Northeast Region Contains District Export Councils Located in the Following States and Regions
Representatives of the Northeast Region at the National DEC
Connecticut
Chair: Jose Abrantes (jabrantes@ofsoptics.com)
Executive Secretary: Melissa Grosso, Director, Middletown USEAC (melissa.grosso@trade.gov)
Maine
Chair: Dan Forte (df@qtech-group.com)
Executive Secretary: Jeffrey Porter, Director, Portland USEAC (Jeffrey.Porter@trade.gov)
Massachusetts
Chair: Kristen Rupert (krupert@aimnet.org)
Executive Secretary: Jim Paul, Director, Boston USEAC (jpaul@trade.gov)
New Hampshire
Website link: https://nhexportassistance.com/
New Jersey
Website link: https://njdec.org/
New York
Chair: Andrea Ratay
Website link: https://www.newyorkdec.org/
Rhode Island
Executive Secretary: Keith Yatsuhashi, Director, Providence USEAC (keith.yatsuhashi@trade.gov)
Upstate New York
Chair: John Manzella (John@ManzellaTrade.com)
Executive Secretary Rosanna.Masucci, Director, Buffalo USEAC (Rosanna.Masucci@trade.gov)
Vermont
VT DEC Member: Tim Tierney, Vermont Director of Business Recruitment and International Trade, Vermont Department of Economic Development (tim.tierney@vermont.gov)
Executive Secretary: Susan Murray, Director, Montpelier USEAC (susan.murray@trade.gov)
