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Are You Up for a Little Fun and Friendly Competition?
Challenge your friends and colleagues in the Georgia College Experts Club, brought to you by the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
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Christopher Nunn joins DCA team as Deputy Commissioner for Community & Economic Development Finance Division
GEDA welcomes Deputy Commissioner Nunn to the economic development family. Chris comes from Windham Brannon where he was the Chief Operating Officer. Previously, he was with Russell Reynolds Associates, The St. Andrews Group, and Arthur Andersen. Read more...
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Committee News
All GEDA Committees are seeking new members. Also, are you interested in serving on the Planning Committee for the 2016 Spring Workshop? We are looking for GEDA members to help us plan another terrific workshop at the beautiful Sea Palms Resort on St. Simons Island, scheduled for May 17-20, 2016. Email kewing@georgia.org or brian.dill@dca.ga.gov.
Professional Development – Saralyn Stafford, Committee Chair, and DCA Division Director, Community Services, says there is still money available for grants this year, whether it be for IEDC courses or for the CEcD Exam in Atlanta on December 12-13. Go to the Professional Development Grants page on the GEDA website and submit your application today. Contact Saralyn Stafford at Saralyn.Stafford@windstream.net or call her at 404-679-3166.
Thanks to Craig Heighton of Georgia Transmission Corporation. They provided funds for another scholarship to the GEDA Annual Conference last month. The recipient was Missy Kendrick, Executive Director, Barnesville-Lamar County Industrial Development Authority. Congratulations to the other scholarship recipients:
Ashley Miller, Manager of Business & Industry, Macon Economic Development Commission
Michelle Pfeffer, Director, Economic Development Authority of Claxton & Evans County
Mia Pressley, Workforce Solutions, Atlanta Regional Commission
Nicole Ward, President/CEO, Cochran-Bleckley Industrial Development Authority
A CEcD (Certified Economic Developer) Exam is scheduled for Sat., Dec. 12 and Sun., Dec. 13, 2015, at the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel. The International Economic Development Council’s (IEDC) registration deadline for the exam is Mon., Oct. 12. If enough interest, Saralyn Stafford will facilitate a study group. In addition, GEDA has two IEDC Exam Scholarships available at $1,000 each. Scholarship deadline is November 15. Email Saralyn Stafford (Saralyn.stafford@dca.ga.gov) if you have questions or if you would like to be in a study group. CEcD Exam registration deadline: Oct. 12, 2015. GEDA Scholarship application deadline: Nov. 15, 2015.
Special Service Awards – Dorie Bacon, Chair, Membership Services, including Special Service Awards, and Executive Director, Screven County Development Authority, said there is still time to nominate someone for the Zell Miller Public Policy Award. This award, not given every year, is chosen by the GEDA Board of Directors. And, if given, is presented at the November Annual Awards luncheon. Send your letter of nomination to Dorie Bacon, 101 South Main Street, Sylvania, GA 30467; Dorie@ScrevenCountyDevelopmentAuthority.com; 912-531-2024.
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New Honorary Life Members
GEDA honored three members with Life Membership at the Annual Conference in Savannah. Willie Paulk was honored at her retirement reception in Dublin last summer, but she had not been feted in front of the hometown GEDA crowd. Chairman Tim Evans recognized Willie during the business meeting. He had some help getting Willie there. Jane Fryer, Executive Director of the Meriwether County Development Authority, is a great friend of Willie, as is Peggy Chapman, and Nancy Kinsey, who passed away last December. Peggy is retired and lives in Greenville, SC, after having worked for many years in Statesboro, then worked briefly for Athens-Clarke County. Suffice it to say that Tim surprised all of them with the honor of Life Membership in GEDA. Read 2015 Board Chair Tim Evan’s full article here.
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