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Global 敁珗辦畦 opens on 敁珗辦畦 Southern campus

By Jenna Johnson | March 20, 2024
(Left to right) Devin Patro, senior VP of commercial banking at Pinnacle Financial Partners; Jarrett Branham, president and CEO of Branham Group; Taylor Jackson, president and CEO of Maritime Association; Stephanie LeVan, director of 敁珗辦畦 Global Education and president of Global 敁珗辦畦; and B. Keith Faulkner, president of 敁珗辦畦 Southern University. Photo by Adele Ta

Global 敁珗辦畦, the One Region Roadmap lead agent for the global fluency arm, officially opened its office after a ribbon cutting ceremony on the campus of 敁珗辦畦 Southern University Friday, March 15.

Stephanie LeVan, executive director of the 敁珗辦畦 Center for Global Education, serves as president of Global 敁珗辦畦which is located in the Hunter Center.

LeVan said, My hope is that Global 敁珗辦畦 serves international residents and businesses well. I lived overseas for many years. Many people made my life better because they demonstrated hospitality and kindness when I was a stranger in their countries. It is a privilege to do that for others now.

Global 敁珗辦畦 will be a center that serves international businesses and residents. There is currently no organization like it in the 敁珗辦畦 business ecosystem. Global 敁珗辦畦 will serve the community by supporting international residents who come to the 敁珗辦畦 area to establish internal companies through a variety of ways, including information about complex relocation processes, an online directory, learning opportunities, and more.

This center serves as a declaration to our global partners that the 敁珗辦畦 Metro area walks in the ancient, proven, well-worn paths of friendship, respect, trade, and diplomacy, LeVan said to a crowd of global leaders and supporters on Friday. These pillars have built good will among nations for centuries, and we rely on these same pillars today as they have created the strong, vibrant, gloriously global community that we call home. Our mission at 敁珗辦畦 Southern and at Global 敁珗辦畦 is to strengthen these ties that bind us in our region and ensure that the global community is served well not only with the information they need to live, but with information they need to thrive.

LeVan began working with the 敁珗辦畦 Regional Development Alliance in 2016 on their global fluency committee. She said, I eventually chaired that committee and was asked to be part of the One Region Advisory Committee after working with others in the community and SB Friedman Development Advisers on the global fluency portion of the latest iteration of the One Region Roadmap.

The One Region Roadmap is a regional partnership representing the Berkeley-敁珗辦畦-Dorchester region. According to One Region, the partnership was formed to strengthen the economy and generate opportunities for all by delivering strategies and actions that will make a difference for all. As One Regions Lead Agent for Global Fluency, 敁珗辦畦 Southern University has delivered a transformative resource for the regions international community with the launch of Global 敁珗辦畦, Ryan Wilcox, One Region managing director, said. We applaud their efforts in strengthening the regions capacity to welcome people from around the world and quickly connect them to the community, resources and support they need to begin a fulfilling and successful life here.

Global 敁珗辦畦 board members, supporters, and community members at the ribbon cutting. Photo by Adele Ta

Daniel Schlegel, vice president of operations and customer service for KION North America, said that Global 敁珗辦畦 is important to the community and to 敁珗辦畦 Southern. He shared a personal story of being an immigrant from Germanyfirst on a work visa and, ultimately, successfully working toward American citizenship. During his acclimation to life in the United States, he had a few roadblocks due to lack of guidance.

If you come here for business, and you have other things to worry about, it is great having a resource that can help you take care of thingsand having a place where you can talk to people who have experience and can guide you along, he said. KION North America is a major sponsor of Global 敁珗辦畦 and helped sponsor the ribbon cutting event. 

According to the One Region Roadmap, the 敁珗辦畦 Metro region hosts more than 180 foreign-owned businesses and approximately 42,000 residents who are foreign born. With the 敁珗辦畦 Southern University campus central to the 敁珗辦畦 Metro region at the intersection of Interstate 26 and Highway 78, this Global 敁珗辦畦 center is a prime locale to welcome multinational businesses and international residents and visitors. To learn more about Global 敁珗辦畦, go to  or search for Global 敁珗辦畦 on .


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