Carl’s aviation career began as a Sourcing Analyst at JetBlue Airways with a focus on negotiating ground handling and into-plane fuel contracts until 2009 when he was selected to oversee their newly created cargo division as Manager of System Sales & Marketing. In 2015 Carl joined Southwest Airlines cargo team as a national account manager with additional focus on expanding their Int’l markets. After another 3 year stint at JetBlue overseeing Airports Sourcing and 5 years at PrimeFlight Aviation as VP Sales & Service, Carl returned to the cargo sector in 2023 as Senior Sales Manager of The Americas at 7L Freight, a WebCargo company.

Carl grew up in the Bronx and now resides on Long Island in Floral Park with his wife of 27 years Odette and their children Jack (25) and Grace (23). Carl’s passion for aviation started with his Grandfather, Kenneth Galbrath who was an air traffic controller at Idlewild airport in the 50’s & 60’s.

Recently retired from Swiss World Cargo, the cargo division of Swiss International Air Lines after thirty-five years of service.

He last held the position of Regional Manager of the New York Area for fourteen years and was responsible for the sales and operation of three daily flights from JFK to Switzerland.

Prior to this position he worked in various positions as marketing assistant for the Americas, a supervisor in operations, a customer service assistant, reservation and tracing agent and warehouse agent.

Before coming to Swiss he worked for nine years at various positions in the airfreight industry with a Customs broker, trucker, and container station.

He served as a member of the board of the JFK Air Cargo Association and Treasurer for seven years. He has also served on the board of the Long Island Import Export Association for eight years.

Jim is currently the First Vice President of the JFKACA

Jillian Daza is the Sales Manager for New York and Connecticut at Lufthansa Cargo, AG, a logistics subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group. She is responsible for leading a team of highly experienced and motivated outside and inside sales representatives that work tirelessly to sell hundreds of tons worth of capacity each week.

In 2011, Mrs. Daza earned a BA in Media Studies from Queens College.

In 2012 she was enrolled in a project at the Lufthansa Cargo Headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, that involved Strategy and Business Development. Upon completion of the project, Jillian took over the role of Regional Manager of Handling and Process, where she was responsible for the efficient flow of handling and sales processes in the Northeast Region.

Jillian is the current Secretary of the JFKACA.

Based at our JFK office, Joe joined Crane Worldwide Logistics in May of 2018 as Sr. Director Global Air Product.  Has been industry now 41 years.  Last position was at Toll Global forwarding as Vice President of Air Product for the Americas.

Previous positions:

Alitalia Cargo starting as Cargo Agent to Regional Sales Manager.

BAX Global as the Gateway Operations Manager.

Expeditors International as the Director of Gateways Americas

Toll Global Forwarding

At Crane Worldwide Logistics LLC Joe is responsible for all aspects of the air product carrier negotiations/allotments/ block space agreements and setting up export gateways first in the US then globally.

 

 Outside activities

One of the Founders of the Dan Ferrante Golf outing, now in its 15th year supporting charities such as Saint Jude’s/Sisters of Notre Dame/Cancer care and also help people and their families within our industry stricken with Cancer by assisting to help defray some medical costs.

Active 40 years Volunteers Firefighter in my home town. Highest rank attained of Chief of department for 8 years. Currently Fire Commissioner.  Was also one of the 1^st volunteers departments called to assist in the recovery following the 911 attack on the world trade center and spent 7 days assisting the FDNY.

Hobbies: Soccer/Golf/Grandsons! Married 39 years to Carmela and we have two children.  Joseph Jr. is the District Director for JFK/PHL also at CWW and is married to Melissa  Joanna is a speech pathologist married to Lucio with two handsome boys. My grandsons Luciano, 3 and Rocco, 1 and another on the way.

Michael Piza is currently Senior Vice President of Corporate Sales and Marketing at Apex Logistics International.  He also has responsibility over Apex Logistics Customs Brokerage product in the USA.

Apex Logistics is a full service logistics provider that is widely considered to be one of the strongest global airfreight providers on the market today.  Michael opened Apex’s New York office in February of 2011 followed by their Seattle office and USA Customs Brokerage division March of 2013.

Mike has 18 years of experience in global supply chain management.  He is a Licensed Customs Broker.  His areas of expertise are account management, business development, air cargo solutions, trade and customs brokerage compliance, and marketing.

Before joining Apex in January 2011, Michael spent 10 years with Barthco a division of OHL.  OHL has since been acquired by Geodis.

Michael is a graduate of Denison University in Granville, OH class of 2002 where is received a BA Degree.

Seth began his career with Southwest Airlines in 1998 at Islip Airport. He worked as a ramp agent, ops agent, ramp supervisor, station trainer supervisor, cargo supervisor and a regional cargo sales manager. In 2010 he relocated to Nashville to take a position as Regional Cargo Sales Manager where he won awards as Cargo Sales Manager of the Year in 2016 and 2017. Now back in New York, Seth is married with two children. Because nobody finds this business by accident, Seth’s gateway was that his father worked for AEI at JFK for more than thirty years. He’s a huge sports fan and is a fan of the Rangers, Yankees and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Danielle “Dani” Sanzone-Simone began her journey with the Airline Industry in 2011; and never looked back.  Starting as a Customer Service Representative, advanced to be a Sales Agent and as of June 2023 she landed a promotion as the JFK Sales Manager for Challenge Group, bringing joy and rates to the JFK area and beyond.  Throughout the years she has built great relationships with quite a number of customers, she continues to go out on her calls introducing herself to new companies while dropping by to say hello to the established ones.  If you ask Dani, she will tell you how lucky she is to be working for a company she respects Challenge Group; with a boss she admires Ruth Lamdan; alongside co-workers she loves.

• Member of the JFK Air Cargo Assn since 1980.
• Present: Sales Rep Mobile Air Transport JFK,
• Team Leader KAAMCO JFK Cargo Management Committee since 1999.
• Member & past President of The Semantics JFK
• Member LI Import Export Association & NY Foreign Commerce Club
• Univ. of Bridgeport, Bpt Ct BS Economics
• Past:  Eastern Airlines/Area Cargo Sales Mgr. JFK
• Pace Motor Lines, Sales Mgr. JFK

Richard is 3rd generation with 25+ years of hands-on Forwarding and Logistics experience.  Starting his career with AirLink USA as an import operations clerk, working his way through every operations dept., joining the sales team, and then the management team as his career continued to advance.  Rich is excited to join the existing board members of the JFK ACA to help with the future growth of the association as well as the industry.

Shawn Nardeo is a seasoned professional with over 10 years of valuable experience in the logistics and freight industry. His journey began with Towne Air Freight, where he entered the field and quickly made a mark. Witnessing the industry evolve, he navigated through changes seamlessly, showcasing adaptability and commitment to excellence. With the merger of Towne Air Freight and Forward Air, Shawn transitioned to TGT, where his leadership capabilities shone in both sales and terminal management roles. His impressive tenure at TGT built a solid foundation for his future endeavors, earning him a reputation for delivering results and fostering a high-performing team.

Eager to broaden his expertise, Shawn took the next step in his career, ascending to upper management with L&A Transport in New Jersey. During this phase, he delved into the intricacies of Ocean Freight, gaining comprehensive knowledge and a strategic perspective on global logistics.
Now, having come full circle, Shawn Nardeo has returned to the very building where his professional journey began. Currently serving as the Terminal Manager for Mobile JFK/EWR, Shawn brings a wealth of experience, leadership acumen, and a deep understanding of the industry. His ability to seamlessly blend operational excellence with strategic vision makes him an invaluable asset to the organization, ensuring continued success and growth in the dynamic world of logistics.

Rich Hernandez began his airfreight career in 1981 selling the services of Profit By Air while in Puerto Rico. In 1986 he returned back to NY where he had sales & management positions with DHL as well as TNT. In December of 2019, Rich resigned his Regional Sales Manager position at Amerijet after almost 25 years to start with Hermes Aviation, LLC  on January 6th, 2020 where he leads a GSA Team that services airlines, such as, South African Airways,El Al Airlines, Icelandic Air and ASL.

Rich has been married to his wife, Julie for 42 years and they reside in Northport, NY. They are the proud parents of 2 grown kids, Jason and Nicole and the proud grandparents of 5 grandchildren ranging in ages from 6-22 years of age.

Dorothy Dilan been with Forward Air, Inc. for 10 years and currently holds the position as the Regional Sales Manager based in the JFK area.  She is responsible for developing and maintaining partnerships with International and Domestic Forwarders and Airlines.  Forward is a leading ground transportation provider to the North American air freight and expedited LTL market and includes Expedited LTL, LTL, Full Truckload, Intermodal, Final Mile, and Brokerage services.

She migrated to the USA after completing a degree in Marketing and meeting her future husband.  She is happily married and in her free time finds pleasure in raising her twin boys.