Pathways To Opportunity Series: Careers in International Affairs, Business, and Trade

Howard COAS Student Ambassadors Edition

The WITA Academy is pleased to partner with the Howard University College of Arts and Sciences (COAS) Flagship Student Ambassador Program again this year for the 2024 Pathways to Opportunity program for students to learn about careers in international trade and business.

The WITA Academy Pathways to Opportunity program consists of a series of career pathways sessions hosted by trade professionals from the Washington D.C. policy community. The curriculum, divided between the public and private sector, highlights different roles and career paths that are available in Washington D.C. and around the world.

This one hour online event is open to College of Arts and Sciences students from the Howard University (undergraduates and graduates), to learn about careers in international trade and business.

Registration is free for students and faculty – must use university email to register.

Students will gain insight from trade professionals, pose questions to policymakers, and learn about exciting career opportunities in international affairs, political science, business, and trade. Students come away with an understanding of the trade policy-making community, the role of its key players, and the opportunities for internships and careers available to them.

Hosted in Partnership with

AGENDA

All times below US/Eastern 

1:00 PM – 1:05 PM ET: Welcome & Introduction

Diego Añez, Executive Director, WITA Academy; Managing Director, Washington International Trade Association (WITA) (University of Georgia)
Kenneth I. Levinson, Chief Executive Officer, Washington International Trade Association (WITA) (University of Massachusetts, in Amherst & New York University)

1:05 PM – 1:30 PM ET: Opportunities in the Public Sector

Jayden Graham-White, Trade Policy Analyst, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce (Tuskegee University & George Washington University)
Janae Martin, Program Manager, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce (Howard University & Johns Hopkins SAIS)
William Miller, Director of Industrial Trade Policy, Office of Small Business, Market Access and Industrial Competitiveness, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); former Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Commerce (Morehouse College & Columbia University)
Moderator: Derick Holt, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP (Towson University & Howard Law)

1:30 PM – 1:55 PM ET: Opportunities in the Private Sector

Tiffany Atwell, Senior Vice President of Global Government Affairs, EcoLab; former Director of International Government Affairs, DuPont; former Senior Director Strategic Programs Global Government Affairs, Abbott Laboratories (North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University & North Carolina Central University)
Jamaica Gayle, Director of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs, Corn Refiners Association; former Executive Director, Global Innovation Forum, National Foreign Trade Council (American University)
Moderator: Derick Holt, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP (Towson University & Howard Law)

1:55 PM – 2:00 PM ET: Closing Remarks

For questions about the event, please contact the WITA Staff events@wita.org.

The mission of the WITA Academy™ is to make trade education and career opportunities in international trade accessible to communities in the United States and around the world, and to make the trade community itself more diverse, equitable and inclusive.

The WITA Academy works with trade leaders in businesses, law, academia, NGOs, embassies and the U.S. Government to help stakeholders, students, and others to better understand and navigate the U.S. and global trade policy apparatus.

Thank you to our WITA Academy Sponsors

Law Partner Sponsor

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