Mike Evans Named President of Statewide Economic Development Council
October 25, 2011 8:30 am
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) –The Tennessee Economic Development Council (TEDC) announces its board officers for 2011-2012. The officers were elected by the membership at TEDC’s annual fall conference held in Memphis, TN.
The new officers are: President, Mike Evans, Vice President of the Clarksville/Montgomery County Economic and Community Development; Vice President, Spencer Sessions, Project Manager for TVA; Secretary-Treasurer, Gary Farlow, President and CEO, Cleveland/Bradley County Chamber of Commerce; and Immediate Past President, Donald Hurst, President of the Cocke County Partnership.
East Tennessee Representative Mike George, Vice President of Business Development, Blaine Construction Corporation; Middle Tennessee Representative James Fenton, Executive Director, Cheatham County ECD; West Tennessee Representative Mike Pohlman, President and CEO, Pickering Firm, Inc.; SEDC Director Nathan Ward, Deputy Director, South Central Tennessee Development District and State Liaison Kingsley Brock, Assistant Commissioner of Business Development, TN Dept of Economic & Community Development.
TEDC is a statewide organization for both public and private sector professionals involved in economic development. TEDC provides professional development opportunities for its 340 members and works with state officials to maintain an attractive business environment in Tennessee.
For more information, visit http://www.tnedc.com or contact Susie Lusk at 615.256.5141.
