Warren Banks
Warren is an International Trade Business Advisor with the Small Business Development Center at Portland Community College. He has an MBA from the University of Puget Sound with an emphasis on international marketing and finance. He spent 25 years in the financial services industry which included managing a representative office in Tokyo, Japan, starting a wholly owned subsidiary for international trade and finance in Portland, Oregon, and was a SVP and Manager of the International Financial Services Division of U.S. Bank of Oregon. He achieved his Certified Global Business Professional certification in September 2013.
Other internationally related assignments included Managing Director for the International Trade Division of Oregon Economic Development Department which assisted companies in Oregon to engage in or expand their international activities, and helped organize several Governor trade missions.
He was the General Manager for Matsushita Kotobuki America (a Panasonic subsidiary), located in Vancouver, WA. The plant of 500 assembled TV/VCR and TV/VCR/DVD “combos” for the US market. While there he was instrumental in leading the company to establish a Foreign Trade Sub Zone and establishing a sales office in Oregon.
Kim Allchurch-Flick
Kim (MIM) is a business advisor who loves to help entrepreneurs and has passion to weave social enterprise and advocacy for people, planet, and profit into everything she does. Coming from several years of corporate background to an education in International Management in marketing, sustainability, and social innovation. A broad generalist with range across sectors, she is excited to be a part of the SBDC team. In her off time Kim is a hiker and gardener frequently in the company of her dogs.
Tammy Marquez-Oldham
Tammy brings 30 years of experience in the education, healthcare, software and food industries to the clients she serves in her capacity at Portland Community College. She has owned several businesses and hired, trained, and developed hundreds of employees. She has experience building business domestically and internationally, impacting more than 2,000 clients over the past 10 years. As director of the Portland Community College Small Business Development Center and the Oregon Small Business Development Center’s Global Trade Center, Tammy leads the vision of providing the highest level of business education and advising possible. With a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development from Warner Pacific College and a Master’s in Business from George Fox University, Tammy brings a unique and holistic approach to her work.