2025 ACE Export Compliance Webinar

Ms. Mayumi Brewster embarked upon her career in the International Trade Management Division (ITMD) formerly known as Governments and Trade Management Division (GTMD) at the U.S. Census Bureau in 2015 as a Survey Statistician. She began working in the Data User and Trade Outreach Branch (DUTOB) coordinating and facilitating a number of webinars and Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) exports compliance seminars in support of the ongoing outreach efforts to the export trade community. In addition, Ms. Brewster continues to provide guidance to exporters requiring ACE export reports access through the Census Bureau’s verification process.

In DUTOB, one of her key contributions was creating export reports training resources for both beginner and advanced users. She worked directly with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and provided a thorough presentation that discussed various features within the ACE export reports application. In just 5 years of serving within this capacity, Ms. Brewster has trained thousands in utilizing the export reports feature. She is enthusiastic about serving the export trade community both in-person and virtual training and improving outreach efforts that lead to higher productivity and competitiveness.

Ms. Brewster has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Undergraduate Certificate in Management Foundations and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Maryland, University College.

Kaitlyn Catapano is a survey statistician in international trade within the U.S. Census Bureau’s Economic Indicators Division (EID). She has worked for the U.S. Census Bureau since 2023.

Ms. Catapano studied health promotion and behavior for her Bachelor of Science and completed her Master of Public Health (MPH), receiving both degrees from the University of Georgia.

Ms. Jessica Mangubat is a Supervisor in the Trade Regulations Branch (TRB) within the Economic Management Division at the U.S. Census Bureau.  Ms. Mangubat joined the U.S. Census Bureau in 2016.  In her current role as a Supervisor in the TRB, she participates in regulatory writing, answers regulatory questions posed by the trade community, and develops marketing and outreach materials aimed at improving regulatory knowledge of the trade community.  Ms. Mangubat also processes and assists staff with processing Voluntary Self-Disclosures submitted by the trade related to suspected violations of the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) and National Interest Determinations for federal agencies that seek export data from the U.S. Census Bureau.  Ms. Mangubat also processes international trade data agreements between the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies.  Ms. Mangubat participates in conferences and seminars held by the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and trade associations to promote the FTR and electronic filing of export information via the Automated Export System.

Ms. Mangubat earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Sociology from Towson University and Master of Arts degree in Applied Sociology from University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Mrs. Maritza Torres started her career in the International Trade Management Division (ITMD), now under the Economic Management Division (EMD), at the U.S. Census Bureau in 2015 as a Survey Statistician. She began working in the Data User and Trade Outreach Branch (DUTOB) coordinating Automated Export System (AES) Compliance Seminars and providing guidance to exporters requiring Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) export reports access through the U.S. Census Bureau’s vetting process.

Mrs. Torres joined the Trade Data Collection Branch (TDCB) in June 2016. As a member of the AES Compliance Team, she coordinates the AES Compliance Review Program, a monthly outreach effort to assist non-compliant companies resolve systematic issues related to AES filing. As a member of the AES Seminar team, Mrs. Torres conducts presentations to trade audiences throughout the country about export compliance practices. In addition, she assists AES filers with Electronic Export Information (EEI) submissions daily.

Mrs. Torres has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology and Mental Health from University of Puerto Rico and a Master of Science (MS) in Organizational Psychology from Walden University.