Management
Judith Ujobai
Executive Director
French-American
Chamber of Commerce
Philadelphia
Judith Ujobai was named Executive Director of the Philadelphia Chapter of the French-American Chamber of Commerce (FACC) in 1994.
She is responsible for managing the daily operations of this thriving nonprofit business association, including membership and board development, fundraising, event planning, business consulting, career counseling, marketing, communications, accounting, finance, and administration.
Prior to managing the FACC, Judith joined the organization as a Corporate Member, representing Fidelity Bank, one of 80 founding member companies in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware tri-state region that answered the call to help launch the Philadelphia Chapter in 1989.
From 1985-1994, she enjoyed a rewarding international banking career with the Europe, Middle East, and Africa Group at Fidelity Bank in Philadelphia and First Fidelity Bancorporation in Newark, New Jersey. As the European Correspondent Banking Officer for France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Scandinavia, she was responsible for a multi-million dollar portfolio of trade, credit, and treasury facilities for over 50 major European banks and their New York affiliates. She also served as a Trade Finance Specialist for the bank's import/export customers and as an International Credit Analyst after graduating from Fidelity Bank’s highly competitive Professional Bankers Development Program.
From 1982-1985, Judith worked with the President, CEO, and Chief Financial Officer of Frupac International, a leading importer/exporter of Chilean produce, headquartered in Philadelphia. Responsible for administration and monitoring customer credit limits, the company was in an exciting period of rapid business expansion, quadrupling in size in just two and a half years, and eventually was acquired by Chiquita.
Judith graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Political Science (double major) and was awarded the Caroline Kennedy Senior Prize for French Literature. During her Junior year, she studied and worked in Nantes, France, and spent the summer working in the seaside resort of La Baule, France. Later, she studied at the University of Toulon in La Garde, France, to prepare for the examination and earn the Certificate in Commercial and Economic French from the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Paris (CCI Paris).
Born and raised in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Judith is an enthusiastic Center City Philadelphia resident, who loves art history, museums, travel, and connecting with people from all over the world.
Jessa Holahan
Marketing Coordinator
Jessa is a Penn State graduate of the class of 2023, where she concurrently earned a master’s degree in International Affairs (with a customized concentration focusing on French), a bachelor’s of arts in International Politics, and a minor in French and Francophone studies. Throughout her graduate tenure, she studied international business, international economics, statistical and quantitive analysis, diplomacy, and international law.
After completing her degree, Jessa participated in the Teaching English Abroad in France (TAPIF) program for seven months, where she lived and taught English in Lille, France. She has been studying French for over ten years and has achieved fluency in the language. She is currently learning Spanish, and her goal is to be trilingual. Jessa is excited to work at the FACC to maintain and strengthen the solid economic and cultural relationship between France and the U.S.
Tara Culvey Gunter
Marketing Coordinator
Tara is a sophomore at Drexel University Majoring in Game Design and Production minoring in Entrepreneurship and is set to graduate with her Bachelor of Science degree in 2028. She is excited to learn about other cultures as she aims to take her business internationally and work with many different companies.
Stemming from her culturally diverse background living in a border city in the United States, Tara wants to work with the FACC to learn more about other cultures in the workplace to encourage inclusivity and creativity to broaden the economic relationship between the United States and France, especially among fellow creators.
Salomé Muscat
Marketing Coordinator
Salomé is an exchange student from France currently studying in Philadelphia. Originally from Paris, she is pursuing a double degree in Government and History at Sciences Po and La Sorbonne. At Drexel University, she is further expanding her academic portfolio, completing her studies at both the Law School and the Business School.
Having attended an anglophone high school, Salomé is fully bilingual and has developed a keen interest in international relations, law, and cross-cultural communication. Passionate about fostering economic and cultural relations between France and its allies, such as the USA, she aims to build her career around this segment, contributing to stronger ties between the two nations.
