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Contacting the SLC

phone 404/633-1866
fax 404/633-4896
e-mail slc@csg.org
by mail P.O. Box 98129
Atlanta, Georgia 30359

overnight/express mail:
1946 Clairmont Road
Decatur, Georgia 30033


Staff of the Southern Office/Southern Legislative Conference

Colleen Cousineau, Executive Director
Kenneth Fern, Jr., Deputy Director

Jonathan R. Watts Hull,  Senior Policy Analyst
Sujit M. CanagaRetna,  Senior Fiscal Analyst
Jeremy Williams, Policy Analyst
Mikko J. Lindberg, Research Associate
Elizabeth Lewis,  Senior Program Manager
Lori Jones Rucker, Program Manager
John Barnes II, Office Manager
Virginia Wright, Receptionist


Policy Analysts / Program Managers

The Southern Office of The Council of State Governments tracks a variety of issues and administers several programs across the Southern region.
Committee/Program Contact
Agriculture Jonathan Watts Hull
Border Legislative Conference Edgar Ruiz
Center for the Advancement of Leadership Skills (CALS) Colleen Cousineau &
Lori Jones Rucker
Cultural Affairs Sujit CanagaRetna
Economic Development Sujit CanagaRetna
Education Jonathan Watts Hull
Energy Jeremy Williams
Environment Jeremy Williams
Fiscal Affairs Sujit CanagaRetna
Government Operations Sujit CanagaRetna
Gulf States and Atlantic Coast Regional Task Force Lori Jones Rucker
Human Services Jeremy Williams
Intergovernmental Affairs Jeremy Williams
Public Safety Jeremy Williams
Rural Development Jonathan Watts Hull
Transportation Sujit CanagaRetna


State Liaison Assignments

Each state is served by a staff member who is responsible for tracking that state's policy issues and legislative developments.
State Staff Member
Alabama Mikko J. Lindberg
Arkansas Mikko J. Lindberg
Florida Jonathan R. Watts Hull
Georgia Jeremy Williams
Kentucky Kenneth Fern, Jr.
Louisiana Jeremy Williams
Mississippi Sujit M. CanagaRetna
Missouri Mikko J. Lindberg
North Carolina Sujit M. CanagaRetna
Oklahoma Mikko J. Lindberg
South Carolina Jonathan R. Watts Hull
Tennessee Sujit M. CanagaRetna
Texas Jeremy Williams
Virginia Jonathan R. Watts Hull
West Virginia Jeremy Williams


Other Offices of The Council of State Governments
Lexington
David Adkins, Executive Director
The Council of State Governments
P.O. Box 11910
Lexington, Kentucky 40578-1910
859/244-8000
www.csg.org
Eastern Office
Wendell M. Hannaford, Director
Eastern Regional Conference
100 Wall Street, 20th Floor,
New York, New York 10005
212/482-2320
www.csgeast.org
Midwestern Office
Michael H. McCabe, Director
Midwestern Legislative Conference
Midwestern Governors’ Conference
701 East 22nd Street Suite 110
Lombard, Illinois 60148
630/925-1922
www.csgmidwest.org
Western Office
Kent Briggs, Director
CSG-West
Suite 730, 1107 9th Street
Sacramento, California 95814
916/533-4423
www.csgwest.org
Washington Office
Christopher Whatley, Director
Hall of the States
Suite 401, 444 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202/624-5460

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