| Kristin Fletcher Wins “40 Under 40” Award in Economic Development |
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Kristin Fletcher, executive vice president of the Cleveland County Economic Development Partnership, has been selected as a winner in Development Counsellors International’s (DCI) “40 Under 40” awards, the first awards recognizing young talent across the globe in the economic development profession.
A five-member selection committee chose the winners from a pool of more than 150 candidates based on their exceptional contributions to the economic development industry. DCI, a New York-based firm that specializes in economic development marketing, managed the award’s program, which was designed to discover the economic development profession’s rising stars.
“The people chosen by the selection committee represent a bright future for the economic development world,” said Andy Levine, president of DCI. “They are a new breed of results-driven, place makers. We’re very pleased to see Kristin Fletcher among the winners.”
DCI officially announced the winners last night at an awards reception during the International Economic Development Council Leadership Summit in Orlando and will feature an in-depth profile of each on its website during 2013.
Cleveland County Manager Eddie Bailes noted Fletcher’s accomplishments in the economic development arena. “Kristin is a proactive leader who works tirelessly to expand our local and regional economies. Under her leadership, she has collaborated with local government leaders in recruiting more than 35 companies to Cleveland County over the past five years. These companies, along with existing industry expansions, have resulted in the creation of 2,638 jobs with new investments of $4.7 billion dollars. In spite of the current economic downturn, Kristin has been a shining star by aggressively and effectively marketing our community and building key relationships with site selection consultants and project managers, which has resulted in new jobs and investment. Her efforts will help to ensure a bright future for Cleveland County.”
Fletcher is a native of Cleveland County and graduated in 1999 from North Carolina State University. Over the past 10 years, her career and experience has spanned politics, finance, marketing, public relations and economic development. Aside from her role with the Cleveland County Economic Development Partnership, she currently chairs the Charlotte Regional Partnership’s Economic Development Advisory Council, which is composed of economic development leadership from the 16-county Charlotte region. Fletcher has served and continues to serve on a variety of boards and associations, some of which include: The North Carolina State University Industrial Extension Services Advisory Board of Directors, Cleveland County Manufacturer’s Roundtable, Cleveland County YMCA Board of Directors and United Way Board of Directors. She is actively involved in the North Carolina Economic Developer’s Association, as well as the International Economic Development Council
For more information on DCI’s “40 Under 40” winners, visit www.aboutdci.com/40under40.
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