Leadership
SIDO Leadership
President
Mary Waters
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Vice President
Natalie Chmiko
Vice President, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Executive Director
ANDY KARELLAS
State International Development Organizations
Board Members
MidwestÂ
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin
- Gabrielle Gerbaud (MN)
- Peggy Kerr (IA)
Northeast
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and Vermont
- Wade Merritt (ME)
- Tim Tierney (VT)
West
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming
- Emily Desai (CA)
- Amanda Welker (OR)
South
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia
- Larry Collins (LA)
- Vickie Watters Martin (MS)
At Large Seats
- Lindsey Warner (ND)
- Margo Markopoulos (IL)
- Jennifer Verdon (ID)
