Shari Stout, CGBP
US Commercial Service - Peoria, Illinois
Shari Stout is the International Trade Specialist at the US Commercial Service office in Peoria, Illinois, which supports companies located in Central and Southern Illinois and is part of the worldwide network, the US Commercial Service is an agency of the US Department of Commerce. Trade Specialist Stout has held the position since September 2004 and was in the same position from January 2002 to August 2003. The US Commercial Service has over 105 offices located in the United States and more than 150 throughout the world in the Embassies and Consulates. The mission of the US and Foreign Commercial Service is to increase the number of successful US exporters and their entries into new markets; to promote job creation; and to increase the international competitiveness of US industry by providing a single point of contact for export marketing and trade finance for small and medium sized businesses.
Shari Stout’s private sector experience includes International Product Manager at the Mark Travel Corporation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ms. Stout built vacation products and marketed US and foreign destinations to international travel agencies and tour operators.
She holds a B.S. in International Business, minor in Spanish, and concentration in Marketing from Bradley University. Shari Stout is a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP), an accreditation by the North American Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE).