The Minnesota District Export Council provides export assistance and exporter information.The MNDEC is a private, nonprofit organization of experienced international business people
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Minnesota 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
Ehayward@oppenheimer.com

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
Slr@fastrack-global.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
Ryan.Kanne@mail.doc.gov

Anthony Lorusso
Executive Director
Minnesota Trade Office
332 Minnesota Street, Suite E200
Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101
651/259-7489
Tony.Lorusso@state.mn.us

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

Carol Engebretson Byrne
President
Minnesota International Center
711 East River Rd
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455
612/625-8646
cbyrne@umn.edu
www.micglobe.org

Carmen McMeen
Senior International Account Executive
FedEx Services
2825 Cargo Road
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55450
carmen.mcmeen@fedex.com
www.fedex.com.org

Catherine J. Petersen, LCB
President
CJ Petersen & Associates, LLC
PO Box 10563
St. Paul, MN 55105
651/690-4324
cjpetersen@train2export.com
http://www.train2export.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
Curt@tradeacceptance.com
> www.tradeacceptance.com

David Noah
President
InterMart, Inc.
PO Box 22267
Eagan, MN 55122
651/905-1727
Fax: 651/-905-1827
daven@intermart-inc.com
www.shipsolutions.com

Edward Hayward
Partner
Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly
45 S. 7th Street, Suite 3300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612/607-7280
Ehayward@oppenheimer.com
www.oppenheimer.com

Guy Smith
Of Counsel Leonard, Street and Deinard
150 South Fifth Street, Suite 2300
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402
612/335-1762
guy.smith@leonard.com
www.leonard.com

Jason Dickson
International Account Manager
United Parcel Service
3312 Broadway St. NE
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55413
612/379-6574 x7067
jpdickson@ups.com
www.ups.com

Jim Poole
Membership Development Manager
The James J. Hill Reference Library
80 West 4th Street
St. Paul, Minnesota, 55102
651/265-5555
jimpoole@jjhill.org
www.jjhill.org

Jim Thomas
Principal
Dynamic Development Associates, LLC
6820 Kingston Circle North
Golden Valley, MN 55427
763/744-8309
jimthomasintl@comcast.net
http://www.dynamicdevelopmentcapital.com/

Jonathan Herzog
Counsel, Trade - International
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
One Lillehei Plaza
St. Paul, Minnesota, 55117
651/765-1040
jherzog@sjm.com
http://www.sjm.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
janovak@bremer.com
http://www.bremer.com/

Mark Stump
Director, Strategic Initiatives Donaldson Company, Inc
1400 West 94th Street
P.O. Box 1299
Bloomington, Minnesota 55440-1299
952/703-4876
mark.stump@donaldson.com
www.donaldson.com

Mari McClafferty
Sr. Global Export Compliance Manager
Medtronic Inc.
3850 Victoria St North MS V303
Shoreview, Minnesota, 55126
763/514-2462
mari.s.mcclafferty@medtronic.com
www.medtronic.com

Michael Brown
Director International Sales
Andersen Corporation
100 Fourth Ave North
Bayport, Minnesota, 55003
651/264-5860
mbrown@andersencorp.com
www.andersenwindows.com

Mohamed Nouri
President
AMEX, Inc.
2724 Summer Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
612/331-3063
mnouri@mnouri.com
www.amexinc.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
Nancy.Libersky@sba.gov
www.sba.gov/itl

Roger Prestwich Ph.D.
Director, International Business Program
College of Management
Metropolitan State University
1502 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403
612/659-7293
roger.prestwich@metrostate.edu
www.metrostate.edu

Ms. Shannon Bornsen
International Resources Manager
MN Department of Agriculture
625 Robert St N
St Paul, MN, 55155
651/201-6658
Shannon.bornsen@state.mn.us

Shyamal (Sam) Roy
President & CEO
EPS Technologies, Inc.
1415 First Avenue, Suite 500
Mankato, MN 56001
507/625-2447
skr@epstechnologies.com
www.epstechnologies.com

Yvonne H.J. Halpaus
Senior Partner
QNET LLC | QNET BV
19563 Lander Street
PO Box 527
Elk River, Minnesota, 55330
763/441-0899
qnet@ce-mark.com
www.ce-mark.com