Marketing Contacts

 
Many individuals are available locally that are familiar with the CGBP credential.  If you would like to discuss the program and how it is being used, please don’t hesitate to contact any of the individuals listed below.  You may also want to contact members of the task force that were involved in developing the CGBP, many of whom are also included below.
 

(If you wish to be included as a marketing contact, please send an email to Arlene Soto, Chair, CGBP Marketing Committee, at SEWSBDC@wyoming.com.)

Designations:
BOG
Members of the NASBITE Board of Governors

Regional Manager
These are regional/state contacts

CGBP – Certified Global Business Professionals
Individuals that have passed the NASBITE CGBP exam and received the credential

Contacts are listed by

Regions / States:
California
Midwest
Northeast
Southeast
Texas
Wyoming

Puerto Rico
Mexico
United Kingdom
Germany


 

National Marketing Contact

Ms. Arlene Soto (BOG)
Workforce Development Executive Director
Southwestern Oregon Community College
2455 Maple Leaf
North Bend, OR 97459
United States
Tel: (541) 756-6445
Fax: (541) 756-5735
Email: asoto@socc.edu
 


California
 
Mr. Maurice Kogon (BOG)
* Regional Manager
Director, Center for International Trade Development
El Camino College - Center for International Trade
13430 Hawthorne Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA  90250
United States
Tel: 310-973-3173
Fax: 310-973-3132
Email: mkogon@elcamino.edu
 

Ms. Jeanette Benson, CGBP (BOG)
Director,
Center for International Trade Development
301 West 18th Street
Suite 104
Merced, CA  95340
United States
Tel: 209-384-5892
Fax: 209-384-9268
Email: merced@citd.com
 

Ms. Helena Czepiec
Coordinator, International Business Major
California State Polytechnic University
3801 W Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA  91768
United States
Tel: 909-869-4532
Fax: 909-869-3647
Email: hczepiec@csupomona.edu
 

Mr. Al Escobar
Director, Center for International Trade Development
CITD - Ventura County Community College District
4000 S Rose Avenue
Oxnard, CA  93033
United States
Tel: 805-986-5896
Email: aescobar@vcccd.net
 

Ms. Juanita Roxas
Professor,
California State Polytechnic University
3801 W Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA  91768
United States
Tel: 909-869-4530
Fax: 909-869-3647
Email: jroxas@csupomona.edu

 
MidWest
 
Mr. James F. Foley (BOG)
* Regional Manager and CGBP Director
Director, International Trade Center
Bradley University
1501 W Bradley Avenue
141 Jobst Hall
Peoria, IL  61625
United States
Tel: 309-677-3075
Fax: 309-677-3386
Email: jff@bradley.edu
www.bradley.edu/turnercenter
 

Ms. Aleda Bourassa, CGBP
International Trade Specialist,
Waukesha County Technical College
800 Main Street
Pewaukee, WI  53072
United States
Tel: 262-691-5219
Fax: 262-691-5092
Email: abourassa@wctc.edu
www.wctc.edu

Mr. Olivier Braquet, CGBP
Director, International Business Center
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH  44107
United States
Tel: 216-523-7347
Fax: 216-687-9331
Email: o.braquet@csuohio.edu
 

Mr. Greg Cutchin
Managing Director,
CIBER
Purdue University
403 W State Street
West Lafayette, IN  47907
United States
Tel: 765-494-4467
Fax: 765-496-1778
Email: cutchin@purdue.edu
 

Mr. Thomas W. Hagle
International Trade Specialist,
Illinois Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
100 W Randolph Street
#3-400
Chicago, IL  60601
United States
Tel: 312-814-4959
Fax: 312-814-6581
Email: Tom_Hagle@commerce.state.il.us
 

Mr. Robin E. Kelly
Assistant Professor, Business, Math & Technology
Cuyahoga Community College
11000 Pleasant Valley Road
Parma, OH  44130
United States
Tel: 216-987-5139
Fax: 216-987-5013
Email: robin.kelly@tri-c.edu
 

Ms. Barbara Moebius (BOG)
Associate Dean, Center for Global Education & Trade
Waukesha County Technical College
800 Main Street
Pewaukee, WI  53072
United States
Tel: 262-691-5550
Fax: 262-691-5092
Email: bmoebius@wctc.edu

Ms. Tess Morrison, CGBP
Director,
University of Illinois, International Trade Center
430 Wehless Hall
1206 S 6th Street
Champaign, IL  61820
United States
Tel: 217-244-1585
Fax: 217-333-7410
Email: tmorrison@uiuc.edu
 

Ms. Janet F. Nicolini
Director, Virtual Executive Education
Michigan State University Global
51 Kellogg Center
East Lansing, MI  48824
United States
Tel: 650-273-1039
Email: jfnicolini@rcn.com 
 

Ms. Heather McCord, CGBP
International Trade Specialist,
Bradley University
1501 W Bradley Avenue
141 Jobst Hall
Peoria, IL  61625
United States
Tel: 309-677-3075
Fax: 309-677-3386
Email: hmccord@bradley.edu 



Northeast
Dr. Peter Koveos
* Regional Manager
Professor, Kiebach Center
Syracuse University, Whitman School of Management
721 University Avenue
Syracuse, NY  13244
United States
Tel: 315-443-1386
Fax: 315-443-2185
Email: peter@syr.edu
 

Dr. Paula E. Bobrowski (BOG)
Professor of Marketing,
State University of New York
School of Business
Oswego, NY  13126
United States
Tel: 334-750-0583
Fax: 315-312-5440
Email: Bobrowsk@oswego.edu


Dr. Pamela Cox
Associate Professor of Management,
State University of New York at Oswego
327 Rich Hall
SUNY - Oswego
Oswego, NY  13126
United States
Tel: 315-312-2658
Email: pcox@oswego.edu
 


Melynda Benlemlih
Director
Temple University CIBER
Fox School of Business and Management
349 Speakman Hall, 1810 N. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Tel: 215-204-8132
Fax: 215-204-1662

Mr. Rithu George
Temple University - IAMS/CIBER
349 Speakman Hall
1810 N 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA  19121
United States
Tel: 215-204-5076
Fax: 215-204-1662
Email: rithugeorge@yahoo.com
 

Dr. David Hanson
Technical Director, CITRA
Southwestern Pennsylvania Export Network
425 Sixth Avenue
Suite 2500
Pittsburgh, PA  15219
United States
Tel: 412-396-6236
Fax: 412-396-5884
Email: hanson@duq.edu
 
 

Ms. Paloma A. Jalife
Assistant Dean, School of Business
State University of New York at Oswego
SUNY - Oswego
Oswego, NY  13126
United States
Tel: 315-312-2493
Email: jalife@oswego.edu
 

Mr. Pierre Laguerre
Professor,
Bergen Community College
400 Paramus Road
Paramus, NJ  7652
United States
Tel: 201-612-5354
Email: plaguerre@bergen.edu
 

Dr. Mary McKinney
Director,
CITRA - Duquense University
425 Sixth Avenue
Suite 2500
Pittsburgh, PA  15219
United States
Tel: 412-396-6233
Fax: 412-396-5884
Email: McKinney@duq.edu
 

Mr. Andrew Parrish
Gen. Mgr./Internat'l Bus Dev.,
Chafee Cntr/Internatl's Business - Bryant Univ
1150 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI  2917
United States
Tel: 401-232-6407
Fax: 401-232-6416
Email: aparrish@itdu.net
 
Mr. Alfred Quinton
Professor, International Business
College of New Jersey
P. O. Box 7718
Ewing, NJ  8628
United States
Tel: 609-771-2536
Fax: 609-637-5289
Email: Quinton@TCNJ.edu
 

Dr. Lloyd Russow (BOG)
Interim VP, Academic Affairs & Dean of Graduate Studies
Philadelphia University
School House Lane & Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA  19144
United States
Tel: 215-951-2819
Fax: 215-951-2569
Email: RussowL@PhilaU.edu
www.Ev-In.com



Southeast
 
Mr. Michael Brooks, CGBP
* Regional Manager
Trade Specialist,
Alabama International Trade Center
Box 870396
Tuscaloosa, AL  35487-0396
United States
Tel: 205-348-7621
Fax: 205-348-6974
Email: mbrooks@aitc.ua.edu
www.aitc.ua.edu

Mr. Ruperto Chavarri, CGBP
Program Director
Louisiana International Trade Center
SBDC
University of New Orleans
2926 World Trade Center
New Orleans, LA  70130
Tel: 504-568-8222
Fax: 504-599-1152
Email: rchavarr@uno.edu
www.uno.edu/~litc

Mr. Brian Davis
Director,
Alabama International Trade Center
Box 870396
Tuscaloosa, AL  35487-0396
United States
Tel: 205-348-7621
Fax: 205-348-6974
Email: bdavis@aitc.ua.edu
www.aitc.ua.edu

Dr. James Giermanski
Director, International Business Studies
Belmont Abbey College
100 Belmont Mt. Holly Road
Belmont, NC  28012
United States
Tel: 704-825-6218
Fax: 704-461-5051
Email: jimgiermanski@bac.edu
 

Mr. Talbot “Hank” Selby
Trade Compliance Advisor,
Allcoa Consumer Products
6603 W Broad Street
Richmond, VA  23230
United States
Tel: 804-281-2348
Fax: 866-344-4050
Email: hank.selby@alcoa.com

Ms. Jennifer Singh
Chair, School of International Business
Seneca College
1750 Finch Avenue E
North York, Ontario,   M25 2X5
Canada
Tel: 416-491-5050
Fax: 416-491-7059
Email: jennifer.singh@senecac.on.ca

Ms. Becky Rutz
Business Instructor,
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
P. O. Box 100
Gautier, MS  39553
United States
Tel: 228-497-7862
Fax: 228-497-7696
Email: rebecca.rutz@mgccc.edu

Mr. Alf Howard Walle, III
Associate Professor,
Erskine College
Due West, SC  29639
United States
Tel: 864-379-2371
Email: alfwalle@yahoo.com
Texas
 
Mr. Alan Whitebread (BOG)
* Regional Manager
Marketing & International Business
Texas Tech University
Box 42101
Lubbock, TX  79409-2101
United States
Tel: 806-742-1963
Fax: 806-742-1093
Email: awhitebread@ba.ttu.edu

Ms. Monica Alcoz, CGBP
International Business Consultant, International Trade Center
University of Texas - San Antonio
501 W. Durango
San Antonio, TX  78207
United States
Tel: 210-458-2470
Fax: 210-458-2491
Email: monica.alcoz@utsa.edu

Mr. Reynaldo Cano, CGBP
Sr. International Business Consultant, SUSTA - International Trade Center
University of Texas - San Antonio
501 W Durango
San Antonio, TX  78207
United States
Tel: 210-458-2470
Fax: 210-458-2491
Email: rey.cano@utsa.edu

Ms. Jennifer T. Martinez, CGBP
International Business Consultant, International Trade Center
University of Texas - San Antonio
051 W Durango
San Antonio, TX  78207
United States
Tel: 210-458-2470
Fax: 210-458-2491
Email: jennifer.martinez@utsa.edu 

Ms. Lorraine McCord, CGBP
Director,
International Trade Center, SBDC
1950 N Stemmons Freeway
Suite 5067
Dallas, TX  75207
United States
Tel: 214-747-1300
Fax: 214-748-7437
Email: L.McCord@dcccd.edu
 

Mr. Kelly Jett Murphrey (BOG)
Director, Texas A&M University
Center for Western Hemispheric Trade (CIBER)
1105 Francis Drive
College Station, TX  77840
United States
Tel: 979-845-1683
Fax: 979-845-1710
Email: kjett@tamu.edu

Zachary P. Roberson, CGBP
Marketing Specialist, Midtown Printing and Graphics
1602 Texas Avenue
Lubbock, TX. 79401
Phone: 806-744-3382
Fax: 806-744-4014
email: Zachr@midtownprint.com

Mr. Doug Smith, CGBP
Sr. International Business Consultant, International Trade Center
Universtiy of Texas - San Antonio
501 W Durango
San Antonio, TX  78207
United States
Tel: 210-458-2470
Fax: 210-458-2491
Email: ddsmith@utsa.edu

Dr. Jon L. Smith
Director, Bureau of Business & Economic Research
East Tennessee State University
Box 70700
Johnson City, TN  37614
United States
Tel: 423-439-5677
Fax: 423-439-8381
Email: smitjl01@etsu.edu

Dr. Sharynn Tomlin (BOG)
Director, International Programs
Angelo State University
P. O. Box 10891
San Angelo, TX  76909
United States
Tel: 325-942-2383
Fax: 325-942-2384
Email: Sharynn.Tomlin@angelo.edu



Wyoming
Mr. Gary M. Donnelly, CHE
* Regional Manager
Chair, Business Division
Casper College
125 College Drive
Casper, WY  82601
United States
Tel: 307-268-2381
Fax: 307-268-2877
Email: donnelly@caspercollege.edu
www.caspercollege.edu

Ms. Tracy Dearinger
Instructor,
Sheridan College
P. O. Box 1500
Sheridan, WY  82801
United States
Tel: 307-674-6446
Fax: 307-674-4293
Email: dearinger@sheridan.edu
www.sheridan.edu
 

Mr. Ed Mosher
Instructor,
Laramie County Community College
1400 East College Dr.
Cheyenne, WY  82007-3204
United States
Tel: 307-778-1148
Fax: 307-778-1352
Email: edmosher@lccc.wy.edu
www.lccc.wy.us
 

Mr. Eugene Porter
Instructor,
Eastern Wyoming College
3200 W C Street
Torrington, WY  82240
United States
Tel: 307-352-8200
Fax: 307-532-8222
Email: eporter@ewc.wy.edu
www.ewc.whech.edu
 

Ms. Georgia Wheatley
Instructor,
Casper College
125 College Drive
Casper, WY  82601
United States
Tel: 307-268-2700
Fax: 307-268-2877
Email: Wheatley@caspercollege.edu
www.caspercollege.edu
 


Puerto Rico
Mr. Sandro Murtas, CGBP
Director, International Trade Center - Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico SBDC
Union Plaza Bdlb., Suite 1000
416 Ponce DeLeon Avenue
Mato Rey,   918
Puerto Rico
Tel: 787-763-6811
Fax: 787-763-6875
Email: smurtas@inter.edu


Mexico
Mr. Jose Luis Velasco
Director
Dansk Consultores, S.C.
Constincion 104-405
Toluca, Mexico 50000
Tel: +52 722-2274599
Fax: +52 722-2073002
Email: jv@dansko.com.mx


United Kingdom
Ms. Cynthia C. Hollinsworth
Consultant,
29 Lyndale Avenue
London,   NW2 2QB
England
Tel: +44 7917 22 5592
Email: hollinsworthcc@aol.com 

Germany
Prof. Dr. Reinhold Roth
Director MBA
Hochschule Bremen
University of Applied Science
Werdersstrasse 73
D-28199 Bremen
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)421 5905 4132
Fax: +49 (0)421 5905 4140
Email: roth@fbw.hs-bremen.de