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“We help educate exporters who want to find ways to expand their global sales efforts. We also help trade specialists educate people who want to learn how to export. For the last hundred years, Commerce Bank’s International Department has been serving export companies across America. We offer direct telephone lines to staff who know customers and their company’s needs. It doesn’t matter to us if you have one export transaction a year, just getting started, or are an experienced global company looking for better service. Our approach is to learn about your process, share best practices, and come up with ideas on how to help. Challenge accepted, so contact us today. For more information go to. www.commercebank.com. ”

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“The Centers for International Business Education (CIBEs) were created by Congress to increase and promote the nation’s capacity for international understanding and competitiveness. There are 15 nationally designated Centers administered by the U.S. Department of Education throughout the United States.”

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Advancing International Trade Award

Past Award Winners

2017

California Lynn Stewart, MBA, CGBP

Georgia University of Georgia SBDC, International Trade Center

Ohio International Market Access Grant for Exporters (IMAGE)

Oregon Eileen Sanchez

Pennsylvania John Xu, CGBP

Wisconsin Jen Pino-Gallagher

2016

Connecticut Jacqueline Torcellini

Illinois Conference of Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers

Kentucky State International Development Organizations, Inc. (SIDO)

Massachusetts Brooke Fishback

Missouri Ann Pardalos

Ohio Mousa Kassis, CGBP

South Carolina Mike Allocca, CGBP

Wisconsin Stanley Pfrang

2015

Alabama Alabama International Trade Center

Illinois Mark Petrilli

Iowa IEDA International Trade Office

Nebraska Midwest International Trade Association

Wisconsin Dianna Rowinski

2014

California Port of Los Angeles

Colorado Karen Gerwitz

Iowa International Traders of Iowa

Michigan Kendra Kuo

Texas Robert McKinley

Washington D.C. National Foreign Trade Council

Wisconsin Pauline Klaffenboeck

2013

Colorado World Trade Center Denver

Connecticut Melissa Grosso

Iowa Christine Schrage, CGBP

New Mexico Jerry Pacheco

Texas Gerald Schwebel

Wisconsin Rob Gardenier

2012

California Center for International Trade Development

Wisconsin Peter Beitzel

2011

Ohio Susan Whitney

Wisconsin Thomas H. Bentley III

2010

Alabama The Honorable Governor, Bob Riley

Texas Karen Parker

Wisconsin Mary Regel

Our Partners

GrowthWheel

M.E. Dey

Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT)

National Association of District Export Councils (NADEC)

BGI Worldwide Logistics

Commerce Bank

CreditBench, Powered by First Home Bank

Kompass North America

Centers for International Business (CIBEs)

California
Lynn Stewart, MBA, CGBP

Georgia
University of Georgia SBDC, International Trade Center

Ohio
International Market Access Grant for Exporters (IMAGE)

Oregon
Eileen Sanchez

Pennsylvania
John Xu, CGBP

Wisconsin
Jen Pino-Gallagher

Connecticut
Jacqueline Torcellini

Illinois
Conference of Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers

Kentucky
State International Development Organizations, Inc. (SIDO)

Massachusetts
Brooke Fishback

Missouri
Ann Pardalos

Ohio
Mousa Kassis, CGBP

South Carolina
Mike Allocca, CGBP

Wisconsin
Stanley Pfrang

Alabama
Alabama International Trade Center

Illinois
Mark Petrilli

Iowa
IEDA International Trade Office

Nebraska
Midwest International Trade Association

Wisconsin
Dianna Rowinski

California
Port of Los Angeles

Colorado
Karen Gerwitz

Iowa
International Traders of Iowa

Michigan
Kendra Kuo

Texas
Robert McKinley

Washington D.C.
National Foreign Trade Council

Wisconsin
Pauline Klaffenboeck

Colorado
World Trade Center Denver

Connecticut
Melissa Grosso

Iowa
Christine Schrage, CGBP

New Mexico
Jerry Pacheco

Texas
Gerald Schwebel

Wisconsin
Rob Gardenier

California
Center for International Trade Development

Wisconsin
Peter Beitzel

Ohio
Susan Whitney

Wisconsin
Thomas H. Bentley III

Alabama
The Honorable Governor, Bob Riley

Texas
Karen Parker

Wisconsin
Mary Regel