Contact: Jen Pino-Gallagher
Tel: 608-516-3257
Email: Communications@mitatrade.org
MADISON, WI – Members of the Madison International Trade Association (MITA) this month elected three Madison-area professionals to the MITA board for a three-year term beginning September 2011. Elected were Daniela Branco, Ryan Knaack and Karen Nielsen.
Daniela Branco is a native of Brazil and came to Madison with her family in 2007. She is a legal consultant and holds a law degree from Brazil and master degrees in Law from Canada and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ryan Knaack is a Tax Manager with Smith & Gesteland, LLP. He’s spent his career consulting with small to medium size companies throughout Southern Wisconsin.
Karen Nielsen is the Director of the Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research and Development at the UW-Madison.
The MITA Board of Directors provides leadership in organizing networking and educational activities and events for its membership and companies involved in international trade.
The three new members join the current board of directors including:
President – Ken Wasylik, partner at E.M. Wasylik and Associates LLP (Term expires 9/2011)
Treasurer – Jill Carmichael, International Banking Officer at Johnson Bank
(Term expires 9/2011)
Vice President – Lori Barger, International Sales Manager at Table Craft (Term expires 9/2013)
Program Director – Suzanne Dove, Outreach Director at the UW-Madison Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) (Term expires 9/2013)
Communications Director – Jen Pino-Gallagher, Economic Development Consultant at the WI Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (Term expires 9/2013)
Sponsorship Director – Kyle Wilson, Import/Export Compliance Specialist at Uniek, Inc. (Term expires 9/2013)
Membership Director – Ellen Sjolund, Customer Service Representative at John Deere Financial (Term expires 9/2012)
Secretary – Lora Klenke, Bureau Director at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; (Term expires 9/2011)
Director – Amy Coon, Director of Emerging Markets Program at UW-Whitewater Global Business Resource Center (Term expires 9/2011)
Director – Anita Kokina, Product Manager at Springs Window Fashions, LLC (Term expires 9/2011)
Government Liaison – Stanley Pfrang, Export Development Manager at the Wisconsin Department of Commerce; Non-Voting Ex Officio Position
About MITA
MITA is a Madison, Wisconsin-based organization whose mission is to foster understanding of the issues, practices, information, legislation and trends that affect and influence all aspects of international trade. Membership includes a broad spectrum of professionals interested in and involved with international trade throughout the state of Wisconsin. Membership, meetings and information are open to all interested parties of the public, and professionals at all levels of international organizations participate in MITA activities. Member companies include manufacturers, food companies, and services providers such as freight forwarders, banks, law firms as well as universities and governmental institutions. More information is available at the website: http://www.mitatrade.org.
