Changes Affecting the Bonding and Regulation of Property Brokers and Surface Freight Forwarders – A Timely Update

Colleen Clarke is Vice President, Surety, Roanoke Trade Services, Inc. She focuses on the review and analysis of CBP policy including new issues from the perspective of the surety underwriting group as well as the client services team. She manages the Roanoke Trade independent agent unit for U.S. Customs bonds. In 2008 Ms. Clarke was appointed to the 11th term of the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) where she participates in several subcommittees. She serves as co-chair of the Surety Account Subcommittee within the Trade Support Network (TSN) and works closely with CBP as a representative on the Customs/Surety Executive Committee (C/SEC).

Matthew L. Zehner is Vice President Surety Information and Communication for Roanoke Trade, a division of Roanoke Insurance Group Inc. He has worked in the international trade segment of the insurance field since 1990 and has held upper management positions in both agency and insurance company operations. Mr. Zehner’s work in Roanoke’s surety product line includes monitoring current events for changes in the legal and regulatory environment and working closely with federal agencies and industry trade associations concerning changes impacting the international trade industry and its surety products. He is an active member and secretary of the International Trade Surety Association and is a frequent presenter for a number of organizations nationally and internationally.