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Our Mission: The District Export Councils contribute leadership and international trade expertise to complement the U.S. Commercial Service’s export promotion efforts through counseling businesses on the exporting process and conducting trade education and community outreach.

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MN District Export Council

The Minnesota District Export Council is a private, non-profit organization that brings together experienced international business people who provide guidance and assistance in international markets.

Mission: The Minnesota District Export Council encourages and supports:

  • Exports that strengthen individual companies, stimulate U.S. economic growth, and create jobs;
  • Export expansion activities by working with the US & FCS domestic offices; and
  • Opportunities to promote greater export activity at the local level by developing a trade assistance network.

Through

  • Counseling of local businesses;
  • Identifying export financing sources for businesses;
  • Creating greater export awareness in their local business communities;
  • Identifying issues that affect export trade and implementation of constructive suggestions or improvement;
  • Supporting programs and services of US & FCS domestic offices;
  • Building local export assistance partnerships with other organizations; and
  • Promoting international education at the community level

CHAIRMAN

Edward Hayward, Partner
Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly
45 S. 7th Street, Suite 3400
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612/607-7280
Fax: 612/607-7100
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VICE CHAIR

Sandra L. Renner, President
Global Resource Associates, Inc.
26 E. Exchange Street, Suite 405
St. Paul, MN 55101
651/222-4206
Fax: 651/222-5263
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TREASURER

Brooks Pavilack
Manager, Global Logistics, Trade Compliance
Polaris Industries, Inc.
2100 Highway 55
Medina, MN, 55340-9770
763/847-8165
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http://www.polarisind.com

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Ryan Kanne, Director
U. S. Department of Commerce
Butler Square
Suite 210-C
100 N. 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612/348-1638
Fax: 612/348-1650
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Anthony Lorusso
Executive Director
Minnesota Trade Office
332 Minnesota Street, Suite E200
Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101
651/259-7489
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Jonathan Herzog
Counsel, Trade - International
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
One Lillehei Plaza
St. Paul, Minnesota, 55117
651/765-1040
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http://www.sjm.com
Brooks Pavilack
Manager, Global Logistics, Trade Compliance
Polaris Industries, Inc.
2100 Highway 55
Medina, MN, 55340-9770
763/847-8165
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http://www.polarisind.com
John A. Novak
Vice President and Manager
Bremer Bank N.A.
8555 Eagle Point Boulevard
P.O. Box 1000
Lake Elmo, Minnesota, 55042
651/734-4567
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http://www.bremer.com
Carol Engebretson Byrne
President
Minnesota International Center
711 East River Rd
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455
612/625-8646
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www.micglobe.org
Mark Stump
Carmen McMeen
Senior International Account Executive
FedEx Services
2825 Cargo Road
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55450
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www.fedex.com
Mari McClafferty
Former Sr. Global Export Compliance Manager
Medtronic Inc.
Catherine J. Petersen, LCB
President
CJ Petersen & Associates, LLC
PO Box 10563
St. Paul, MN 55110
651/690-4324
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http://www.train2export.com
Michael Brown
Director International Sales
Andersen Corporation
100 Fourth Ave North
Bayport, Minnesota, 55003
651/264-5860
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www.andersenwindows.com
Curtis L. Hanson
Principal
Trade Acceptance Group, Ltd.
One Corporate Plaza, Suite 414
7400 Metro Blvd
Edina, MN 55439
952/830-9030
Fax: 952/830-9054
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www.tradeacceptance.com
Mohamed Nouri
President
AMEX, Inc.
2724 Summer Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
612/331-3063
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www.amexinc.com
David Noah
President
InterMart, Inc.
PO Box 22267
Eagan, MN 55122
651/905-1727
Fax: 651/-905-1827
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www.shipsolutions.com
Nancy J. Libersky
Regional Manager, International Finance
U. S. Small Business Administration
100 North Sixth Street 210-C Butler Square
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612/348-1642
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www.sba.gov/itl
Edward Hayward
Partner
Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly
45 S. 7th Street, Suite 3300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612/607-7280
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www.oppenheimer.com
Roger Prestwich Ph.D.
Director, International Business Program
College of Management
Metropolitan State University
1502 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403
612/659-7293
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www.metrostate.edu
Guy Smith
Of Counsel Leonard, Street and Deinard
150 South Fifth Street, Suite 2300
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402
612/335-1762
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www.leonard.com
Shannen Bornsen
International Resources Manager
MN Department of Agriculture
625 Robert St N
St Paul, MN, 55155
651/201-6658
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Jason Dickson
International Account Manager
United Parcel Service
3312 Broadway St. NE
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55413
612/379-6574 x7067
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www.ups.com
Shyamal (Sam) Roy
Advisor to CEO / Business Development
Easy Energy Systems, Inc
102 Mill Street
P.O. Box 437
Welcome, MN 56181
507/236-9668
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Jim Thomas
Vice President International Sales
Mate Precision Tooling
1295 Lund Boulevard
Anoka, MN 55303
763/576-3420
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Yvonne H.J. Halpaus
Senior Partner
QNET LLC | QNET BV
19563 Lander Street
PO Box 527
Elk River, Minnesota, 55330
763/441-0899
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www.ce-mark.com


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