Marianne Rowden
Megan Montgomery
David Potts
Chris Enyart
Michelle Measel
Paula Moore
Marianne Rowden
President and CEO
Marianne Rowden is President and CEO of AAEI following years of service as the Association's General Counsel. Marianne came to AAEI after having practiced law with Katten Muchin Rosenman and concentrated in international trade and transportation regulatory compliance. Ms. Rowden has advised importers and exporters on a wide range of trade compliance issues relating to the entire global supply chain, from sourcing goods and trade security to customs entry and delivery of goods to customers.
Ms. Rowden has also represented many companies engaged in international trade before the principal U.S. federal agencies regulating trade, including Customs and Border Protection, Department of Commerce, Office of Foreign Assets Control, and International Trade Commissions. In addition to import matters, she has advised companies on export compliance issues such as licensing requirements of the Export Administration Regulations, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, embargoes, and has conducted due diligence reviews of mergers and acquisitions involving foreign corporations.
Because of Ms. Rowden's extensive experience in transporation law, she has also advised many companies on joining the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and conducted self-assessments of global supply chain security programs of multi-national corporations. She also advises shippers, carriers, and logistics providers concerning interstate and international transportation matters.
Ms. Rowden serves as an Adjunct Professor at The John Marshall School of Law and has lectured on customs, international trade and transportation topics for AAEI, the Council of Logistics Management, the Transportation Law Association, and the Transportation Law Institute.
Email Marianne at: mrowden@aaei.org
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Megan Montgomery
Director of Government Affairs
Megan Montgomery is the Director of Government Affairs for AAEI. Immediately prior to joining the AAEI team, she served as the Director of Government Affairs for the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce.
Megan also spent time working for the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association, as well as for the offices of Congressman Doc Hastings and Senator Slade Gorton. She has experience at the federal level of government in immigration, trade policy, Free Trade Agreements, counterfeiting and currency manipulation, as well as general business lobbying experience at the local and state level of government.
Megan earned a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Washington and her Juris Doctor from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. She is a member of the Maryland Bar, and lives in Suburban Maryland with her two four-legged children.
Email Megan at: mmontgomery@aaei.org
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David A. Potts
Manager of Office Administration
David Potts joined AAEI as Manager of Office Administration in January of 2006. He began his association career at the National Council on the Aging, Inc., where he served as a Program Associate.
David subsequently served as the Associate Manager of the Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association, where he reported directly to the Board President/Acting Executive Director. He oversaw the development and promotion of the Association's educational programs and annual conference, in addition to maintaining financial operations for the 92-member association. He came to AAEI from the Bucks County Coffee Company, LLC, where he was the Sales Manager to Safeway's Eastern Division.
David received a BS in Business Administration/Management from Columbia Union College. He lives with his wife and two sons in Annapolis, Maryland.
Email David at: dpotts@aaei.org
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Chris Enyart
Manager of Public Affairs
Chris Enyart joined AAEI as Manager of Public Affairs in April, 2008. He has more than 25 years of mass communications experience, which includes television journalism, website copywriting and search engine optimization.
Before joining AAEI, Chris worked as a television news producer for a cable network content provider, and local television in Washington, DC. He was a producer and writer for WUSA-TV for ten years. Chris also worked as a news reporter and show producer in West Palm Beach, Florida and Richmond, Virginia. Chris’s experience in Internet marketing began in 2005. His clients include businesses, service providers and independent schools in Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
At AAEI, Chris is in charge of member and public relations. He co-manages the Association database, member communications systems and the AAEI websites.
Chris received a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from Marquette University. He has a wife and daughter and lives in Rockville, Maryland.
Email Chris at: cenyart@aaei.org
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Michelle Measel
Manager of Events
Michelle Measel joined AAEI as Manager of Events in August of 2009. Prior to working with AAEI, she worked as a Trade Analyst with JBC International.
Michelle began her career at Management Options, Inc., an association management company in Washington, DC. While there she worked with the Convention Industry Council as Program Manager for the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Program. Michelle also assisted with event planning for the National Space Society (NSS) and the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA).
Michelle earned a degree in Political Science from Montclair State University in New Jersey. She currently lives in Annapolis, MD.
Email Michelle at: mmeasel@aaei.org
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Paula J. Moore
Membership Liaison
Paula is the Membership Liaison at AAEI. She joined the staff in October, 2007. A native of suburban Washington, DC, Paula has a passion and gift for marketing products and services.
Her professional experience includes serving as the head of the Promotions Department at the 5th largest media company in the US, Clear Channel Communications. Paula focused on strategic development and revolutionized on-site promotions. Infinity Broadcasting then courted her into taking the reigns of their Marketing Department. At Infinity Broadcasting, she managed internal and external communications for 2 stations – WPGC and WHFS – and advertising clients alike.
Today, Paula utilizes internal and external communications to demonstrate AAEI’s advocacy efforts along with a dual effort of increasing our impact in numbers represented by tremendous growth in AAEI’s membership. She goes beyond the traditional venues of communication to limitless streams of potential business.
Paula received a Marketing degree from South Carolina State University. She lives in Landover, Maryland with her husband with two children.
Email Paula at: pmoore@aaei.org
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Marianne Rowden
Megan Montgomery
David Potts
Chris Enyart
Michelle Measel
Paula Moore
Marianne Rowden
President and CEO
Marianne Rowden is President and CEO of AAEI following years of service as the Association's General Counsel. Marianne came to AAEI after having practiced law with Katten Muchin Rosenman and concentrated in international trade and transportation regulatory compliance. Ms. Rowden has advised importers and exporters on a wide range of trade compliance issues relating to the entire global supply chain, from sourcing goods and trade security to customs entry and delivery of goods to customers.
Ms. Rowden has also represented many companies engaged in international trade before the principal U.S. federal agencies regulating trade, including Customs and Border Protection, Department of Commerce, Office of Foreign Assets Control, and International Trade Commissions. In addition to import matters, she has advised companies on export compliance issues such as licensing requirements of the Export Administration Regulations, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, embargoes, and has conducted due diligence reviews of mergers and acquisitions involving foreign corporations.
Because of Ms. Rowden's extensive experience in transporation law, she has also advised many companies on joining the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and conducted self-assessments of global supply chain security programs of multi-national corporations. She also advises shippers, carriers, and logistics providers concerning interstate and international transportation matters.
Ms. Rowden serves as an Adjunct Professor at The John Marshall School of Law and has lectured on customs, international trade and transportation topics for AAEI, the Council of Logistics Management, the Transportation Law Association, and the Transportation Law Institute.
Email Marianne at: mrowden@aaei.org
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Megan Montgomery
Director of Government Affairs
Megan Montgomery is the Director of Government Affairs for AAEI. Immediately prior to joining the AAEI team, she served as the Director of Government Affairs for the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce.
Megan also spent time working for the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association, as well as for the offices of Congressman Doc Hastings and Senator Slade Gorton. She has experience at the federal level of government in immigration, trade policy, Free Trade Agreements, counterfeiting and currency manipulation, as well as general business lobbying experience at the local and state level of government.
Megan earned a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Washington and her Juris Doctor from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. She is a member of the Maryland Bar, and lives in Suburban Maryland with her two four-legged children.
Email Megan at: mmontgomery@aaei.org
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David A. Potts
Manager of Office Administration
David Potts joined AAEI as Manager of Office Administration in January of 2006. He began his association career at the National Council on the Aging, Inc., where he served as a Program Associate.
David subsequently served as the Associate Manager of the Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association, where he reported directly to the Board President/Acting Executive Director. He oversaw the development and promotion of the Association's educational programs and annual conference, in addition to maintaining financial operations for the 92-member association. He came to AAEI from the Bucks County Coffee Company, LLC, where he was the Sales Manager to Safeway's Eastern Division.
David received a BS in Business Administration/Management from Columbia Union College. He lives with his wife and two sons in Annapolis, Maryland.
Email David at: dpotts@aaei.org
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Chris Enyart
Manager of Public Affairs
Chris Enyart joined AAEI as Manager of Public Affairs in April, 2008. He has more than 25 years of mass communications experience, which includes television journalism, website copywriting and search engine optimization.
Before joining AAEI, Chris worked as a television news producer for a cable network content provider, and local television in Washington, DC. He was a producer and writer for WUSA-TV for ten years. Chris also worked as a news reporter and show producer in West Palm Beach, Florida and Richmond, Virginia. Chris’s experience in Internet marketing began in 2005. His clients include businesses, service providers and independent schools in Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
At AAEI, Chris is in charge of member and public relations. He co-manages the Association database, member communications systems and the AAEI websites.
Chris received a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from Marquette University. He has a wife and daughter and lives in Rockville, Maryland.
Email Chris at: cenyart@aaei.org
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Michelle Measel
Manager of Events
Michelle Measel joined AAEI as Manager of Events in August of 2009. Prior to working with AAEI, she worked as a Trade Analyst with JBC International.
Michelle began her career at Management Options, Inc., an association management company in Washington, DC. While there she worked with the Convention Industry Council as Program Manager for the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Program. Michelle also assisted with event planning for the National Space Society (NSS) and the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA).
Michelle earned a degree in Political Science from Montclair State University in New Jersey. She currently lives in Annapolis, MD.
Email Michelle at: mmeasel@aaei.org
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Paula J. Moore
Membership Liaison
Paula is the Membership Liaison at AAEI. She joined the staff in October, 2007. A native of suburban Washington, DC, Paula has a passion and gift for marketing products and services.
Her professional experience includes serving as the head of the Promotions Department at the 5th largest media company in the US, Clear Channel Communications. Paula focused on strategic development and revolutionized on-site promotions. Infinity Broadcasting then courted her into taking the reigns of their Marketing Department. At Infinity Broadcasting, she managed internal and external communications for 2 stations – WPGC and WHFS – and advertising clients alike.
Today, Paula utilizes internal and external communications to demonstrate AAEI’s advocacy efforts along with a dual effort of increasing our impact in numbers represented by tremendous growth in AAEI’s membership. She goes beyond the traditional venues of communication to limitless streams of potential business.
Paula received a Marketing degree from South Carolina State University. She lives in Landover, Maryland with her husband with two children.
Email Paula at: pmoore@aaei.org
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