State Associations
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Economic Development Association of Alabama (EDAA)
Jim Searcy
Executive Director
2 North Jackson Street, Ste. 302
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 676-2085
Fax: (334) 676-2087
Arkansas Economic Developers & Chamber Executives (AEDCE)
Candice Lawrence
Executive Director
1200 W. Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 210-4206
Fax: (501) 372-2722
Florida Economic Development Council (FEDC)
Beth Cicchetti, CEcD, MEDP
Executive Director
3551 Blairstone Rd, Suite 105-138
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850-212-1056
Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA)
Grant Cagle
75 Fifth Street NW, Suite 1200
Atlanta, GA 30301-0776
(404) 962-4109
Kansas Economic Development Alliance (KEDA)
Mary Perez
Administrative Coordinator and Website Administrator
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-4225
Fax: (785) 296-3490
Kentucky Association for Economic Development (KAED)
Haley McCoy
101 Burch Court
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 227-9653
Fax: (502) 227-2611
Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association (LIDEA)
9270 Siegen Lane, Building 301
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
(225) 448-5404
Maryland Economic Development Association (MEDA)
Pamela J. Ruff
Executive Director
P.O. Box 27039
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 347-1246
Mississippi Economic Development Council, Inc. (MEDC)
Gwen Howard
Executive Director/COO
1675 Lakeland Drive, Ste. 502
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 352-1909
Fax: (601) 352-2061
Missouri Economic Development Council (MEDC)
Brandon Atchison
Executive Director
P.O. Box 105918
Jefferson City, MO 65110
(573) 552-5622
North Carolina Economic Developers Association (NCEDA)
Liz Dobbins-Smith
Managing Director- Policy and Public Affairs
PO Box 30934
Raleigh, NC 27622
888-246-2332
Fax: 919-834-7959
Select Oklahoma an Economic Development Partnership
Jessika Leatherbury
PO Box 2371
Edmond, OK 73083
(405) 808-8957
South Carolina Economic Developers Association (SCEDA)
Katie Koon
Executive Director
1122 Lady Street, Suite 720 (29201)
PO Box 2566
Columbia, SC 29202
P: (803) 929-0305
C: (803) 404-1969
Tennessee Economic Development Council (TEDC)
Suzie Lusk
Director of Events
611 Commerce Street, Suite 3030
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 256-5141
Fax: (615) 256-6726
Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC)
Carlton Schwab
President/CEO
1011 San Jacinto, Suite 650
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 480-8432
Fax: (512) 472-7907
Virginia Economic Developers Association (VEDA)
Connie Long
Executive Director
1340 N Great Neck Road, #1272-128
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
(757) 412-2664
Fax: (757) 412-4637
West Virginia Economic Development Council (WVEDC)
Patty Barnhart
Office Manager
2001 Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311
(304) 342-2123
Fax: (304) 342-4552