In the early 1950s, Diaz followed his father into the shipping
business at Garcia and Diaz as a ship agent and manager. He later became
vice president at Grace Lines and T.J. Stevenson Co., and then was
named president of West Coast Lines.
Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.