Rick UsherAssistant City ManagerCity of Kansas City MissouriRichard.Usher@kcmo.org816-513-6559
Ross MarineHonorary Consul of the Slovak Republic to the Midwest USAConsular Corps of Greater Kansas Cityrossmarine@earthlink.net816-943-0515
Gino SerraHonorary Vice Consul of ItalyConsular Corps of Greater Kansas Citygino.serra@bryancave.com816-374-3350
Sharon ValasekHonorary Consul of the Czech RepublicConsular Corps of Greater Kansas Citysvalasek@kc.rr.com
Narbeli GalindoDirector of International Affairs and TradeEconomic Development Corporation Kansas Cityngalindo@edckc.com816-691-2139
Courtney BrooksExecutive DirectorGlobal Ties KCcbrooks@globaltieskc.org816-421-4242
Alfred J. FigulyPresident & CEOGreater Kansas City Foreign Trade Zone Incalfiguly@gkcftz.com816-474-2227
Esmeralda Phillips, CPM, CPSMPresidentWaddell & Reedephillips@waddell.com913-236-1710
Matthew HughesExecutive DirectorInternational Relations Councilmhughes@irckc.org816-423-2632
Mary OdomExecutive DirectorInternational Trade Council of Greater Kansas CityOffice@itcgckc.org816-830-2364
John Addessi, CBGPAdvisor, America’s SBDC KansasJohnson County Community Collegejaddessi@jccc.edu913-469-3922
Stephanie Landis, CBGPAdvisor, America’s SBDC KansasJohnson County Community Collegeslandis1@jccc.edu913-469-4485
Elisa WaldmanRegional Director: America’s SBDC KansasJohnson County Community Collegeewaldman@jccc.edu913-469-4435
Jenny MillerNetwork BuilderKCSourceLinkmillerj@kcsourcelink.com816-235-6500
Chris GutierrezPresidentKansas City SmartPortGutierrez@kcsmartport.com816-374-5680
Elli BowenVice President, Business DevelopmentBowen@kcsmartport.com816-374-5640
Chang LuInternational Trade RepresentativeKansas Department of CommerceChang.Lu@ks.gov913-307-7378
Robert J. ReboriChairMid America DECrrebori@biomicrobics.com913-422-0707
John HensleyInternational Trade ManagerMissouri Department of Economic DevelopmentJohn.Hensley@ded.mo.gov573-751-4982
Delia MarinBusiness Development ConsultantProcurement SpecialistMissouri Procurement Technical Assistance CenterCo-located withMissouri Small Business Development Center at UMKC8126-235-6769marind@umkc.edu
Fred BaehnerDirectorPan-American Association of Greater Kansas Cityfbaehner@intermark3.com816-384-2150
Anna Bazan-MunguiaDirector of Travel & Business DevelopmentPeople to People Internationalannabazan@ptpi.org816-531-4701
Zoraya RowlandsVice President, OperationsPort KCzrowlands@portkc.com816-559-3722
Small Business Administration – Kansas City District1000 Walnut St., Ste. 500Kansas City, MO 64106816-426-4900Kansascity_do@sba.gov
Rebecca NaceAssistant Director; Project ManagerTrade Adjustment Assistance Centernacer@taacenter.org
U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. Commercial Service – Kansas City1000 Walnut St., Suite 505Kansas City, MO 64106816-421-1876
Sally PachecoSr. International Trade SpecialistU.S. Commercial Service – Kansas CitySally.Pacheco@trade.gov816-421-0541
Michael WizniakBoard of DirectorsUnited Nations Association of Kansas Citymichaelwizniak@gmail.com(202) 746-7022
Jackie RasmussenInternational Trade SpecialistUniversity of Missouri Extension CenterRasmussenJ@missouri.edu573-346-2644
Melissa MillerSenior ManagerWorld Trade Center – Kansas Citymmiller@www.kcchamber.com816-374-5469
Kaitlin BastManagerWorld Trade Center – Kansas Citybast@www.kcchamber.com816-374-5465