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Sasha Sutcliffe-Stephenson
Director of International Programs
CSG - International

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Wendell Hannaford
Director
CSG East

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Edgar Ruiz
Director
CSG West

 
Contact:
(202) 624-5454
ssutcliffe@csg.org

 

Areas of expertise
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Biography:
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Contact:
(212) 482-2320 whannaford@csg.org

Areas of expertise
  1. U.S./Canada border issues
  2. Trade/export development
  3. Telecommunications
  4. More...
 
Biography:
Wendell Hannaford has been the director of CSG East/Eastern Regional Conference since 2009. He previously served as the deputy director and as a senior policy analyst for international trade and economic development. In 1998, while serving as deputy director, he created the Eastern Trade Council, an affiliate organization of CSG-ERC. More...
Contact:
(916) 553-4423
eruiz@csg.org

 

Areas of expertise
  1. U.S.–Mexico relations
  2. Western water issues 
 
Biography:
Edgar Ruiz has been with The Council of State Governments-WEST since 2001. He serves as a key member of the management team in the strategic development, direction and implementation of the organization’s key programs and services. More...

 

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Ilene K. Grossman
Assistant Director
CSG Midwest

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Véronique M. Cavaillier
International Trade
Policy Analyst
CSG East
 

 

 
 
Contact:
(630) 925-1922
igrossman@csg.org
 
Areas of expertise
  1. U.S./Canada relations
  2. State trade programs
 
Biography:
Ilene Grossman joined CSG in 1979.  In addition to her duties as assistant director, she staffs the Midwest-Canada Relations Committee, a policy committee that includes legislative members from throughout the Midwest and the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. More...

Contact:
(212) 482-2320
vcavaillier@csg.org
 
Areas of expertise
  1. International trade
  2. Export credit financing
  3. Trade finance
 
Biography:
Véronique M. Cavaillier is responsible for developing and implementing regionally focused export promotion endeavours like trade missions and trade shows and has organized executive symposia and conferences on trade issues. She serves as liaison to senior public and private sector officials to enlist their support for ERC’s international export promotion programs. More...