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Advisory Board

The Business for International Professionals (Autumn-start) Certificate Program has been designed by UW faculty with contributions and guidance from these industry professionals:

Kirsten Aoyama, Director, Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), Business School, University of Washington

Kristi Beattie, Delegation Manager, Trade Development Alliance

Michael Bickford, Director, Corporate Marketing, Communications and Advertising, Weyerhaeuser

Guillermo J. Cano, Senior Associate, Portfolio Manager, Alistar Capital Group

Rosita Chang, Ph.D., Professor of Finance, Director, Asia-Pacific Financial Markets Resource Center, University of Hawaii

Gary Cloninger, Senior Program Planner/Project Manager, 747/767/777 Industrial Engineering, The Boeing Company

Jack Cowan, Executive Director, French American Chamber of Commerce

Bruno Cuenca, Commercial Attache, Trade Commissioner, Philippine Trade and Investment Center

Caroline C. Demetriou, Principal, Compensation & HR Advisors

Daniel Dolan, Ph.D., Professor of Business Communication, Graduate School of Accounting, Tohoku University

William Downs, Former Director, International Sales, Pitman Moore, Inc.

W. Alexander Florence, Chairman, Veritrade International, Inc.

Michael Fors, Manager, Intel University, Intel Corp.

Christopher Gilman, Vice President, Marketing and Development, American Cultural Exchange

John Gordon, Principal, Smart Decisions, Inc.

Warren H. Gross, Managing Director, President, Export Finance Assistance Center

Bill Hahn, President, American-Korean Trade Club

Barbara Hansen, Director, Downtown International Outreach Programs, Educational Outreach, University of Washington

Tobin Hess, Senior Business Development Manager, GoAhead Software, Inc.

Max Israel, President, Bridgehouse Foods

Dennis N. Johnson, General Manager/Chief Operating Officer, Xygon/Ramco Construction Tools

Jane Klausen, Executive Director, Washington State International Trade Fair

Satoru Masai, Associate Director, Hyogo Business and Cultural Center

Brenda J. McKelvie, Vice President, International, U.S. Bank

Elisa Miller, President, Russian Far East Advisory Group LLC

Stephen Odom, Director, International Trade and Import Operations, Eddie Bauer

Marc Sloan, Export Sales Manager, Costco

Eleanor Sundqvist, IT Project Lead, Information Technology Department, Port of Seattle

David Szatmary, Vice Provost, Educational Outreach, University of Washington

Todd Thull, Director, International Finance, Administration and Training, Costco

Tim Tuttle, Director, Washington State Japan Office, Washington State Office of Trade & Economic Development

Donald W. Vollmer, President, Pacific Northwest Advisors

Elizabeth A. Willis, Director, Corporate Development, World Trade Center-Tacoma