Board of Directors
Mark Calhoon, Board Chair
Senior Managing Director, International Trade
Washington State Department of Commerce
Mark Calhoon is Senior Managing Director for the International Trade and Economic Development Division, with the Washington State Department of Commerce. He manages Commerce’s network of foreign representatives, which provide coverage in over 30 countries, and a team of five international business development managers based in Seattle.
In addition to representing Commerce on the board of the Export Finance Assistance Center, he also serves on the board of the Washington State China Relations Council, the Japan America Society of Washington State and the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle.
Steve Drury, Vice President
Director of Applications
Sharpe Mixers
Steve Drury has a BSChE from UC Berkeley and is a registered chemical engineer in the State of Washington. Sharpe Mixers designs and manufactures industrial mixing equipment for industries as diverse as pharmaceutical to coal mining. Outside of North America Sharpe also provides mixers to Europe, South America, Asia and the Middle East.
Robyn Todd, Treasurer
Vice President & Regional Manager
U.S. Bank
Robyn Todd is Vice President & Regional Manager for US Bank’s Global Trade Services Pacific Northwest Region. Her position is responsible for the bank’s team of resident consultants responsible for providing current and prospective customers with information and advice on how bank services can be structured to facilitate overseas business needs.
Prior to joining US Bank in 1996, Robyn’s 34 year career in international banking had been predominantly with Rainier Bank/Security Pacific Bank/West One Bank. Robyn’s experience has covered all aspects of documentary trade services including managing the Letter of Credit and Documentary Collection Department at Rainier Bank. She has served as the country risk manager for Latin America and as business development officer for international.
Robyn graduated cum laude from with a B.A. in international studies from the University of Washington in 1992 and she is a 1995 graduate of the Pacific Rim Bankers program. Robyn has been a member of many of the international trade associations throughout the Puget Sound region.
Mike Marave, Secretary
Senior Vice President and Manager
Bay Bank / Cowlitz Bank for International Banking and Finance
Mike Marave has over 28 years of in-depth management and operation experience in International Banking, Trade Financing and Logistics. He is licensed by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) as an International Ocean Freight Forwarder and held management positions in several freight forwarding companies. His international banking career started with the then Bank of Tokyo in 1979 and later with Pacifica Bank (United Commercial Bank). He is responsible for establishing the international department of Pacifica Bank and Bay Bank / Cowlitz Bank.
He currently serves on the Boards of Washington Economic Development Finance Authority (WEDFA), Export Finance Assistance Center of Washington (EFACW) and the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Pacific Northwest. He is an active member of the Free and Accepted Masons of Washington.
He is an alumnus of the University of the Philippines, and the University of Washington’s International Business Program. He currently resides in Mill Creek, Washington.
Carol Sexton
Managing Director, South/SE Asia Region and Infrastructure Issues
Aircraft Financial Services
Boeing Capital Corporation
Carol Sexton has served as managing director of South/Southeast Asia Region and Financial Infrastructure Issues for the Aircraft Financial Services (AFS) group of Boeing Capital Corp. (BCC) since August, 1, 2007. In addition to managing the airline customer relationships in her region, Carol also manages company relationships involving the Ex-Im Bank and the relationship with the Aviation Working Group (AWG). She also works with the U.S. Government and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on the Aircraft Sector Understanding governing export credit for commercial aircraft. Carol brings excellent customer financing experience to her role, having recently served as a managing director for the Americas Region. Previously, Carol was BCC’s Director of Financial Operations, which included the Investment Committee, Quantitative Analysis, Contracts and Contract Administration organizations. She came to Boeing Capital in 2004 as the director of BCC Investments, after serving as The Boeing Company’s assistant treasurer of Corporate Finance and Banking, where she managed the corporation’s relationships with commercial and investment banks, fixed income investors and rating agencies. A 29-year veteran of Boeing, Carol’s experience includes over 10 years in customer financing as well as various engineering and marketing roles within Commercial Airplanes.
Carol has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington and an MBA from Seattle University. Carol is active in the Seattle community with her board involvement in the Export Financial Assistance Center of Washington, Washington’s hunter/jumper foundation and FC Alliance, a local soccer club. She is a Seattle native, married, the mother of three daughters and spends her free time attending horse shows, soccer games, and dance recitals as well as fitting in the occasional game of golf.