Board of Directors

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is composed of:  the duly elected Officers; the Immediate Past Chairman; three Regional Directors elected by the Directors from the regional sectors; and the President.

  • Jana Dyke
    Jana Dyke
    Georgia Certified Economic Development Professional President & CEO Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission
    Chair
  • Tim Weston
    Tim Weston
    Vice President Brasfield & Gorrie
    First Vice Chair
  • Joe Hines
    Joe Hines
    Senior Principal & Director of Economic Dev Timmons
    Second Vice Chair
  • Chris Masingill
    Chris Masingill
    Chief Executive Officer St. Tammany Corporation
    Secretary / Treasurer
  • Brian Gwin
    Brian Gwin
    Sr. Industrial Development Manager Norfolk Southern Corporation
    Immediate Past Chair
  • Josh Fenn
    Josh Fenn
    Director of Public Affairs Stack Infrastructure
    South East Regional Director
  • Lindsay Theobald
    Lindsay Theobald
    CEcD, IOM CEO Obion County Joint Economic Development Corporation
    Mid-Atlantic Director
  • Adam Gawarecki
    Adam Gawarecki
    President/ CEO San Patricio County EDC
    Western Regional Director
  • Matt Tackett
    Matt Tackett
    President Southern Economic Development Council
    President

State Directors

The Board of Directors is composed of: a Director duly elected from each state listed in Article IV of the By-Laws, the duly elected Officers, and the Immediate Past Chairman. 

  • Andrea Anderson
    Andrea Anderson
    Vice President of Economic Development Ardmore Development Authority
    State Director
  • Edward Burch
    Edward Burch
    Director of Business Development Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
    State Director
  • Uconda Dunn
    Uconda Dunn
    Vice President, Business Development Greenville - ENC Alliance
    State Director
  • Terrell Ellis
    Terrell Ellis
    Executive Director Advantage Valley Inc.
    State Director
  • Meryl Fisackerly
    Meryl Fisackerly
    Chief Operating Officer Golden Triangle Development LINK
    State Director
  • Burdette (Pete) Fullerton
    Burdette (Pete) Fullerton
    PhD, EDFP, CEcD, PCED, HLM Deputy Director KC Aviation Department
    State Director
  • Adam Gawarecki
    Adam Gawarecki
    President/ CEO San Patricio County EDC
    State Director
  • Missy Kendrick
    Missy Kendrick
    EDFP, IOM President Rome Floyd County Development Authority
    State Director
  • Mark Litten
    Mark Litten
    Vice President Economic Development Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
    State Director
  • David Manley
    David Manley
    Executive Director Joint IDA of Wythe County, VA
    State Director
  • Mandi Mitchell
    Mandi Mitchell
    President/CEO Lafayette Economic Development Authority
    State Director
  • Vance Mitchell
    Vance Mitchell
    Chief Operating Officer Solid Ground Consulting Engineers
    State Director
  • James Oltman
    James Oltman
    President - ElevateEdgerton! Elevate Edgerton!
    State Director
  • Kellen Riley
    Kellen Riley
    Senior Director – Industrial Development CSX Transportation, Inc.
    State Director
  • Bethany Shockney
    Bethany Shockney
    President/CEO Limestone County Economic Development Association
    State Director
  • Jack Thomas
    Jack Thomas
    Vice President, Economic Development Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce
    State Director

Alternate State Directors

  • Lacey Bacchus
    Lacey Bacchus
    Business Development Retail Strategies, Inc
    Alternate State Director
  • Christopher Bontrager
    Christopher Bontrager
    MPA Vice President of Retail Development East Montgomery County Improvement District
    Alternate State Director
  • Justin Burch
    Justin Burch
    Executive Director Washington County Economic Alliance
    Alternate State Director
  • Rene DeBerdt
    Rene DeBerdt
    Construction and Development Manager Denham-Blythe
    Alternate State Director
  • Denise Desatnick
    Denise Desatnick
    Vice President, Marketing & Research Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina
    Alternate State Director
  • Jim Eldridge
    Jim Eldridge
    CEcD, AICP Economic Development Manager OG&E
    Alternate State Director
  • Bryan Farlow
    Bryan Farlow
    Regional Director of Economic Development & Site Selection Thomas & Hutton Engineering Co.
    Alternate State Director
  • Heather Simmons Jones
    Heather Simmons Jones
    SCCED Director of Southeast Operations MRB Group
    Alternate State Director
  • Jen Kostyniuk
    Jen Kostyniuk
    Senior Director, Economic Development Dominion Energy
    Alternate State Director
  • David H. Lieving
    David H. Lieving
    President/CEO Huntington Area Development Council
    Alternate State Director
  • Misti Martin
    Misti Martin
    CEcD President & CEO Cherokee Office of Econ. Dev't.
    Alternate State Director
  • Zach McHatton
    Zach McHatton
    Community Development Director City of Newton, Kansas
    Alternate State Director
  • Keith Norden
    Keith Norden
    President & CEO Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation
    Alternate State Director
  • Russell Richardson
    Russell Richardson
    Sr. VP, Business Development Baton Rouge Area Chamber
    Alternate State Director
  • Gary Troutman
    Gary Troutman
    President/ CEO Hot Springs Metro Partnership
    Alternate State Director