Professional Development

• Accredited Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) since 2007
  The NASBITE CGBP provides a benchmark for competency in global commerce. The CGBP designation demonstrates an individual’s ability to conduct global business including Global Business Management, Global Marketing, Supply Chain Management, and Trade Finance.

• Certified NxLevel Instructor (Entrepreneur Training), 2007
  NxLeveL® has become the premier entrepreneurial training program in the U.S. through the development and delivery of curricula designed to teach best practices for small businesses.

• American Business Fellow, Partners of the Americas, Nicaragua, 2009
  Partners of the Americas is an exchange program that focuses on areas related to economic growth, business expansion, and job creation.

• Fellow, Rotary International Group Study Exchange (GSE), South Korea, 2001
  Rotary International GSE is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for businesspeople and professionals.

• Executive Master of International Business, Boeing Institute of International Business, John Cook School of Business, Saint Louis University, 2008
  Activities: Study Abroad: China–Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing, Summer 2006

• Global Leadership Opportunities for Business Executives (GLOBE) VI Graduate, Kansas City World Trade Center/Chamber of Commerce, 2002
  Activities: Business Mission to Brussels, Belgium; Business Mission to Washington, D.C
  

• Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998
  Emphasis: International Relations (Political Science), Economics, and Peace Studies; Minor: Spanish
  Activities: AIESEC Internship, Executive Business English Instructor, Mexico City, Mexico, Summer Semester 1998; Student Veterinary Research Assistant, Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, 1996–1998; Study Abroad: Mexico–Cuernavaca and Guadalajara, Winter Semester 1995, Centro Bilingue and Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

• Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) Interagency Trade Officer Course, 2012
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Preparation Course, 2011
• LACBFFA, U.S. Customs Broker Exam Preparation Course, 2010
• USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security, How to Develop an Export Management and Compliance Program, 2009
• U.S. Census Bureau, AES Compliance Seminar, 2009
• USDOE BIE (Title VIB), Directors’ Conference, 2008 and 2010
• Ex-Im Bank Delegated Authority (for Lenders), 2008
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Enterprise Development Network, 2008
• Certified NxLevel Instructor, 2007
• USDOC BIS, Complying with U.S. Export Controls, 2007
• Heartland Economic Development Graduate (CEcD training), 2006
• The Extraordinary Leader: Going from Good to Great, 2005
• Basic Supervision, 2004
• Influencing for Win-Win Outcomes, 2004
• Situational Leadership, 2004
• Employee Performance Planning and Appraisal, 2004
• Access 2000 Introduction and Intermediate, 2003
• NAFTA Certificate and Rules of Origin, 2003
• GLOBE: Global Leadership Opportunities for Business Executives, 2002
• Diversity Training, 2002
• Creating a Customer-Centered Culture Video Workshop, 2002
• NAFSA F-1 Regulations for Beginners, 2000

Certificates