CHRISTINE SCHRAGE
Phone: (319)
346-1365 Email:
schragec@uni.edu
EDUCATION:
EMT-Basic Training University
of Iowa Extension training
Parkersburg, IA September
2008 to April 2009
CPH Language
Immersion School Language
Immersion and Service Project
Santa Ana, Costa Rica July
12 to August 13, 2002
University of
Northern Iowa Masters
Business Administration
Cedar Falls, Iowa Graduated
Dec. 1997, 3.84 GPA
University of Northern
Iowa (AASCB Accredited) Marketing
Major
Cedar Falls, Iowa International
Business Certificate
Graduated- May
11,1996 Graduated Magna
Cum Laude
Mediation Training
Iowa
Farmer/Creditor - 1986; Divorce and
Family Disputes - 1991; Public Employment – 1994
Continuing
education seminars from 1986 to 1994
Iowa Department of Economic Development 1992
Certification for Iowa Tourism Leadership
Hawkeye Institute of
Technology A.A.S.
in Animal Science
Waterloo, Iowa 1977
(3.48 GPA)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
---Coordinator
for CBA Global Initiatives 2010 to present
---Brazil
Fipse Grant Director 2009 to 2014
---Developed
and Presented a CGBP BootCamp training in Monterrey, Mexico, June 2008
---U.S. Department of
Education Grant Reader January/February 2007
---BIE Grant Assistant
Director for University of Northern Iowa College of Business Administration
2003 to 2009
---Developed
and delivered workshop for Market Research for the German Sudanese
Quality Assessment
Center in Khartoum, Sudan, July 2004
---Developed and
delivered a week long workshop on Micro Enterprise basics for
women in the
municipality of Belen in Costa Rica totally in Spanish July 2002
---Instructor
in Management and Marketing at the University of Northern Iowa in the
College of Business
Administration January 1998 to present
---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 an
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 &
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-
Cardiff, Wales “Student
Travel Preferences: A comparative study of university
students in Israel,
South Africa and the United States” co-authors Dr. Aviv
Shoham of Israel and Dr.
Shelley van Eeden of South Africa
June
2001-
two essays published in “Succeeding in Business in Central and Eastern
Europe, a guide to
cultures, markets, and practices.”
Authors- Woodrow H.
Sears and Audrone
Tamulionyte-Lentz , Published by Butterworth Heinemann
June
2003-Presentation on Costa Rica Micro Enterprise
training at the International
Council of Small
Business 48th World Conference in Belfast, Ireland
June
2004-Presentation at International Council of
Small Business 49th World
Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa “Ghana Micro-Credit
Program Case
Study”
June
2004-Presentation at International Council of
Small Business 49th World
Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa
“Entrepreneurial traits of
undergraduate commerce
students: an international comparison” co-authors S.
van Eeden, I. Matser, D.
Venter
2004- “Student
Travel Behavior: A Cross-National Study” Volume 17, Number 4, Journal
of Travel and Tourism, co-authors
Aviv Shoham and Shelley van Eeden
August
2004- Presentation on UNI CBA China project at the Annual BIE Conference in
New Orleans, Louisiana
June
2007- presented at the International Council of Small Business 52nd
World
Conference in Turku,
Finland- “JSS Business Education Program in Ghana”
March
2008- Presentation at NASBITE annual conference on developing a global
trade
Education program using
UNI as the model
April
2009- presented at the NASBITE annual conference in San Diego on best
practices for a course in
global trade from the university perspective
October
2009- IATTO annual Conference presentation in Cannes, France “Global
Networking: innovation’s impact on business
relations”
November
2009- two books, Child of Ghana and Child of Nicaragua
April
2010- presented twice at the NASBITE annual conference in Austin, Texas on
the
Program Accreditation
and Trainer Certification project
May
2010- book, Child of
China
August
2010- Child of Kenya
December
2010 author of the chapter on Problem Solving. In
Huiping, Tan (Ed.), Self-
study
for International Business (pp. 18). Dalian, China: Dalian Nationalities University.
February
2011- Presented at half-day session at University of Iowa on Certified
Global
Business
Professional Program
April
2011- presented twice at the NASBITE annual conference in Charleston, SC
April
2012- presented twice at the NASBITE annual conference in Portland, OR on
Supply
Chain Management and CGBP test preparation
September
2012 Virtual learning projects via
video conferences.
Presented at Annual Meeting. Tallinn, Estonia: International Association of
Trade Training Organizations.
August
2012- MBA conference presentation on “Being Globally Competent” at EAFIT
University
in Medellin, Colombia
October 4, 2012- University of Northern Iowa Webinar “Being Globally
Competent”
December
2102 Farrington,
S.M.,Venter, D.J.L., Schrage, C.R., and Van der Meer, P. (Dec 2012).
Entrepreneurial Attributes of Undergatduate Business Students: A Three Country
Comparison Revisited. South
African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 15(4), 333-351.
January 2013. Operations
Stimulus Case-International Medical Corps. Denver, CO:
Denver
Transportation Group. Used for
the 18 team competition case
April
1, 2013- Export University hosted by US Export Assistance in Des Moines,
IA-
Presented
“International Marketing Planning, Strategy, and Resourses”
April
2013- presented at the NASBITE International conference in Albuqurque, NM
on
“Being
Globally Competent”
WORK IN PROGRESS:
Six Country
comparative study on Entrepreneurial Traits in college students.
Case study
on 6 generation ceramic business in Nicaragua
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
·
·
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
·
Board
Member of Self-Help International, 2003 to 2005
·
Certified
Global Business Professional, NASBITE International June 2006
·
NASBITE
International member 2007 to present
·
NASBITE
International Chair of the Accreditation Committee 2010 t0 2013
·
Certified
CGBP Trainer, NASBITE International April 2011 to present
·
International
Traders of Iowa 2012 to present
·
International
Traders of Iowa Board member, 2013
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
·
1991
Iowa Community Betterment Program Judge
·
1989-1992
Steering committee for Minority and Women Business Expo
·
1992
·
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
·
2008
Honored by 3rd Iowa District of the American Legion for “tireless
effort” after the May 25, 2008 Tornado in Parkersburg
·
2009
Certificate of Appreciation for contribution of internationalization efforts by
the UNI International Programs and Services Advisory Council
·
2013
Denver Transportation Club, Operation Stimulus, Educator of the Year
·
2013
Student Ambassador Association, Apple Polisher Award
·
2013
NASBITE International Advancing International Trade Award in Iowa
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,
2007, 2008, 2009
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 2006
·
Organizer
for Heritage Run tractor ride fundraiser for the community of Parkersburg 2005
and 2007
·
Organized
effort for Cemetery Directory in community of
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
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
·
2006/7
UNI Taskforce assessing International Programs organized by the Provost office
·
2008
International Programs Networking Faculty Group
·
2007
to present, Advisor for Muchas Manos Light Work, UNI Service organization
·
2000
to the present- UNI Commencement Marshall at least once per year
·
Organized
and ran the food service around the clock for several days immediately after
the May 25, 2008 tornado in Parkersburg.
·
2008/2009
Diversity task force for Foundations of Excellence assessment
·
2008/2009
member of NASBITE accreditation task force
·
2009
to the 2013- chair of NASBITE’s accreditation committee
·
2013
Led efforts to fund and plant 2000 Oak trees in Parkersburg, still recovering
from the 2008 tornado
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES
·
1996/7
Orphanage for Disabled Children in
·
1997
3 week training on Marketing for 16 executives.
·
2000
house construction project in
·
2001
lead team of students to
·
2001
team project in
·
2002
volunteer work for the Office of the Condition of women in
·
2003
lead team of students to
·
2004
carried out training and development of micro-credit program for Self-Help
·
2005
o
training
manual developed for Self-Help
o
developed
business viability models for Self-Help
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
·
2006
o
Ghana
1.
March
led training sessions for the Business Education project and prepared the
building constructed from personal funding for the ‘Mini-store” project.
2.
One
student from UNI along to assist and learn.
3.
July-
opened the education facility “mini-store” with three weeks of training staff
and faculty
4.
Helped
structure three women’s groups for future Micro-Credit accessibility
o
Nicaragua
1.
Led
team of students in May
2.
Completed
building service projects in the community of Siares
3.
Donated
educational materials to volunteer groups
·
2007
o
Ghana
1.
Training
sessions with women’s groups in Kopeyia
2.
Held
develop meetings with the community chief and key leaders for future business
development projects and grant applications
3.
Continued
training and development work of the JSS Business Education project
4.
Three
UNI students had a cultural immersion on the trip.
o
Nicaragua
1.
Led
team of students in May
2.
Completed
building service projects in the community of Siares
3.
Donated
educational materials to volunteer groups
4.
Donated
the money to finish a room at the Guadalupe Community Center to serve as a
library.
5.
Returned
in August to meet with community leaders to plan service project for May 2008
6.
More
donations of teaching materials and books
·
2008
o
Ghana
1.
Guided
the official organization of a sewing coop by helping with the constitution,
development of business activities, and $200 seed capital
2.
Composed
two grant applications for two separate entities. This included researching the base information,
discussions on goals and strategy assessment.
3.
Five
students had a cultural immersion during that week.
4.
More
training and development at the Mini-Store.
5.
Computer
skill training and assemblies at the school.
o
Nicaragua
1.
Led
team of students in May
2.
Team
participated in re-forestry project by planting 650 trees on a mountain that
had been “slashed and burned” previously.
3.
Had
made and donated 100 school bags for children.
4.
Team
helped teach English
5.
Group
did some educational activities with children.
6.
Had
one student stay for 10 weeks to teach English
7.
In
late July, returned to Siares to meet with group and have a graduation ceremony
for the English class participants.
8.
More
donations of books and teaching materials.
·
2009
o
Nicaragua
1.
Led
team of students in May
2.
Renovated
a building to become school library.
3.
Personally
donated $2500 for materials and resources.
4.
Made
and donated 40 school bags for children.
5.
Group
did some educational activities with children.
6.
Had
one student stay for 10 weeks to teach English and Business training
7.
August,
returned to Siares to meet with group and have a graduation ceremonies for the
English class and business training participants.
8.
More
donations of books and teaching materials
·
2010
o
Kenya
1.
Taught
approximately 200 women in SACCO credit organization about group development
and constitutions as well as basic record-keeping
o
Nicaragua
1.
Provided
materials for the painting of a church and school kitchen in Siares, Matagalpa,
Nicaragua
2.
Financed
security gates for kitchen windows and door.
3.
Donations
for Ruben Dario School library materials and furnishings.
4.
Financed
the part-time instructor for computer training to students.
5.
Raising
funds to bring a student to the UNI CIEP program in spring 2011.
o
Ghana
1.
Scholarships
for 3 youth in Secondary School
2.
Scholarship
for one university student
·
2011
o
Nicaragua
1.
Provided
materials to construct food storage facility at the Ruben Dario School
2.
Funds
for community center area on land of Angela Kuan
3.
Hosted
and assisted in financing Larry Gomez for CIEP program
4.
Books
for and teacher desks in La Suana school
5.
Books
and more shelving for Ruben Dario School
6.
Provided
university scholarships personally.
7.
Assisted
in fundraising for nine scholarships.
8.
Financed
part-time instructor for computer training.
9.
Led
student team in May
·
2012
o
Nicaragua
1.
Funds
for construction materials for LWW building to purify water
2.
Funding
for travel for another student to come to UNI CIEP for English language
training
3.
Paint
for Storage and Water buildings at Siares school
4.
Raised
funds for purchasing 4 sewing machines to begin sewing training in the
area.
5.
Gathered
physical donations for sewing program and school handcrafts.
6.
Continued
funding and certificates for computer training programs.
7.
Led
student team in May and December/January.
·
2013
o
Ghana
1.
Provided
tuition funding for young male student in private high school
o
Nicaragua
1.
Raised
funds for computers for Ruben Daria School # 2 in Siares, Matagalpa, Nicaragua
2.
Tile
put into the new water purification facility in Siares
3.
More
sewing machines for a third community in the ASODECOMAT 7 community
organization
4.
Dental
Hygiene programs developed with toothbrushes donated
5.
Table
for preschool in Siares
6.
Table
for LWW purification facility
7.
Gathering
baseball gloves and equipment for La Garita and Siares communities
8.
Made
and donated a quilt to raffle for university scholarships in the Matagalpa
region.
9.
Leading
student team in May.
COURSES TAUGHT:
Wartburg
College
Organizational Management,
Organizational Behavior, International
Management, Global Marketing
University of Northern Iowa
Organizational Management,
Principles of Marketing, Organizational Behavior,
Seminar in International Business,
Operations Management, Globalization’s
Impact on Central America, Ghana
Culture, Socio-Economic Reality of Central
America, Global Trade Management,
Global Marketing, Hong Kong MBA
Capstone, Global Skills Capstone
course in China, Various Independent Studies
regarding International Experiences,
and Global Trade Practices
Co-teaching:
College Writing and Research with English Instructor
EAFIT University, Medillin, Colombia
MBA Marketing
Management
BIE GRANT ACTIVITIES:
(both grants)
o
Development
of China opportunities for faculty development
o
Coordination
of the UNI/FAW internship exchange
o Curriculum
development from global perspective including the initial work to advance the
International Business Minor for both Business and non-Business Majors
o Working with language
department on the Chinese language program
o Coordinate the
International internship program in NE China (Dalian)
o Seek out and assess
potential internship or practicum opportunities in various international sites
o Development of Global
Trade Practices Program and promotion of Certified Global Business Professional
program (13 students certified since 2007)
o Outreach programs
·
JETRO
conference, November 4, 2007
·
Global
Issues conference, November 13, 2008
o Faculty development
for international training
·
1
sent in 2007, 3 in 2008
o BIE annual Director’s
meeting
o NASBITE meeting
presentation, March 2008 and April 2009
o Development of Study
Tour to China in June 2009
·
Acquired
LAC capstone status for course
o Work with English
Department to develop and co-teach the liberal arts course offering College
Reading and Writing, now College Writing and Research with a global focus
·
4
sections – fall 2007
·
3
sections – spring 2008
·
3
sections – fall 2008
·
2
sections – spring 2009
·
3
sections- fall 2009
·
3
sections- spring 2010
·
2
sections- fall 2010
·
2
sections- spring 2011
·
2
sections- fall 2011
·
2
sections- spring 2012
·
2
sections- fall 2012
·
1
section- fall 2012
o All grant reporting
o Work with Study
Abroad office to advise CBA students on international experiences
o Presented to all five
sections of the Freshmen CBA orientation class concerning International
Opportunities- fall 2008, one section spring 2009.
o
Assist
the Assistant Dean with assessment of international opportunities or programs
BRAZIL FIPSE GRANT
·
Project
leader for application process
·
Funded
July 1, 2009 for 4 years.
·
U.S.
Program leader
o Grant work
o Travel to consortium
o Facilitate
partnership with Hawkeye Community College and Kirkwood Community College in
Iowa
o Facilitate
partnership with Brazilian universities- Universidade de Brasilia and
Universidade Federal de Goias
·
Webpage
development and maintenance
·
Facilitation
of faculty and student exchanges
·
Development
of Faculty Research Facilitation webpage
·
Grant
reports
·
Development
of Portuguese language course for students and professionals
Current Activities
and Responsibilities
·
Instructor
for Global Marketing and Global Trade Practices
·
Instructor/facilitator
for the HKMBA Capstone Simulation
·
Co-Instructor
for sections of College Writing and Research
·
Advisor
for International Club of Business Students
·
Advisor
for Muchas Manos Light Work
·
Advisor
for Supply Chain Management Association
·
Coordinator
for International Internships
·
Grant
Director for FIPSE/CAPES grant
·
Webmaster
for Fipse-Brazil site
·
Webmaster
for Global Research Facilitation site
·
Coordination
of Blog pages for Brazil and China programs
·
Coordinator
of Cost Neutral Programs
·
Coordinator
for Fly Free Programs
·
Leader
and Instructor for Socio-Economic Reality of Central America Capstone short
course in Nicaragua each May and December
·
Leader
and Instructor for Global Skills Capstone short course in China each June that
includes participants from other countries- 2009 to 2012
·
Assessing
curriculum at partner schools for course transferability
·
Developing
contacts for potential collaboration in various international regions
·
Coach
team for Supply Chain Competition –Operation Stimulus in January/February
·
Coordinator
for the International Business Minor
·
Facilitator/Organizer-
Global Trade Issues Conference in October
·
Faculty
Advisor UNI Hardwoods-International Medical Corps projects and fundraising.