Rebecca L. Bellinger Directory Page

Rebecca L. Bellinger is executive director of the Center for Global Business, a Center of Excellence at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. The Center is home to one of only 16 Title VI CIBE Centers (Center for International Business Education) nationwide, funded by a grant administered by the U.S. Department of Education. She is also the instructor for Global Summer Internship Program and co-led the CIBE Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) Program in Cuba between 2017 and 2019.

In 2024, she was recognized with a Governor’s Citation for service to the state of Maryland by Governor Wes Moore. That same year, she also led the Center to be awarded the President’s E-Award for Export Service, the highest honor given by the U.S. government for contributions to the Export Expansion Plan, and a (Maryland) Secretary of Commerce Citation for contributions to Maryland’s exports. Under her leadership, the Center received the Advancing International Trade State Award from NASBITE International in 2021. In 2016, the Center became the first academic partner of the Maryland Department of Commerce MAPIT (Maryland Partners in International Trade) program.

Rebecca currently serves as a member of the Board of Governors of NASBITE International and on the Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission. She also serves on the Maryland-D.C. District Export Council and on the ExportMD Grant review committee. Previous senior leadership include director of international programs at American University’s School of International Service, director of international programs and services at Pace University, and English language teacher at several schools abroad.

Rebecca has lived and worked abroad in six countries (Italy, UK, Serbia, Romania, Czech Republic, and Russia) and has traveled and conducted business in over 50 others. She holds an MBA from the University of Maryland, an MA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a BA from the University of Rochester. She also holds the NASBITE International credential of Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP).