Joann Byrne:  

Life After high school I moved to Emporia Kansas in 1989 and attended Emporia State University until I graduated with a degree in International Business in 1993. After that I moved to Kansas City where I went to work for a Manufacturing Facility working in International Marketing. In 1994 I joined the Peace Corps and moved to Western Russia (Moscow) where I lived for 4 years from 1994-1998 when the Russian economy crumbled and I lost my job working as an International Key Account Manager for a Russian company called MV. During my time in Russia I was also attending night school full time with a Masters Program sponsored by Dowling College in Long Island NY. In August of 1998 I returned to the US to move to New York City where I interned my last semester of college at Credit Agricole Bank/Coalco International at the World Trade Center in Manhattan. In January 99 I graduated from Dowling College with a Masters of Business Degree in International Finance. After school I went to work for Rollease Manufacturing Company in Stamford CT as the Assistant Director of International Business. In 2000 I was offered a job position with the General Motors Corp in Detroit and I accepted it. I have been with them now going on almost six ...Expand for more