Leah Goold-Haws is the Statewide Director of Global Trade and Statewide Director of the California International Trade Center, where she leads a state trade program in ecommerce and digital trade as part of the California Community Colleges Workforce and Economic Development Division. In that role, she oversees a team that works with California’s 115 community colleges to build a globally-competent workforce.
Leah is also active in several civic and community organizations. She is the Economic Commissioner for international trade on behalf of the City of Long Beach, the president for the International Business Association at the Long Beach Chamber, board member for the Los Angeles World Trade Center, Leadership Task Force member for District Export Council of Southern California and a board member for the National Association for International Business Education.