Board of Advisors and Staff

Marco Ayala
President
Houston InfraGard Members Alliance

Meredith Austin, RADM (USGC, RETIRED)
President
Mer Crisis Advisors, LLC.

Col. Michael Fossum USAFR (RET.)
Chief Operating Officer
Texas A&M University at Galveston

Robert Hawn
Vice President, Maritime Affairs
West Gulf Maritime Association (WGMA)

Vesa Koivumaa
Head of Growth, Americas
Wärtsilä Voyage

Elliott Vera
Americas Technology Project Manager
Shell Shipping and Maritime
Program Staff

Kevin M. Clement
Executive Director
Strategic Partnerships
Borders, Trade, and Immigration Institute

Suhaib Kaissi
Director of Operations
Technology Division
University of Houston

Yeswanth Reddy Yannam
Business Analyst
Technology Division
University of Houston

Manivardhan Reddy
Marketing and Media Admin
Technology Division
University of Houston