Leah Goold-Haws currently serves the Far Northern California Region as a consultant for the Centers for International Trade Development (CITD). With headquarters in Redding, CA, she works directly with the CITD and other regional economic development agencies to facilitate her statewide reach.

Previously, Leah Goold-Haws’ work has focused on developing strategies for business growth—both domestically and globally. She is the creator of Know Opportunity, a board game and curriculum used to teach global commerce and entrepreneurship. For more, see the recent Forbes article, “Entrepreneurship: The Board Game.” She is the interim-executive director for Working Strategies for Women as well as a previous founder and partner in 2 separate business ventures – LGH Marketing/Strategy and Mindevices. Last year, Leah gave a TEDx talk “You Are Here” about how global collaboration is available to us all.