriculum that allows students to create an individualized education. Fully half of Albright students have concentrations that combine two or three fields of learning.

The Global Security Industry Alliance (GSIA) is a coalition of international security trade associations focused on the global continuity of security technology, services and applications. Security Industry Association (SIA) acts as a watchdog and liaison between the security industry and the government. The membership association promotes international trade, expansion and growth, and industry trend reporting for members that operate within the information technology and physical security markets. SIA also acts as a collective voice for its members wishing to participate in the development of new governmental regulations and standards. More than 300 companies are members of SAI.

Grassi & Co. CPAs, P.C. is one of the nation’s elite accounting firms. Ranked by Crain’s New York Business as one of the 25 largest accounting firms in New York and by Long Island Business News as one of the top 10 on Long Island (#6), we are a full-service tax, accounting, and business advisory firm. Headquartered in Jericho, New York, we also have offices in Manhattan, New Jersey and North Carolina. One of the Best Accounting Firms to Work For by Accounting Today and Long Island Business News has named Grassi & Co. one of the Best Places to Work. The Grassi team has garnered many awards and accolades for our meticulous work and superior quality-further testimony to our commitment to client service.

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