CSIC Advisory Board Members
- Michael Bellamy, China Operations Director of PassageMaker
- Kevyn Kennedy, CBI Consulting LTD
- Thaddaeus Mueller, Manager of Business Development for Fiducia Management Consultants Fiducia Management Consultants
- Julien Roger, GM of Asia Quality Focus
Chairman of the Advisory Board: Michael Bellamy
Mike serves as the Chair of the CSIC advisory panel and is the founder of PassageMaker. Having faced the China Intellectual Property and Quality Control monster early on in his career, Mike decided to do something about it by creating the PassageMaker concept while an MBA student in the late ’90’s. Before organizing PassageMaker, Mike worked with The Brock Group, an international trade and investment consulting firm managed by President Reagan’s US Trade Representative Bill Brock in Washington DC. Mike moved to Asia in 1994 and has structured sourcing investments in over 150 production classifications for US and European clients during his time in China. He received his double degrees in Diplomacy and Economics in Washington DC and later went on to gain an International MBA from the University of South Carolina which included a year of full-time graduate level courses at the Harbin Institute of Technology and University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. Recognized as expert on China sourcing, Mike has been a featured presenter for a number of high profile seminars and trade shows including Global Sources Asia Expo HK, Global Sources Dubai, Boat Tech China, Rotary Foundation, US Chamber of Commerce, British Chamber of Commerce and State Bar of California among others. Before building a career in China, Mike spent 2 years as a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar studying Japanese Factory Management in Tokyo and Osaka. Later he studied the Chinese language in Manchuria and Beijing. Mike, based in Shenzhen with his wife and daughter, reads, writes and speaks Chinese.
Executive Staff
Marketing Director: Curt Kirkhoff
Curt, originally from Pennsylvania, joins CSIC as the Marketing Director. After graduating from North Carolina State, Curt relocated to China in 2008 doing graphic design for companies from around the world. Curt assists the Executive Director in web & print marketing for the China Sourcing Information Center and its online magazine the “China Sourcer”. Curt is based in Shenzhen, and speaks English and Chinese.
Executive Assistant: Sergio Vélez
Originally from Manizales, Colombia, raised in Miami, Sergio joins CSIC as an executive assistant. He studied Finance and Marketing at Florida International University. Native speaker of English and Spanish. Learning Mandarin. Based in Shenzhen.
Web Director: Adam Supernant
Adam comes to us from Michigan in the USA. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Adam previously worked in IT development and support for the federal government. He is now helping on a part time basis to fill the position of Web Director with a focus on assisting the Executive Director with web development and maintenance. Adam, based in Shenzhen, speaks English and Chinese.
Support Staff of the China Sourcing Information Center and the “China Sourcer” Magazine
- Administrative Assistant: Lydia Li
- Promotions: Derek Paylor
- Content Editor: Volunteers
