U.S. Environmental Technologies Market Intelligence Webinar Series: Brazil

Anna Cron is an Environmental Technologies Trade Specialist within the Office of Energy and Environmental Industries at the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. Her work focuses on air pollution control and maintenance, carbon management technologies, and climate adaptation. Anna engages with industry through the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC), trade shows and events, the Environmental Technologies Top Export Markets Report, and the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE).

Previously, Anna has worked with the U.S. Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic, Organization of American States, U.S. Agency for International Development, Meta, and UnitedHealth Group’s International Relations office. Anna holds an MBA/MA in International Policy Analysis from American University and a B.A. in Political Science and Latin American Studies from the College of Saint Benedict (Minnesota).

In the summer of 2020 Joel Reynoso began a four-year tour in Sao Paulo, Brazil as Commercial Counselor for Commercial Affairs.

Previously, Mr. Reynoso served as commercial officer and Digital Attaché at the U.S. Embassy of Paris.  As commercial officer he led a team of commercial specialists that counsel U.S. companies on doing business in France in industries such as aerospace, advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity.  As Digital Attaché, Joel advocates on behalf of U.S. firms regarding French digital policies that affect their business in the market.   

Prior to that Joel served as commercial officer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he advised firms in the sectors that coincided with the state’s growth, the oil and gas sector, infrastructure and the World Cup and Olympic Games.  From 2008-2011, Joel was the Director of the Northern New Jersey Export Assistance Center of the Department of Commerce, where he led a team of trade specialists to assist New Jersey firms to succeed in international markets through export counseling, seminars, and market research.  He spoke often on international trade and technology issues at conferences locally and nationally as it affects U.S. exporters.  

Joel has won awards with the Department of Commerce for his work in the infrastructure, e-commerce and education sectors, including a Director General’s Award in 2008. He is a graduate of the Department of Commerce’s Executive Leadership Development Program.  Before joining the Department, Joel worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and in the private sector with consultant Telecommunications Management Group (TMG) and Merrill Lynch.   

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude in History from Rutgers University and a Master of Arts in International Affairs from the George Washington University. He speaks Portuguese, Spanish and German.

Thales Demarchi, Commercial Specialist, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Thales joined the U.S. Commercial Service at the U.S. Consulate in Sao Paulo in 2012 as a Commercial Assistant and took on the Commercial Specialist position on June 2021. He covers Environmental Technologies and the Automotive industry in Brazil. Prior to joining the Department of Commerce, Thales worked for the U.K. Department of International Trade at the British Consulate General in Sao Paulo and worked as an English teacher for several years. Thales has a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the Catholic University of Sao Paulo (PUC-SP) and professional certificates in Leadership, Project Management, and Sustainability from Harvard University and Stanford University.

Tyler is a proven, executive leader with more than 25 years of experience developing and implementing sustainability-driven innovation strategies for some of the World’s largest companies – introducing and scaling proven business innovations to create economic value in concert with improved environmental and social outcomes. The Global Solution Manager for ChartWater’s Supersaturated Dissolved Oxygen (SDOX®) Technology, Mr. Elm leads market strategy and business development activities for SDOX® applications ― employing technology’s value proposition to address the core operational challenges of the water and sanitation industry, including constrained wastewater treatment capacity, odor and pollution control, and the environmental remediation of polluted rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.