The staff at Grow Trade Consulting Inc. is one of our key strengths. Our dynamic team brings a wide range of experience in trade and business development from a variety of global markets – Canada, United States, Asia, and Central America.
The Team
Nancy Ward
Director
Nancy Ward established Grow Trade Consulting Inc. in 2004 after a successful six-year career with the Canadian Trade Office of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers (formerly the Council of Great Lakes Governors).
Chris Leslie
Senior Manager Trade, Technology & Administration
Chris joined the Grow Trade Consulting team in 2008 and has spent the last twelve years in a business consultancy capacity, helping American SMEs find opportunities and partners in the Canadian market.
Charlotte Robertson
Senior Market Access Consultant
Charlotte Robertson has more than 20 years of business experience in international investment and trade. As the former director of the State of Pennsylvania Canadian Investment Office, she worked extensively with Canadian companies expanding their operations to that state.
Joanne Walsh
Administration Manager, Senior Market Access Consultant
Joanne joined Grow Trade Consulting in 2017, where she continues to gain professional experience facilitating successful business relationships between U.S. companies and organizations with Canadian partners.
Kirsten Ross
Communications Manager & Market Access Consultant
Kirsten began her career as a reporter/photographer in southwestern Ontario, covering everything from municipal politics to criminal trials.
Shari Stancer
Market Access Consultant
Shari Stancer comes to Grow Trade Consulting with more than 15 years of business consulting experience in the human resources recruitment industry.
Laura McLeod
Market Access Consultant
Laura immigrated to Canada from El Salvador as a child and grew up in the Niagara Falls region, where she spent 10 years working in the tourism industry while completing her high school and undergraduate education.
Susan Baka
Bay Communications & Marketing Inc.
Specializing in marketing communications and international trade, Susan Baka (of Bay Communications & Marketing Inc.) began partnering with Grow Trade Consulting Inc. in 2016 to provide market research, market entry strategy, and distributor search support.
Allyson Warden
Bay Communications & Marketing Inc.
A marketing writer, content developer and researcher, associate Allyson Warden’s experience has encompassed trade assignments for a variety of corporate, association, and government clients.
