Staff - International Economic Development Council

Board of Directors

Below is a list of the current IEDC Board of Directors. To find a list of the past Board Chair's, visit this page.

Visit this page for a comprehensive list of all Board Members since 1986.

Danielle Casey, CEcD, EDFP

Chair

President & CEO, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance

Clyde Higgs

Vice Chair

Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.

Atlanta, GA

SeonAh Kendall, CPA

Secretary/Treasurer

City of Ft. Collins

Ft. Collins, CO

Bryan Daniels, CEcD, CCE, IOM

Immediate Past Chair

The Blount Partnership

Maryville, TN

Joi Cuartero Austin, CEcD

Main Street America

Aurora, IL

Clare Barnett

City of Toronto

Ontario, Canada

Anne Bovaird Nevins

Accelerator for America, FL

Tampa, FL

Beth Bowman

Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce

Irving, TX

Jacqueline Brinkman

Economic Development Australia

Queensland, Australia

Mark Burdette, EDP

WV Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Charleston, WV

Alejandra Castillo

Purdue University

Washington, D.C.

Stephen Cheung

Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)

Los Angeles, CA

William (Bill) Cronin

Pasco Economic Development Council

Lutz, FL

Julie Curtin

Development Counsellors International

Denver, CO

Haldane Davies, PhD

Orion Consultancy Services

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Taylor Davis, CEcD

Elevate Rapid City

Rapid City, SD

Kevin Dick, CEcD

Carolina Small Business Development Fund

Raleigh, NC

Matthew Godinez, EDP

Kansas Department of Commerce

Topeka, KS

David Griggs, CEcD

MetroHartford Alliance

Hartford, CT

Dennis Fraise, CEcD

Develop This! Podcast

Burlington, IA

Ron Frierson

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

Los Angeles, CA

Philip Gaskin

Kansas City, MO

Tray Hairston, Esq., CEcD

Butler Snow LLP

Ridgeland, MS

Michael Hecht

Greater New Orleans, Inc.

New Orleans, LA

Trish Heidenreich, CEcD

Economic Development Initiatives Group

Bel Air, MD

Jeanine Jerkovic, CEcD

City of Surprise, AZ

Dr. Cynthia Johnson

Pinellas County Economic Development

Clearwater, FL

Chris Knight

FDI Intelligence for Financial Times

London, United Kingdom

Maureen Krauss, FM

Detroit Regional Partnership

Detroit, MI

Barb LaMue, CEcD, EDFP

Pebble Rock Partners, LLC

Green Bay, WI

Amy Case Madison, CEcD, EDFP

City of Schertz

Schertz, TX

Scott Marquardt, CEcD

Southwest Initiative Foundation

Hutchinson, MN

Chris Masingill, CEcD

Louisiana Central

Alexandria, LA

Heather McDaniel, CEcD

Center for Economic Growth (CEG)

Albany, NY

Brian McGowan

Centennial Yards Company

Atlanta, GA

Josh Mejia

Office of Economic Development, City of Arlington

Arlington, TX

Quentin L. Messer Jr., CEcD

Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Lansing, MI

Mandi Mitchell, CEcD

Lafayette Economic Development Authority

Lafayette, LA

Rebecca Moudry

Department of Economic Initiatives, Fairfax County

Fairfax, VA

David Ponraj

Economic Impact Catalyst

Clearwater, FL

Bruce Takefman

Research FDI

Montreal, Canada

Courtney Pogue, CCIM, CEcD, EDP, LEED, AP

Grow America

Nashville, TN

Jolene Schalper, CEcD, EDP, EEFP

Great Falls Montana Development Alliance

Great Falls, MT

Ryan M. Silva

New York State Economic Development Council (NYSEDC)

Albany, NY

Leonard L. Sledge

City of Hampton

Hampton, VA

Jared Smith, CEcD

President and CEO

Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation

Rockville, MD

Mark Anthony Thomas

Greater Baltimore Committee

Baltimore, MD

Robert Van Geons

Fayetteville Cumberland County Economic Development Corporation

Fayetteville, NC

Jennifer Wakefield, APR

Greater Richmond Partnership

Richmond, VA

Cornell Wesley

Prosper Portland

Portland, OR

Joy Wilkins, CEcD, HLM

Serving Communities, LLC.

Atlanta, GA

Rob Williams, EDP

SourceLink℠

Kansas City, MO

Ella Woger-Nieves

InvestPR

San Juan, PR

Courtney Zaugg, CEcD, EDP

Plaka + Associates

Indianapolis, IN