CHRISTINE SCHRAGE, CGBP
27651 290th Street
Parkersburg, Iowa    50665  USA
Phone: (319) 346-1365       Email: christine.schrage@uni.edu

EDUCATION:
CPH Language & Cross-Cultural School                                           Santa Ana, Costa Rica

12 July to 11 August, 2002                     Spanish Immersion & Service Project

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Masters Business Administration
Graduated Dec., 1997, 3.84 GPA
University of Northern Iowa (AASCB Accredited)
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Graduated- May 11,1996
Marketing Major
International Business Certificate
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Mediation Training
Iowa Farmer/Creditor  - 1986; Divorce and Family Disputes - 1991; Public Employment - 1994
Iowa Department of Economic Development
- Certification for Iowa Tourism Leadership
1992
Hawkeye Institute of Technology
Waterloo, Iowa
A.A.S. in Animal Science
1977 (3.48 GPA)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
--Developed 4 day workshop on Market Research and Positioning for Sudanese Executives in Khartoum, Sudan July 2004.
---Developed a 1 week workshop for Micro Enterprises in Costa Rica for the Municipalidad de Belen.  The workshop was presented totally in Spanish the week of August 5, 2002.
---Instructor in Management and Marketing at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) in the College of Business Administration January 1998 to present    ~    Advisor to International Club of Business Students September 2001 to present    ~   Coach for NIBS International Case Analysis Competition and Manitoba International Marketing Competition teams since 2002.
--Interim lecturer in Management and International Business at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa September 1999 to April 2000, Fall 2003, Summer 2004
Developed and presented three-week marketing workshop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan for business executives July/ August 1997
--Graduate Assistant for Marketing Department, University of Northern Iowa.  Ad hoc consultant for Small Business Development Center.  Doing research on joint ventures in former Soviet Union. August 1996 to December 1997
--Part-time Certified Mediator for Iowa Mediation Service. December 1986 to 1998
--Intern, Institute for Decision Making.  Completed market research study on Community Marketing in Iowa, work with communities on marketing materials, surveys, economic development activities. August 1995 to June 1996
--President, Surgical Device International, Inc. marketing the "T-Screw" bone fixation device to  Veterinarians in US and Japan as well as training and registration in Spain, Canary Islands, and the Netherlands. August 1992 to December 1995
--Founder and President of Pork Purveyors, Ltd., a swine management and record-keeping company.  Developed shared-risk farrowing contracts.  Put together individual projects, did monitoring of herds, credit checks and in 1987 re-developed Swinetrak Recordkeeper with Control-Data. (From July 1988 to November 1989, PPL was a division of Doane Farm Management Company.) January 1986 to January 1995
--Branch Manager of United Portfolio Management, Inc. Supervised three collectors  negotiating debt settlements and equipment returns. October 1992 to January 1994
--Founder and manager - division of Pork Purveyors, Ltd.d/b/a From Parkersburg With Love, a local craftsman's mini mall. Sold business to another manager. May 1990 to October 1992
--Parkersburg Economic Development Coordinator (part-time), developed a informational profile of the community, coordinated the efforts for three Community Economic Preparedness Program awards in Industry, Commercial, and Tourism. Prepared the Community Builder Plan for state certification. May 1990 to January 1993
--Problem Account Specialist for I.F.G. Leasing.  Managed a 20 million dollar portfolio of lease contracts.  Managed five-person branch.  Responsible for collecting delinquent accounts, repossessing equipment, remarketing of assets. July 1981 to August 1986
--Livestock Specialist and Sales Manager, Tasco, Inc.  Responsible for design, production scheduling, used building renovation, pricing, & marketing. March 1977 to June 1981
--Draftsman for three different companies. Fall 1971 to 1975

PUBLICATIONS:
April 1985 - National Hog Farmer - “Financial Flexibility:  Key to Survival”
March 1986 - National Hog Farmer - “Used buildings & equipment: Traps & Treasures”
August 1987 - National Hog Farmer -“Hog Contracts:  The good, the bad & the risky”
April 1988 - Agri-Finance - “How is a hog contract structured?”
1989- Missouri Commercial Agriculture Swine Production Seminar, March 14-15, “Risk Sharing Contracts”
1989- Produced Children's Album, wrote lyrics for 5 songs
1990-Video for Parkersburg Economic Development- wrote song lyrics, did narration, helped organize the film subjects and shooting.
1990 to1998- column - Parkersburg Eclipse, "All in an Attitude" renamed "From a different perspective"
Spring 1996- Institute for Decision Making Economic Development Update, “Survey Provides Snapshot of Local Marketing Budgets and Programs”
December 1996- paper 4th Annual Conference on Marketing Strategies for Central & Eastern Europe -   Austria “Role of Cultural Differences in Joint Venture Alliances” co-author, Dr. Paul Chao
October 1997- APICS Educational & Research Foundation, Inc. “Supply Chain Management Methods: Ryder Integrated Logistics and the John Deere Waterloo Works” Michael S. Spencer, Terry Adams and Christine Schrage
January 1998- video - “Perspectives of Expatriate Managers”
Spring 1999- Journal of Global Business  “The Role of Cultural Differences in Joint Venture Activities in Selected East European and Central Asian Countries”  co-authors Dr. Paul Chao, Dr. Gerhard Wuehrer, Dunja Koeslich
June 1999- TRAINING and Development , “Training Managers in Post-Soviet Economies” co-author, Allen Jedlicka
June 1999- paper presentation 9th Biennial Conference on International Marketing - Malta “An Examination of Cultural Difference Perceptions in Joint Venture Activities in Uzbekistan” co-authors Dr. Paul Chao and Khamid Aziz-Kariev
June 2001- paper presentation 10th Biennial Conference on International Marketing-Wales "Student Travel Preferences: A Comparative Study of University Students in Israel, South Africa, and the United States" co-authors Dr. Aviv Shahom and Dr. Shelley van Eeden
June 2001-Two short essays in Succeeding in Central & Eastern Europe: A guide to cultures, markets, and practices Woodrow H. Sears & Audrone Tamulionyte-Lentz authors, Butterworth Heinemann, Publisher 
June 2003- Presentation "Micro-Enterprise Development for Women" at the 48th annual World Conference for the International Council of Small Business Development in Belfast, Ireland  
 2004  "Student Travel Behavior: A Cross-National Study" Aviv Shoham, Christine Schrage and Shelley van Eeden Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing Volume 17, Issue 4, 2004.
 June 2005- "Case Study of Micro-Credit in Ghana" presented at the International Council of Small Business 49th annual World Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. 
June 2005-  presented at the International Council of Small Business 49th annual World Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. Comparative study of entrepreneurial traits of commerce students in three countries.  Co-author Dr. Shelley van Eeden, lecturer University of Port Elizabeth in South Africa
WORK IN PROGRESS:
2nd Case study on Micro-Credit programs of a non-profit organization in Ghana.

Book Review, From the Revolution to the Maquiladoras, Gender, labor, and Globalization in  Nicaragua, Jennifer Bickham Mendez, October 2005

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

·         Parkersburg Depot Park Board

·         Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society

·         Mu Kappa Tau, National Marketing Honor Society

·         Beta Gamma Sigma, National Business Honor Society

·         American Legion Auxiliary Lifetime Member

·         Dobro Slovo National Honor Society

·         Self-Help International Board of Directors 2003-2005

Certified Global Business Professional, Nasbite International July 2006
HONORS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

·         1976/77 Student Government President- Hawkeye Institute of Technology

·         1979 Outstanding Alumni, All-Ag Club, Hawkeye Institute of Technology

·         1988-93 Advisory Council Member- Hawkeye Institute of Technology Animal Science Program

·         1991 Parkersburg Citizen of the Year

·         1991 Iowa Community Betterment Leadership Award

·         1991 Iowa Community Betterment Program Judge

·         1989-1992 Steering committee for Minority and Women Business Expo

·         1992 Iowa Volunteerism Award

·         1992-1995 Small Business Advisory Council Member for IDED

·         1995 Omicron Delta Kappa Vice President of Leadership 95/96

·         Iowa District Two-A Judicial Commission, 1992-1998

      2001 Iowa Community Betterment Leadership Award

LOCAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES

 ·         Advisor for the International Club of Business Students since 1999

o        Coached NIBS Case Analysis Competition teams in championship rounds 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

o        Coached Manitoba International Marketing Competition teams 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

o        Coordinated field trips for organization to visit companies involved in international operations in various metropolitan areas; two per year

·         Intern Coordinator for UNI/FAW exchange program 2004 to present

·         Organizer for Heritage Run tractor ride fundraiser for the community of Parkersburg 2005

·         Organized effort for Cemetery Directory in community of Parkersburg 1998/9

o        Raised $15,000 for project

o        Designed paper directory and physical directory site

o        Maintain information for the directory prior to Memorial Day each year

·         Founder and developer of Parkersburg Depot Park in 1991

o        Moved Depot

o        Coordinated volunteers

o        Raised funds

o        Worked with landscaping and improvements for 10 years

·         Archivist for local Military records since 2000

o        Over 500 profiles assembled

o        Updates and additions made continuously

o        Records date back through World War I

·         Since 1998, decorate military graves each Memorial Day with crosses and flags at two cemeteries in Parkersburg.  Maintain spreadsheet of all known veteran graves as well.

 INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES

·         1996/7 Orphanage for Disabled Children in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

·         1997 3 week training on Marketing for 16 executives.

·         2000 house construction project in Honduras

·         2001 lead team of students to Honduras to build homes

·         2001 team project in Nicaragua

·         2002 volunteer work for the Office of the Condition of women in Belen, Costa Rica which included a Micro-Enterprise Development Course

·         2003 lead team of students to Nicaragua on service project

·         2004 carried out training and development of micro-credit program for Self-Help Ghana.

·         2005 Ghana-

o        training manual developed for Self-Help Ghana

o        developed business viability models for Self-Help Ghana

o        Business Education Project developed and launched in Kopeyia

o        Informational meetings on micro-finance held

o        Self Help Ghana staff development

o        “Working together for Business Development” manual for Kopeyia’s business development group