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 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	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 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
TREASURER Brooks Pavilack Vice President, Trade Compliance Emerson Process Management, LLLP This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.emerson.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 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Carol Engebretson Byrne President Minnesota International Center 711 East River Rd Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455 612/625-8646 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.micglobe.org	Jonathan Herzog Counsel, Trade - International St. Jude Medical, Inc. One Lillehei Plaza St. Paul, Minnesota, 55117 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.sjm.com
Catherine J. Petersen, LCB President CJ Petersen & Associates, LLC PO Box 10563 St. Paul, MN 55110 651/690-4324 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.train2export.com	John Pournoor International Government Markets Executive 3M Company This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.3m.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 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.tradeacceptance.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 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.bremer.com
David Noah President InterMart, Inc. PO Box 22267 Eagan, MN 55122 651/905-1727 Fax: 651/-905-1827 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.shipsolutions.com	William C. Ulland CEO, President, Chairman of the Board IKONICS Corporation This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.ikonics.com
Erik C. Hinkie CIO Holmes Corporation www.holmescorp.com	Marcela Vallejos Export Compliance Manager Cargill Incorporated This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.cargill.com
William D. Deef Vice President, International Relations Meet Minneapolis Official Convention + Visitors Association This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.meetminneapolis.com	Roger Prestwich Ph.D. Director, International Business Program College of Management Metropolitan State University 1501 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403 612/659-7293 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.metrostate.edu
Jason Dickson International Account Manager United Parcel Service 3312 Broadway St. NE Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55413 612/379-6574 x7067 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.ups.com	Shannen Bornsen International Resources Manager MN Department of Agriculture 625 Robert St N St Paul, MN, 55155 651/201-6658 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Yvonne H.J. Halpaus Senior Partner QNET LLC QNET BV 19563 Lander Street PO Box 527 Elk River, Minnesota, 55330 763/441- 0899 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.ce-mark.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 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
David Andersen International Sale Manager JetEdge 12070 43rd Street NE Saint Michael, MN 55376 (763) 497-8700 ext. 718 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.jetedge.com	Timothy   P. Schanno Regional Sales Manager – Asia Waterous Company http://www.waterousco.com/
Jean Carlson Corporate Attorney Datacard 11111 Bren Road West Minnetonka, MN 55343 (952) 988-1428 jean This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.datacard.com	Katie Clark Executive Director Minnesota Trade Office 332 Minnesota Street, Suite E200 St. Paul, MN 55101 (651) 259-7489 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.exportminnesota.com
Dale Lapakko Director of Sales: Latin America/ New Zealand, Australia Banner Engineering 9714 Tenth Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55441 (763) 582-3224 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.bannerengineering.com	Frank Baeumler Vice President Business Development Mate Precision Tooling 1295 Lund BLVD Anoka, MN 55303 (763) 576-3479 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.mate.com
Jerod Swanson