Task Force: Practice Analysis

The following individuals were involved in creating the Body of Knowledge to be certified through the NASBITE CCBP credential.  Their work involved a series of meetings during 2002-2003 with further refining through a national survey and input from other subject matter experts.  The result was the list of Tasks and Knowledge statements to be tested on the NASBITE Exam.


  • Liz Cleveland, Mississippi Development Authority (representing SIDO -State International Development Organizations)
  • Bennie Ellis, U.S. Commercial Service
  • John Fitzgerald, UPS Freight Services
  • Sandra Gerley, U.S. Commercial Service
  • Jim Giermanski, Ph.D., Belmont Abbey College
  • David Hanson, Ph.D, J.D., Duquesne College
  • Cynthia Hollinsworth, MIEx, Int'l Trade Consultant
  • Star Schween, U.S. Commercial Service
  • Robin Kelly, Cuyahoga Community College
  • Leroy Lowe, NSCC, Nova Scotia
  • David Neipert, J.D., Belmont Abbey College
  • John Nevell, U.S. Small Business Administration
  • Barbara Noble, UPS Freight Services
  • Lloyd Russow, Ph.D., Philadelphia University
  • Cory Simek, U.S. Commercial Service
  • Patricia West, Saint Francis University
  • Alan Whitebread, Texas Tech University