President and State Director of International Trade
Ms. Bisaillon-Cary was appointed by Governor John Baldacci and officially assumed her duties as Director of
International Trade for the State of Maine following a special session of the Maine State Senate on September 11, 2006.
In addition to leading the Trade Center and consulting with Maine's internationally active industries, Ms. Bisaillon-Cary serves on the boards of the Maine Port Authority, the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Trade Cooperation Committee, the New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Council, and the Eastern Trade Council. Prior to her present position, Ms. Bisaillon-Cary was Vice President of Maine International Trade Center for six years and Vice President of Resource Trading Company of Portland, Maine.
Ms. Bisaillon-Cary has worked for over 25 years in international markets, including the seafood export and consumer goods import markets. Her work has focused mostly on Western Europe and parts of Latin America and Asia. She holds a B.A. in Economics and French from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst; a Certificate of French History and Literature from the Sorbonne University, and a Global Leaders Executive Education Certificate from Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business. She is conversant in French and Italian.
