State Associations

Economic Development Association of Alabama (EDAA)

Ron Scott
Executive Director
Economic Development Association of Alabama
2005 Cobbs Ford Road, Suite 401A
Prattville, AL 36066
Bus: (334) 358-7401
Fax: (334) 358-7402
E-Mail: ron@edaa.org 
Website:  www.edaa.org
President: Calvin Miller, Executive Director- Talladega County Economic Development Association

 

Arkansas Economic Developers (AED)

Susie Marks
Director of Membership and Statewide Organizations
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce
410 S. Cross Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Bus: (501) 210-4206
Fax: (501) 372-2722
E-Mail:smarks@arkansasstatechamber.com
President:  Kay Brockwell , Director of Business Recruitment and Retention- Garland County EDC
 

Florida Economic Development Council

Amy Evancho
President & CEO
Florida Economic Development Council
325 John Knox Road, Suite 201
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Bus: (850) 201-FEDC (3332)
Fax: (850) 201-3330
E-Mail: aevancho@fedc.net
Chairman: Raymond Gilley, President & CEO- Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

 

Georgia Economic Development Association (GEDA)

Mike Pennington
Executive Director
Georgia Economic Developers Association
75 Fifth Street, Suite 1200
Atlanta, GA 30308
Bus: (404) 962-4110
Fax: (404) 962-4132
E-Mail: mpennington@georgia.org
Website:  www.geda.org
President:  Chris Clark, CEcD, Executive Director- Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority

Kansas Economic Developers Association (KEDA)

Mary Perez
Secretary/Treasurer
Kansas Economic Development Alliance
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612
Bus: (785) 296-4225
Fax:  (785) 296-3490
E-Mail: mperez@kansascommerce.com
Website:  www.kansascommerce.com 
President: Mike Michaelis, Executive Director- Ellis County Coalition for Economic Development.

 

Kentucky Association for Economic Development (KAED)

Mike Mangeot
President/CEO
Kentucky Association for Economic Development
2225 Lawrenceburg Road, Building B, Suite 4
Frankfort, KY 40601
Bus: (502) 227-9653
Fax: (502) 227-2611
E-Mail: mmangeot@kaedonline.org
Website:  www.kaedonline.org
Chairman: John Cosby, Executive Director- Home Builders Association of Louisville

 

Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association (LIDEA)

Ann Carmichael
Administrator
LIDEA
P.O. Box 80738
Baton Rouge, LA 70898
Bus: (225) 612-1020
Fax: (225) 923-0021
E-Mail: lideala@eatel.net
Website:  www.lidea.org
President:  Richard T. Ward, CEcD, Director, Economic Development & Regulatory Affairs- Association of LA Electric Cooperatives

 

Maryland Economic Development Association (MEDA)

Pamela J. Ruff
Executive Director
Maryland Economic Development Association
P.O. Box 955
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Bus: (410) 575-6027
Fax: (410) 273-9026
E-Mail: pamr@medamd.com
Website:  www.medamd.com
President: J. Thomas Sadowski

 

Mississippi Economic Development Council, Inc. (MEDC)

Carol Hardwick
Executive Director
MEDC
P.O. Box 3721
Jackson, MS 39207-3721
Bus: (601) 352-1909
Fax: (601) 352-2061
E-Mail: carol@medc.ms
Website: www.medc.ms
President: President:  Larry Barnett, Executive Director
Harrison County Development Commission
 

Missouri Economic Development Council (MEDC)

Pat Amick
Executive Director
Missouri Economic Development Council
204 East High Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Bus: (573) 636-7383
Fax: (573) 636-5783
E-Mail: pat-amick@socket.net
President: Benjamin Jones, President/CEO-America's Heartland Economic Partnership

 

North Carolina Economic Developers Association (NCEDA)

John Peterson
Executive Director
North Carolina Economic Developers Association
1201 Edwards Mill Road, Suite 102
Raleigh, NC 27607
Bus: (888) 246-2332
Fax: (919) 882-1902
E-Mail: nceda@capstrat.com
Website:  www.nceda.org
President:  Scott T. Hamilton- Advantage West

 

Oklahoma Professional Economic Development Council (OPEDC)

Danna Fowble, CCM
Vice President, Federation and Grassroots Development
Executive Vice President - O.C.C.E. and O.E.D.C.
330 NE 10th
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Bus: (405) 235-3669
Fax: (405) 235-3670
E-Mail: dfowble@okstatechamber.com
Website: www.oedc.net
President:  Richard Cornelison, Economic Development Project Manager- OGE Energy Corp

 

South Carolina Economic Developers Association (SCEDA)

Keely Fagen Yates
Association Executive
South Carolina Economic Developers' Association
P.O. Box 1763
Columbia, SC 29202
Bus: (803) 929-0305
Fax: (803) 252-0589
E-Mail: sceda@capconsc.com
Website: www.sceda.org 
President:  John Lummus

 

Tennessee Industrial Development Council (TIDC)

Suzie Lusk
Director of Events
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry
611 Commerce Street, Suite 3030
Nashville, TN 37203
Bus: (615) 256-5141
Fax: (615) 256-6726
E-Mail: suzie.lusk@tnchamber.org
Website: www.tnedc.com
President:  Walter Wood, CEcD, CEO- Shelbyville-Bedford Co. Chamber of Commerce

 

Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC)

Carlton Schwab
President/CEO
Texas Economic Development Council
1011 San Jacinto, Suite 650
Austin, TX 78701
Bus: (512) 480-8432
Fax: (512) 472-7907
E-Mail: carlton@texasedc.org
Website:  www.texasedc.org
Chair:  Danny Booth-  Terrell

 

Virginia Economic Developers Association (VEDA)

Connie W. Long
Executive Director
Virginia Economic Developers Association
1340 North Great Neck Road, #1272-128
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Bus: (757) 412-2664
Fax: (757) 412-4637
E-Mail: veda82@verizon.net
Website: www.goveda.org
President:  Matthew James, Vice President-Peninsula Council for Workforce Development

 

West Virginia Economic Development Council (WVEDC)

Patty Barnhart
Office Manager
WV Manufacturer's Association
2001 Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311
Bus: (304) 342-2123
Fax: (304) 342-4552
E-Mail: patty@wvma.com
Website: www.wvedc.org
President: Stephen Foster, Executive Director- Upshur County Development Authority

 

 

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