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GEDA Committee Information
Much of the work of GEDA is accomplished by the Committees. There are currently 10 standing committees within GEDA. Each year at the GEDA Planning Retreat, the incoming Chairs of these Committees meet with the GEDA elected leadership to form an Action Plan for the year.
Join a Committee Today!
This is the best and easiest way to get involved with GEDA! If there is an area of interest (or two) below, login to your Member Compass, click Profile and then scroll down to the Committees section to join any of the below groups. Please note you must have a current GEDA membership to access this area.
Many of GEDA's Officers and Directors will tell you that they first started serving GEDA through Committee work. What you will find is, when you give to an Association, you get more back in return.
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Committee |
Chair |
| Site Selection and Location Strategies (formerly Business Recruitment) | Virginia Sengewald, Georgia Department of Economic Development |
| Development Authority Executives | Stephen Adams, Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority |
| Marketing and Communications | Liz O'Connor, Evans General Contractors |
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Workforce Professionals |
Heath Tippens, Cherokee Office of Economic Development |
| Membership Engagement | Eric McDonald, Haralson County Chamber of Commerce |
| Nominating | Andrea Schruijer, Valdosta-Lowndes Development Authority |
| Public Policy | Jon Pannell, Gray Pannell & Woodward LLP |
| Leadership Development (formerly Special Services Awards) |
Tonya Powers, Franklin County Industrial Building Authority |
| Cecilia Arango, Thomas & Hutton | |
| Dylan Horne, Metro Atlanta Chamber |