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Kathleen Kosnar,
Export Logistics Analyst
Milwaukee, WI
Pam Wyrowski,
Project Leader
Milwaukee, WI
Brittany Campanelli,
New Product Development
Huntley, IL
Keely Jones,
General Projects Manager
Evanston, IL
Robin Ross,
Business Consultant
Chicago, IL
Gretchen Sunko,
Business/IT Consultant
Chicago, IL/USA
Kara Scheer,
New Product Development
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Kiley O’Brien,
Graphic Designer
St. Charles, Illinois
David Ripley,
Production Management Analyst
Winfield, IL
Grace Yoon,
Fair Trade Consultant
Chicago, IL
Chris Johnson,
Production Consultant
Chicago, IL
Kellogg Corps,
Organizational Development
Chicago, IL
Hillary Van Ham,
Design Intern
Batavia, IL
Sarah Schepker,
Apparel Design and Technical Manager
Naperville, IL
Jeannie Weber,
Business Intern
Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
Kristina Anderson,
Marketing and Management Consultant
Munster, IN
Marne Petersen,
Marketing & PR Intern
Waupaca, WI
Jennifer Christiansen,
Human Resources Consultant
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Eana Agopian,
Photographer/Photo Editor
Kalamazoo, MI
Katie Boyer,
Fair Trade Advisor
Cadillac, Michigan
Olivia Keusch,
Merchandising Intern
Portland, MI, USA
Cora Rose Lewicki,
Fair Trade Certification Researcher and Product Designer
Westby, WI
Rachel Orloski,
Apparel Merchandising Intern
Mt Pleasant, Michigan/USA
Carol Rivers,
Quality Control Consultant & Cook Book Author
Leland, Michigan
Shane Bohbrink,
Business Consultant, Naasakle Ltd.
Bloomington, IL
Mary Jane Gregan,
International Music Educator
Lafayette, Indiana
Courtney Hageman,
Business Volunteer
Ossian, Iowa/USA
Kathleen Kosnar
Export Logistics Analyst
[Milwaukee, WI]


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Kathleen helps to tag clothing during a sizing session for girls' dresses.

Description: WIP had strategic plans in place to expand to the European marketplace, starting with interested retailers in UK and Sweden, but the processes and product restrictions for exporting into those markets differed from the US, which at the time was the only country into which Global Mamas was exporting from Ghana. WIP needed to not only figure out the logistics for importing into the UK, but also needed to determine how we would distribute the Global Mamas products throughout Europe as well since WIP does not have a presence there.

Achievements: Putting her years of business experience to work in Ghana, Kathleen assisted the Global Mamas Cooperative to expand to the UK marketplace; by the end of 2006, WIP was in discussion with the major retailer Topshop in the UK and was preparing to export the first Global Mamas shipment. KK acheived the following:
  • Conducted detailed research that helped WIP put proper exporting procedures into place for the UK.
  • considered various trade agreements to ensure we were benefiting from duty-free exportation for various product categories and looked into the logistics with working with export/import agents in both Ghana and UK.
  • prepared documents outlining the product restrictions, customs process, useful agencies and websites, and a dictionary of most commonly used acronyms in the arena of world trade.
  • Organized the exporting logistics data for easy reference and sharing with our new chosen UK distributor, Exclusive Roots, the trading arm of the NGO Tabeisa.
  • Worked with a team of volunteers designing the new Global Mamas wholesale catalog by ironing and laying out garments for photographs.
  • Helped with last-minute tagging and packing of Global Mamas products for shipments to the US.
 Highlights: KK cherished the overall insight gained into the reality of life, customs, culture, politics, and business in Ghana that is free of interpretation by politically, socially or economically motivated sources. She appreciated the personal relationships she experienced with the leaders of WIP, her fellow volunteers, the beautiful Ghanaian women of Global Mamas, the smiling vendors and children, the taxi wrangler, most taxi drivers, fellow passengers on the trotros, the beautiful house helpers, and interesting volunteers in Ghana with other organizations. She also remembers fondly when she was ironing some garments to prepare them for catalog photographs and Lizzy managed to stroke her ego and insure that she would continue by saying to her, "You do the ironing better than anyone. No one can challenge you!"

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