In this episode, the Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade, at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Brenda Smith, shares her insight on the field of international trade.  In welcoming the next generation of trade professionals, she says, "Come on in the water's fine!"  Listen in as she shares her advice for choosing a career path and for creating mentor/mentee relationships.

Information on the Executive Assistant Commissioner role can be found here:  https://www.cbp.gov/about/leadership-organization/executive-assistant-commissioners-offices

Guest Bio:

Brenda Smith is the Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade, at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Since 2014, Ms. Smith has overseen a diverse portfolio of trade enforcement, security, and facilitation matters to enable legitimate trade, contribute to American economic prosperity, and protect against risks to public health and safety. Her work ranges from enforcing over 500 U.S. trade laws, to overseeing 14 trade agreements with 20 countries, to directing CBP’s seven Priority Trade Issues. She oversees national compliance audits and the management of trade data,along with CBP’s regulatory process for administering trade and border operations.

This week our guest will be Brenda Smith, who has been in the space for about 5 years and has helped raise and deploy over $200 million. She has a very interesting take on investing in the space. Also will answer some of your messages, stunners, and a cannabis in the tri-state plus 1 update.

In this episode, hosts Katherine Cody, Psy.D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS speak with Brenda Smith Myles Ph.D.. Dr. Myles is president of AAPC Publishing – a small niche company that publishes books on autism spectrum disorder. Formerly, a consultant with the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) and the Ziggurat Group, as well as a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas, is the recipient of the Autism Society of America’s Outstanding Professional Award, the Princeton Fellowship Award, The Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome (GRASP) Divine Neurotypical Award, American Academy of Pediatrics Autism Champion, and two-time recipient of the Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Developmental Disabilities Burton Blatt Humanitarian Award. She served as the editor of Intervention in School and Clinic, the third largest journal in special education and has been a member of the editorial board of several journals, including Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, Remedial and Special Education, and Autism: The International Journal of Research. Brenda has made over 1000 presentations all over the world and written more than 250 articles and books on ASD. In addition, she served as the co-chair of the National ASD Teacher Standards Committee; was on the National Institute of Mental Health’s Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee’s Strategic Planning Consortium; and collaborated with the National Professional Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders, National Autism Center, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services who identified evidenced based practices for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and served as Project Director for the Texas Autism Resource Guide for Teachers (TARGET). Myles is also on the executive boards of several organizations, including the Scientific Council of the Organization for Autism Research (SCORE), College Internship Program, and ASTEP – Asperger Syndrome Training and Education Program. Further, in the latest survey conducted by the University of Texas, she was acknowledged as the second most productive applied researcher in ASD in the world. The three discuss what “the hidden curriculum” is, and the social challenges people on the spectrum experience.

For more about Dr. Myles and AAPC, visit: https://www.aapcpublishing.net/

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Our journey this evening takes us into the world of adolescence with a special focus on the transition from secondary school to post-secondary life. In episode two of our series, Stephen Hurley is joined by Dr. Brenda Smith-Chant, Senior Researcher at the Self-Regulation Institute and Susan Hopkins, Executive Direct at The MEHRIT Centre.