Carmela Mammas is the Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Service New York Export Assistance Center. Carmela joined the Commercial Service in 1992. She has been working with U.S. exporters for over 30 years. Working closely with U.S. Commercial Service colleagues in over 75 countries, Carmela leads a team of Senior International Trade Specialists to assist New York City and Long Island firms succeed globally. Her office is also co-located in downtown Manhattan with the Northeast Regional Office of the Export Import Bank of the United States and a U.S. Small Business Administration Regional Trade Finance Manager to provide a “one-stop shop” to U.S. exporters. Carmela serves as the Executive Secretary of the NY District Export Council, where private sector members are appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. She also serves as the U.S. government’s liaison to the United Nations procurement division. Carmela is the recipient of the Gold Medal Award for sustaining the mission of export promotion in the wake of Hurricane Sandy that caused unprecedented damage in New York and New Jersey.