Growing Your Exports With an Export Management Company

Joan Kanlian is Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Westchester Export Assistance Center, located in White Plains, New York.  Her office provides exporting assistance to firms located throughout the Hudson Valley, Capital Region, and North Country. She founded Study New York in 2010 and serves as the National Liaison for Study State Consortia for the Global Education Team.  She coordinates the USA: A Study Destination Pavilion at NAFSA and helps states create study consortia.  She received her undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Simmons College in Boston and her graduate degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.

With more than six years of experience with international market research, Joshua was a founding member of the Rural Export Center (REC) team and brings an intimate knowledge of the REC and Commercial Service to support rural U.S. companies around the country. As Program Manager of the Rural Export Center, Joshua oversees the fulfillment and delivery of international market research, website globalization reviews, and company background research as well as nationwide training seminars and the Export Management Company Directory. Since its inception, the Rural Export Center has provided customized market research and training to companies from 33 states, helping them target 50+ industries in more than 80 countries.

Having grown up in Northern Idaho, Joshua feels a strong connection to rural America and has previously worked in tree care, landscaping, farming, automotive repair, and food service. He became interested in international relations and business after spending two years in Mexico on a mission for his church. This led to a BA in Latin American Studies from Brigham Young University and an MBA from North Dakota State University.  He and his wife live in Fargo, ND with their four children.