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Certified Global Business Professional

GES 203 -- 400 hours

Instructor Bio

Julia Dvorko, Ph.D., MBA

Dr. Julia Dvorko is the Central Massachusetts program director for the Massachusetts Export Center and the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network. Based at Worcester State College, Julia assists Central Massachusetts companies in all aspects of international trade and coordinates export programs and seminars in the area. Julia has over fifteen years of business experience in several countries including Russia, Sweden and the U.S.

Previously, she worked at the MSBDC office in Amherst, two joint ventures in Russia and a division of Volvo in the North of Sweden. During her career, she has also completed consulting assignments for two Fortune 500 companies and a number of small businesses in the U.S., Ukraine and Russia. Julia has a MBA degree from the University of Massachusetts, and a Ph.D. from Moscow State University. In 2006 she received a designation of the NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional, achieving the all-time highest score for the CGBP exam.

Julia is fluent in English, Ukrainian, Russian and French, and has a working knowledge of several other languages.