Export Resources

Strategic Partners
Strategic Partners
Strategic Partners
Strategic Partners

International

Steering

Committee

City of Kansas City Missouri

Rick Usher
Assistant City Manager
City of Kansas City Missouri
Richard.Usher@kcmo.org
816-513-6559 

Consular Corps of Greater Kansas City

Ross Marine
Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic to the Midwest USA
Consular Corps of Greater Kansas City
rossmarine@earthlink.net
816-943-0515

Gino Serra
Honorary Vice Consul of Italy
Consular Corps of Greater Kansas City
gino.serra@bryancave.com
816-374-3350

Sharon Valasek
Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic
Consular Corps of Greater Kansas City
svalasek@kc.rr.com

Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City

Narbeli Galindo
Director of International Affairs and Trade
Economic Development Corporation Kansas City
ngalindo@edckc.com
816-691-2139

Global Ties KC

Courtney Brooks
Executive Director
Global Ties KC
cbrooks@globaltieskc.org
816-421-4242

Greater Kansas City Foreign Trade Zone Inc.

Alfred J. Figuly
President & CEO
Greater Kansas City Foreign Trade Zone Inc
alfiguly@gkcftz.com
816-474-2227

Institute for Supply Management

Esmeralda Phillips, CPM, CPSM
President
Waddell & Reed
ephillips@waddell.com
913-236-1710

International Relations Council

Matthew Hughes
Executive Director
International Relations Council
mhughes@irckc.org
816-423-2632 

International Trade Council of Greater Kansas City

Mary Odom
Executive Director
International Trade Council of Greater Kansas City
Office@itcgckc.org
816-830-2364

Johnson County Community College

John Addessi, CBGP
Advisor, America’s SBDC Kansas
Johnson County Community College
jaddessi@jccc.edu
913-469-3922

Stephanie Landis, CBGP
Advisor, America’s SBDC Kansas
Johnson County Community College
slandis1@jccc.edu
913-469-4485

Elisa Waldman
Regional Director: America’s SBDC Kansas
Johnson County Community College
ewaldman@jccc.edu
913-469-4435

KCSourceLink

Jenny Miller
Network Builder
KCSourceLink
millerj@kcsourcelink.com
816-235-6500

Kansas City Smart Port

Chris Gutierrez
President
Kansas City SmartPort
Gutierrez@kcsmartport.com
816-374-5680

Elli Bowen
Vice President, Business Development
Bowen@kcsmartport.com
816-374-5640

Kansas Department of Commerce

Chang Lu
International Trade Representative
Kansas Department of Commerce
Chang.Lu@ks.gov
913-307-7378

Mid America District Export Council

Robert J. Rebori
Chair
Mid America DEC
rrebori@biomicrobics.com
913-422-0707

Missouri Department of Economic Development

John Hensley
International Trade Manager
Missouri Department of Economic Development
John.Hensley@ded.mo.gov
573-751-4982

Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Center

Delia Marin
Business Development Consultant
Procurement Specialist
Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Co-located with
Missouri Small Business Development Center at UMKC
8126-235-6769
marind@umkc.edu

Pan-American Association of Greater Kansas City

Fred Baehner
Director
Pan-American Association of Greater Kansas City
fbaehner@intermark3.com
816-384-2150

People to People International

Anna Bazan-Munguia
Director of Travel & Business Development
People to People International
annabazan@ptpi.org
816-531-4701

Port KC

Zoraya Rowlands
Vice President, Operations
Port KC
zrowlands@portkc.com
816-559-3722

Small Business Administration - Kansas City District

Small Business Administration – Kansas City District
1000 Walnut St., Ste. 500
Kansas City, MO 64106
816-426-4900
Kansascity_do@sba.gov

Trade Adjustment Assistance Center

Rebecca Nace
Assistant Director; Project Manager
Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
nacer@taacenter.org

U.S. Commercial Service - Kansas City

U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Commercial Service – Kansas City
1000 Walnut St., Suite 505
Kansas City, MO 64106
816-421-1876

Sally Pacheco
Sr. International Trade Specialist
U.S. Commercial Service – Kansas City
Sally.Pacheco@trade.gov
816-421-0541

United Nations Association of Kansas City

Michael Wizniak
Board of Directors
United Nations Association of Kansas City
michaelwizniak@gmail.com
(202) 746-7022

University of Missouri International Trade Center

Jackie Rasmussen
International Trade Specialist
University of Missouri Extension Center
RasmussenJ@missouri.edu
573-346-2644

World Trade Center Kansas City

Melissa Miller
Senior Manager
World Trade Center – Kansas City
mmiller@www.kcchamber.com
816-374-5469

Kaitlin Bast
Manager
World Trade Center – Kansas City
bast@www.kcchamber.com
816-374-5465