
Program Manager at U.S. Commercial Service
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Program Manager at U.S. Commercial Service
Washington D.C. Metro Area
(Government Agency; International Trade and Development industry)
March 2009 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Counsel U.S. companies on market entry, regulatory requirements, documentation and shipping strategies; specialist on Russia and the former states of the Soviet Union; deliver professional education to U.S. businesses via seminars, webinars, corporate and business association events, and mass media; editor of the book A Basic Guide to Exporting (10th edition); host of Commercial Service Market Brief, a web radio series on export.gov; communications training for U.S. Commercial Service staff members worldwide
(International Trade and Development industry)
November 2003 — May 2009 (5 years 7 months)
(Government Administration industry)
October 1999 — February 2008 (8 years 5 months)
(Government Agency; International Trade and Development industry)
July 2007 — August 2007 (2 months)
Managed the commerical operation at the U.S. Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand
(Government Agency; International Trade and Development industry)
January 2007 — August 2007 (8 months)
Provided strategic management for these program areas: International Buyer Program; Trade Fair Certification Program; Trade Information Center; Strategic Partnerships and Marketing and Communications. Improved efficiency through a reorganization and increased lead generation and conversion by 300 percent. Media spokesman for trade promotion, and hosted high-level delegations from an array of countries including Egypt and Vietnam. Served on the Assistant Secretary's senior staff.
(Government Agency; International Trade and Development industry)
July 2006 — August 2006 (2 months)
Managed the commercial operation at the U.S. Consulate, Hong Kong
(Government Agency; International Trade and Development industry)
July 2005 — August 2005 (2 months)
Managed the commercial operation at the U.S. Embassy, Singapore
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 1976 — July 1997 (20 years 11 months)
Worked in a variety of positions including director of public education for the Justice Center; professor of justice; professor of journalism and public communications; professor of business and public policy; adjunct professor of adult education; adjunct professor of rural development (Fairbanks campus); television producer for the Learn Alaska Network; executive director of the Alaska Center for International Business, Alaska-Russia Center, and World Trade Center Alaska; introduced television cameras to Alaska's appellate courts; founded international trade summer institute for Alaska secondary school teachers; helped create a Pacific Rim undergraduate degree program at the University of Alaska; helped generate more than $25 million in federal grants for international programs at the University of Alaska; recipient of Outstanding Faculty Award from the University; visiting scholar at the University of Maryland, Northern Territories University, Darwin, Australia, Magadan Pedagogical University, Magadan, Russia, Shikoku Teachers College, Japan; educational consultant to the Department of Defense Schools in Asia Pacific; marketing consultant to the Kawerak Reindeer Herders Association, Nome, Alaska; marketing consultant, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute; program evaluator, Kellogg Foundation; program evaluator, Japan Foundation; distance education consultant, Alaska Department of Education; International Programs grant application reviewer, U.S. Department of Education; winner of two Alaska Press Club public service awards, three CINE Golden Eagle awards, and numerous other national and state awards for educational TV work.
(Public Company; DIS; Broadcast Media industry)
April 1975 — August 1984 (9 years 5 months)
Based in New York and London, as both staff and freelance, did off- camera reporting and production for the Special Events unit covering U.S. presidential elections; political party conventions; NASA space shots; Bi-centennial celebrations; a Royal Wedding; an Israeli national election; Holocaust memorials and survivor reunions, and more.
Masters , Liberal Studies , 1983 — 1985
Ed.D. , Adult Education and Distance Learning
New York University