City of Mesa Economic Developement Advisory Board Meeting Minutes from 02 Oct 2018

Please don't say TLDR Too Long Didn't Read The "Approved Minutes" of this EDAB meetings - 11 pages of them - are now available online
Economic Development Advisory Board Tuesday, October 2, 2018 7:30 AM 
Meeting Notice & Agenda 
City Council Chambers 57 E. 1st Street, Lower Level Mesa, Arizona 85201   
4. Benedictine University Update – Dr. Paula Norby
5. GRID Project Update (Main Street & Mesa Drive) – Tony J. Wall
6. PHX East Valley Angel Investor Initiative – Kelley Keffer & Mike Hutchinson
7. Global Entrepreneurship Week Update – Kelley Keffer
8. Opportunity Zone Updates – Jeffrey S. Pitcher   – Marc Valezuela
9. Director’s Update
10. Other Business 
• Next EDAB Meeting – November 6, 2018
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Economic Development Advisory Board
The Economic Development Advisory Board shall act as the advisory board to the Mesa City Council on matters pertaining to economic development, including goal setting, strategic planning, marketing and business recruitment, retention and expansion. 
The membership of the Economic Development Advisory Board shall include: nine (9) voting members and up to six (6) ex-officio non-voting members. Three of the ex-officio members shall be the Mayor, City Manager, and the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce, and three may be City of Mesa representatives that are currently sitting on the Greater Phoenix Economic Council Board of Directors.
Call (480) 644-2398 for information.
Landing Page > https://www.mesaaz.gov/city-hall
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Meeting Date Document Title Meeting Type Document Type   11/6/2018 November 6, 2018 Agenda Regular Agendas 11/6/2018 November 6, 2018 Results Regular Results 10/2/2018 October 2, 2018 Agenda Regular Agendas 10/2/2018 October 2, 2018 Approved Minutes Regular Minutes 10/2/2018 October 2, 2018 Results Regular Results 9/4/2018 September 4, 2018 Agenda Regular Agendas 9/4/2018 September 4, 2018 Approved Minutes Regular Minutes 9/4/2018 September 4, 2018 Results Regular Results

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Voting Members

Rich Adams (20) - 1^st TermPresident & CEO
Southwest Business Credit Servicesrich@swbcs.com
Brian Campbell (21) - 1^st TermAttorney
Campbell Law Group of Arizona, PLLCbcampbell@campbellazlaw.com

James Christensen (19) - 2^nd TermPresident & CEO
Gateway Commercial Bankjamesc@gcbaz.com

Deb Duvall (19) - 1^st TermCommunity Volunteerdebbieduvall@cox.net

Jim Kasselmann, Vice Chair (20) - 1^st TermGeneral Manager
Dexcomjames.kasselmann@dexcom.com

Matt Likens (19) - 1^st TermPresident & CEO
GT Medical Technologies, Inc.
mlikens24@gmail.com
Natascha Ovando-Karadsheh, Chair (20) - 1^st TermAssociate Broker/Owner
KOR Propertiesnataschak@KORproperties.com

Dominic Perry (20) - 1^st TermAssociate
Avison Youngdominic.perry@avisonyoung.com

Richard Warren (21) - 1^st Term
Chief Financial Officer
Banner Health Networkrichard.warren@bannerhealth.com 

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Ex-Officio Members

John GilesMayor
City of Mesa mayor@mesaaz.gov

Chris Brady City Manager
City of Mesa chris.brady@mesaaz.gov

Sally HarrisonPresident & CEO
Mesa Chamber of Commerce sharrison@mesachamber.org

Jeffrey S. Pitcher
Partner
Ballard Spahr, LLPpitcherj@ballardspahr.com

Staff

William JabjiniakEconomic Development Director
City of Mesa william.jabjiniak@mesaaz.gov 

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