New Trade Alliance Names First Officers
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowAn organization recently launched to help northwest Indiana companies do business in other nations has elected its first set of officers. Purdue University Calumet College of Business Department Head Kuan-Chou Chen will serve as the first president of the Northwest Indiana World Trade Alliance. The new officers include:
President: Kuan-Chou Chen, Ph.D. Department Head, College of Business, Purdue University Calumet
Vice President of Membership – Keith Kirkpatrick, President, KPM Group, Inc.
Vice President of Marketing: Anna Rominger, Ph.D., Dean, School of Business and Economics, Indiana University Northwest
Vice President of Programs: Marlon Mitchell, Ph.D., President, Gary Campus, Ivy Tech Community College
Vice President of Resources: Cynthia Roberts, Ph.D., Teddy Jacobi Dean, College of Business, Purdue University North Central
Secretary: Anne Anderson, Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, City of Hammond
Treasurer: Sandy Becker, Accountant, Sandy Becker and Associates
Legal Advisor: Cal Bellamy, Partner, Krieg Devault LLP
Advisor to the Executive Committee: Gideon Falk, Ph.D., Department of Marketing, Human Resources, and Management, Purdue University Calumet
The organization also elected several members to its board. They include:
Derek Bjonback, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics, College of Business, Purdue University North and Director, Center for Economic Development and Research
Gregory Boyan, Independent Consultant
Delbert Brown, Airport Director, Gary Chicago International Airport
Arthur Cyr, Ph.D., Distinguished Clausen Professor and Director, A.W. Clausen Center for World Business, Carthage College
Lorri Feldt, Executive Director, Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center
Sean Meyer, Student, Lake Central High School and a member of the South Shore Leadership Youth for Community Engagement (SLYCE)
Surekha Rao, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Business and Economics, Indiana University Northwest
Timothy Sanders, Office of Engagement, Purdue University
Laura Spingola, President, Trade Resources, Inc.
Timothy Sutherland, Director of Library Services, Indiana University Northwest
Steve Varella, Program Director, Department of Business and Information Systems, Calumet College of Saint Joseph