PARTICIPANT LISTS
2024 COTTON USA Sustainability
Western Hemisphere Sourcing Fair
Cancun, Mexico
SECTION 1
Retailer / Brand / Uniform
Company Participants
(By Company)
Aramark
Emmanuel Moncayo
Director of Sourcing – Uniform Services
Email: moncayo-emmanuel@aramark.com
Zarah Valenzuela
Production/Fabric Planner
Email: valenzuela-zarah@aramark.com
Chefworks
Francesca Navarro
Sourcing/Raw Materials Manager
Email: francesca@chefworks.com
Cintas Corporation
Lana Linska
Strategic Sourcing Category Manager
Email: linskas@cintas.com
Asha Zimmerle
Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Design Collective
Email: zimmerlea@cintas.com
Dillard's
Kenny Wilsey
Sourcing Director
Email: kenneth.wilsey@dillards.com
Dovetail Workwear
Sara DeLuca
Co-Founder and Director, Product Development
Email: sara@dovetailworkwear.com
Game Sportswear
Roget Chavez
VP Domestic Manufacturing & Embellishment
Email: rchavez@gamesportswear.com
Mario Flores
Sourcing
Email: mflores@gamesportswear.com
Gymshark
Nina Del Maschio
Sourcing Director
Email: n.delmaschio@gymshark.com
Katie Drummond
Materials Director
Email: katie.drummond@gymshark.com
La Maison Simons Inc. (Canada)
Erika Dube-Marquis
Sourcing Director
Email: edube@simons.ca
Marcelo Lombard Perez
Sourcing
Email: mlperez@simons.ca
Lands End
Suzanne Elsner
Senior Director of Sourcing
Email: mason.chase@landsend.com
Mason Chase
Sourcing Manager
Email: suzanne.elsner@landsend.com
Levi’s
Aaron Rendon
Sourcing
Email: arendon@levi.com
Macy's
Samantha Pelosi
Director- Raw Materials
Email: samantha.pelosi@macys.com
Amy Resnick
Director, Strategic Sourcing
Email: amy.resnick@macys.com
OOBE
Eric Hargraves
Sr. Director: Procurement & Compliance
Email: eric.hargravesi@oobe.com
Ross Stores, Inc.
Stefanie Brandefine
Sr. Director – Product Sourcing and Services, Ladies Apparel
Email: stefanie.brandefine@ros.com
Alexa Genova
Associate Sourcing Manager
Email: alexa.genova@ros.com
Target
Hector Tock
Senior Managing Director, Sourcing & PSQA, Western Hemisphere
Email: hector.tock@target.com
Luis Capuano
Director Global Sourcing, Target Guatemala
Email: luiscapuano@lifung.com.gt
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Rachel Douglas
Sourcing
Email: rachel_douglas@tjx.com
Patrick Pilkington
Sourcing
Email: patrick_pilkington@tjx.com
VFC
Kurt Strominger
Director, Global Material Supply – Americas
Email: kurt_strominger@vfc.com
Sarah Brown
Supervisor Global Materials (Dickies)
Email: sarah_|_brown@vfc.com
Workwear Outfitters
Carlos Cuervo
Sourcing Manager – Sourcing, Americas
Email: carlos_cuervo@vfc.com
Iris Lopez
Product Development and Costing Manager
Email: iris.lopez@wwof.com
Fernando Goya
Engineering & Manufacturing Services Director
Email: fernando.goya@wwof.com
SECTION 2
US Mills
Company Participants
(By Company)
Antex Knitting Mills
Anna MacMassey
Vice President of Merchandise and Design
Email: annam@antexknitting.com
CCW
Bryan Ashby
President
Email: bryan@carolinacotton.com
Contempora Fabrics
Ron Roach
President
Email: rroach@contemporafabrics.com
Alex Whitley
VP, Sales
Email: awhitley@contemporafabrics.com
Chase Johnson
Key Account Manager
Email: cjohnson@contemporafabrics.com
Costwold Industries
James McKinnon
CEO
Email: james@cotswoldindustries.com
Steven Marrandino
Vice President of Sales
Email: smarrandino@cotswoldindustries.com
Jeff Penner
Global Marketing Manager
Email: jeffrey@cotswoldasia.com
Hamrick Mills
Jim Hopkins
Vice President
Email: jhopkins@hamrickmills.com
Keer America
Shanging Zhu
Chairman
Lilian Zhang
General Manager
Email: lizhang@keeramerica.com
Mohamed Suliman
Sales Manager
Email: msuliman@keeramerica.com
Alejandro Marin
Sales Representative
Email: amarin@keeramerica.com
Nicole Lin
Chairman Executive Assistant
Email: sales@keeramerica.com
Parkdale
Andy Long
VP of Sales and Marketing, Spun Lab Division
Email: along@parkdalemills.com
Swisstex Direct
Liza Chavez
Purchasing & Procurement Manager
Email: liza@swisstexdirect.com
Quinn Foster
Assistant
Email: quinn@swisstexdirect.com
SECTION 3
Regional Mills and Manufacturers
(By Country)
Colombia
Crystal
Marcela Gómez
International Account Manager
Email: mmgomezr@crystal.com.co
Fabricato
Giorgo Lignarolo
International Sales Manager
Email: glignarolo@fabricato.com
Dominican Republic
R.J Torres Manufacturing
Cecilia Garcia
Operation Manager
Email: cecilia@rjtorres.com
El Salvador
Grupo Miguel
Ana Miriam Rivas
Product Development Manager
Email: amrivas@grupomiguel.com.sv
Karla Anaya
Business Development Manager
Email: karla.anaya@grupomiguel.com.sv
Industrias Merlet
Andrés Patiño
Commercial Director
Email: andres.patino@imerlet.com
League
Rogelio Alvarez
President
Email: rogelio.alvarez@league9l.com
Renato Rosales
Planning and Material Procurement Director
Email: renato.rosales@league9l.com
Milco Industries Inc
David Cohen
VP Sales
Email: davidc@milcoapparel.com
O.A.
Josephine Ho
Vice President
Email: josephine@oa2012.com
Textufil
Ricardo Gotuzzo
Sales Manager
Email: rgotuzzo@textufil.com
Westtex Apparel
Chaminda Don
President
Email: chamindad@westtexapparel.com
Guatemala
Clarotex
Joon Suk Shin
Sales Director
Email: jsshin@youngst.com
Gama Textil
Natalia Alfaro
Commercial Manager
Email: natalia.alfaro@imerlet.com
Global Textiles
Jorge Zaid
VP Sales
Email: jorgez@globaltextilesgt.com
GSE Guatemala
Heung Tae Kim
Managing Director
Email: juankim@gsent.co.kr
Tommy Lee
Director / Direct Business Sales Team
Email: tommylee@gsent.co.kr
Hansae
Nick Choi
Director
Email: nickchoi@hansae.com
Taeho Yoon
Senior Project Manager
Email: thyoon@hansae.com
Imperialtex
Guillermo Zaid
CEO
Email: guillermo.zaid@imperialtex.com
Liztex
Davide Piazza
Product Development Director
Email: dpiazza@liztex.com
S&L Guatemala
Ryan Lee
President
Email: ryanlee@slguatemala.com
Jeong Woo Hong
Sales Manager
Email: jethong@slguatemala.com
Sae-A
SS. Choi
SVP, Korea Office
Email: sschoi@sae-a.com
Joon S. Choi
Managing Director of Sales
Email: joonchoi73@sae-a.com
Shinwon Guatemala
Peter Cho
Sr. Manager
Email: petercho@shinwon.com
Sveta Seol
Sales Manager
Email: svetaseol@shinwon.com
Honduras
Elcatex
Jose Carlos Segurado
Business Manager
Email: jose.segurado@elcatex.com
Grupo Karim’s (GK)
Adrian Hernández
CEO
Email: adrian.hernandez@gkglobal.com
Luis Mejia
Executive Vice-President Apparel
Email: luis.mejia@ata-usa.com
Mexico
Amray de Mexico (Texray)
Steve Wei
President
Email: stevew@texray.com
Celeste Yang
Product Coordinator
Email: celeste_yang@texraymexico.com.mx
Tiffany Hsiao
LA Office Sales
Email: tiffanyh@trlagroup.com
Apparel International
George Wiederecht
VP of Sales
Email: gwiederecht@apparelinternational.com
Codipsa
Fernando Moyano
CEO
Email: fernando@sanfernando.com.mx
Colors Apparel
Carlos Gonzalez
CEO
Email: carlos@mc-marc.com.mx
Gabriela Rhodes
Merchandising
Email: a.rhodes@colorsapparel.com.mx
Comercializadora Keter
Francisco Schreiner
CEO
Email: pacos@ketermex.com
Condeca (Mediform)
Arturo Diaz
CEO
Email: arturodima@ajhmaquila.com
Confecciones Jumaco
Emilio Rodríguez
Director Of Operations
Email: erodriguez@jumaco.com.mx
Grupo Vivatex
Gerardo Sánchez
Yarn Manager
Email: gesanchezi@grupovivatex.com.mx
Kaltex
Monica Betancur
Product, Merchandising & Marketing Director
Email: mbetancur@kaltex.com.mx
Dennis Gilrain
VP Piece Dye
Email: dennis.Gilrain@kaltex.com
Eric Goldstein
VP Kaltex Apparel
Email: eric.goldstein@kaltex.com
Monty Industries
David Conde
Sales & Marketing Manager
Email: david.conde@montymexico.com
Multiropa KS
Arturo Katz López Portillo
Cheif Executive Officer
Email: akatzlp@gmail.com
Diana Katz Obeso
Cheif Operating Officer
Email: dianak@gmail.com
Opportex
Norma Lomas
CEO
Email: normalomas@opportex.com.mx
Playeras Mark
Armando Barrera
General Manager
Email: armando@playerasmark.com
Fernando Barrera
Manager
Email: fbarguz_marka@hotmail.com
Ropa Siete Leguas
Wilson Avalos
Executive Vice President
Email: wilson.avalos@thecommonlink.us
Satex Textil
Aldo Sánchez
General Manager
Email: asanchez@satext.com.mx
Gustavo González
Commercial Director
Email: ggonzalez@satext.com.mx
Tavex
Alicia León
Sales Manager
Email: aleon@tavex.com.mx
Vertical Knits
Alan Acosta
Corporate Responsability Head
Email: alan.acosta@verticalknits.com
Hibram Diaz
Product Safety Head
Email: hibram.diaz@verticalknits.com
Nicaragua
Peru
Topy Top
Sigrid Rivas
Commercial Director
Email: srivas@topitop.com.pe
Wilfredo Meza
Sustainability Manager
Email: wmeza@topitop.com.pe
World Textile Sourcing
Rodrigo Lines
CEO
Email: rlines@wts.com.pe
SECTION 4
Speakers, Staff and
Other Representatives
Cotton Council International
United States
Vaughn Jordan
Deputy Executive Director
Email: vjordan@cotton.org
Trenton Rae
Sustainability Manager of Brands and Retailer’s Western Hemisphere
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
Email: trae@cotton.org
Billy Donohue
International Program Coordinator
Email: bdonohue@cotton.org
Won-Jung Choi
Country Manager, Korea
Email: wchoi@cotton.org
Latin America
Floribeth Gonzalez-Schuyler
Regional Manager, Latin America
Email: fschuyler@cotton.org
Nicohol Pepper
Sourcing Program Coordinator
Email: nicohol@cotton-cr.com
Mariam Yitani
Mexican Coordinator
Email: myitani@cotton.org
Cotton Incorporated
United States
Steven Pires
Sustainability
Email: spires@cottoninc.com
Jaime Flores
Director, Supply Chain Marketing – LAM
Email: jflores@cottoninc.com
ACSA
Cotton Board
US Embassy in Mexico
Adriana Otero
Agricultural Specialist
Email: oteroma@state.gov
Claudia Hernández
Agricultural Specialist
Email: hernandezcaO2@state.gov
COTTON COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS & LATIN AMERICA
1521 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036,USA
Phone: +1(202) 745-7805
Vaughn Jordan
Deputy Director
Director, Western Hemisphere
Email: vjordan@cotton.org
CBI OFFICE:
Terrazas del Este #13,
Sabanilla de Montes de Oca,
San Jose, Costa Rica
Phone: +(506) 2224-0740
Floribeth Gonzalez-Schuyler
Regional Manager, Mexico,
Central America & The Caribbean
Email: fschuyler@cotton.org
ANDEAN OFFICE:
Avdal5 #104-30,
Oficina 311
Bogota, Colombia
Phone: +57 (1) 623-3132
KOREAN OFFICE:
Leema Building, Suite 303,146-1
Soosong-Dong, Chongro-Ku
Seoul 110-755, Korea
Phone: +(011-82-2) 722-3681/2
Won-Jung Choi
Program Manager
Email: wchoi@cotton.org