Our Team
Carla Sydney Stone
President
cstone@wtcde.com
Ms. Carla Sydney Stone is the new President of the World Trade Center Delaware, where she is responsible for leading the overall organization mission and strategy, performance, Board governance and public representation. She assumes this position having served as Executive Director since October, 2016. Before joining the World Trade Center Delaware, Carla Stone was principal of International Development & Technical Assistance, LLC, a firm that works at the intersection of engineering and public health and human capacity building around the world. Previously, she led international technical assistance programs at Delaware Tech and the University of Delaware. And worked in the energy and financial sectors. Carla Stone is a graduate of Columbia University’s (New York) Henry Krumb School of Mines with a B.S. degree in Mining Engineering, Geophysics Option and M. S. degree in Mining Engineering and Mineral Economics with additional training and certificates in water and wastewater operations, safety and international project management. Ms. Stone was honored by the US Small Business Administration with the “Exporter of the Year Award”, the Government of Romania for her work during the avian influenza outbreaks, and by Cankiri Karatekin University, Turkey. She is Past President of People to People International, Delaware Chapter, and serves on the International Council of Delaware. She served on the organizing committee of the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme supported “Benchmarking Telemedicine: Improving Health Security in the Balkans and is the editor of the recently published book of the same name.
President
cstone@wtcde.com
Ms. Carla Sydney Stone is the new President of the World Trade Center Delaware, where she is responsible for leading the overall organization mission and strategy, performance, Board governance and public representation. She assumes this position having served as Executive Director since October, 2016. Before joining the World Trade Center Delaware, Carla Stone was principal of International Development & Technical Assistance, LLC, a firm that works at the intersection of engineering and public health and human capacity building around the world. Previously, she led international technical assistance programs at Delaware Tech and the University of Delaware. And worked in the energy and financial sectors. Carla Stone is a graduate of Columbia University’s (New York) Henry Krumb School of Mines with a B.S. degree in Mining Engineering, Geophysics Option and M. S. degree in Mining Engineering and Mineral Economics with additional training and certificates in water and wastewater operations, safety and international project management. Ms. Stone was honored by the US Small Business Administration with the “Exporter of the Year Award”, the Government of Romania for her work during the avian influenza outbreaks, and by Cankiri Karatekin University, Turkey. She is Past President of People to People International, Delaware Chapter, and serves on the International Council of Delaware. She served on the organizing committee of the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme supported “Benchmarking Telemedicine: Improving Health Security in the Balkans and is the editor of the recently published book of the same name.
Nesrin Cakiroglu
Director of Operations
nesrin@wtcde.com
Nesrin Cakiroglu is responsible for the oversight of client services pertaining to the business needs of World Trade Center Delaware members, and manages the day to day operations of the office and oversight of student interns.
Ms. Cakiroglu is originally from Turkey having graduated from Wilmington University in 2012 with a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management (Master of Science in Management), and another in Marketing Management (2013). She is currently pursuing her MBA degree at Wilmington University.
Ms. Cakiroglu has been in the USA for more than 10 years which has given her the opportunity to compare both American & Turkish work environments.
Director of Operations
nesrin@wtcde.com
Nesrin Cakiroglu is responsible for the oversight of client services pertaining to the business needs of World Trade Center Delaware members, and manages the day to day operations of the office and oversight of student interns.
Ms. Cakiroglu is originally from Turkey having graduated from Wilmington University in 2012 with a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management (Master of Science in Management), and another in Marketing Management (2013). She is currently pursuing her MBA degree at Wilmington University.
Ms. Cakiroglu has been in the USA for more than 10 years which has given her the opportunity to compare both American & Turkish work environments.
Matt Sullivan
Communications/PR
msullivan@wtcde.com
Matt Sullivan works with a variety of clients, including World Trade Center Delaware, on strategic communications and content creation. He has produced award-winning content including websites, blogs, and tourism magazines for clients including Reading Assist Institute, the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau and Wilmington Renaissance Corporation. Other clients include the Delaware Charter School Network, Reading Asssist Institute and the Delaware Coaltition Against Gun Violence. He is also the managing director of Delaware Shakespeare, and sits on the board of the Arts Consortium of Delaware and on the advisory boards of OperaDelaware and The CROP Foundation. A 14-year newsroom veteran, he still occasionally commits random acts of journalism for Delaware magazines and writes the "Good Taste" dining blog for visitwilmington.com. He lives in Newark with his wife, Janice, and two kids.
Communications/PR
msullivan@wtcde.com
Matt Sullivan works with a variety of clients, including World Trade Center Delaware, on strategic communications and content creation. He has produced award-winning content including websites, blogs, and tourism magazines for clients including Reading Assist Institute, the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau and Wilmington Renaissance Corporation. Other clients include the Delaware Charter School Network, Reading Asssist Institute and the Delaware Coaltition Against Gun Violence. He is also the managing director of Delaware Shakespeare, and sits on the board of the Arts Consortium of Delaware and on the advisory boards of OperaDelaware and The CROP Foundation. A 14-year newsroom veteran, he still occasionally commits random acts of journalism for Delaware magazines and writes the "Good Taste" dining blog for visitwilmington.com. He lives in Newark with his wife, Janice, and two kids.
interns
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Jisu Kim
Reserach/Trade Information Intern
jisu@wtcde.com
Jisu Kim, from Korea, graduated from Dong-a University (Korea) with a bachelor's degree in international studies, focusing on Chinese studies. She completed the course in Chinese language at Northeast Normal University in China. Using her background, she will be responsible for researching domestic and overseas markets, assisting in the creation of marketing materials, contributing to database management, and providing assistance at World Trade Center Delaware partner events.
Reserach/Trade Information Intern
jisu@wtcde.com
Jisu Kim, from Korea, graduated from Dong-a University (Korea) with a bachelor's degree in international studies, focusing on Chinese studies. She completed the course in Chinese language at Northeast Normal University in China. Using her background, she will be responsible for researching domestic and overseas markets, assisting in the creation of marketing materials, contributing to database management, and providing assistance at World Trade Center Delaware partner events.