June Newsletter: Board Elections, Accreditation, and Site Visits

Board Elections, Accreditation, and Site Visits

AEDO Accreditation As we shared last month, the EDC was in the final stages of the process of becoming an accredited economic development organization, or AEDO. This accreditation is a prestigious distinction granted by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). Currently, only about 70 organizations in North America and only 1 in California have achieved this distinction.  In early June, we were pleased to welcome the site visit team, which included Jaye O'Donnell from Mesa, Arizona, and Jerry Bologna from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Jaye and Jerry have both provided wonderful feedback on their visit, and we should be receiving the final report any day now.  All told, they met with over 20 community stakeholders, toured all our communities, and came away with a great impression of the region and the work that is being done collaboratively in the region. We want to thank everyone who participated, and Pechanga Resort and Casino and Carter Estate for their sponsorship of the visit.  L to R: Diane Strand, Connie Stopher, Ann Shaw, Jaye O'Donnell, Jerry Bologna, Adam Eventov L to R: Jerry Bologna, Jason Tang, Kimberly Davidson, Connie Stopher, Jaye O'Donnell Board Election Results We would like to thank all who ran for both board seats and Executive Committee seats in this year's election.  We are happy to announce your 2025-2026 EDC Board of Directors Platinum Darlene Wetton- Southwest Healthcare Armando Villa- City of Menifee Aaron Adams- City of Temecula Jason Simpson- City of Lake Elsinore Kimberly Wright – Riverside County Kimberly Davidson- City of Wildomar Joseph Troya- Consolidated Contractors   Gold Matthew Hyatt- MilliporeSigma Ann Shaw- Abbott Jonathan Jean-Marie- Loma Linda University Medical Center Heather Holmes- Pechanga Sammy Totah- Kaiser Permanente   Silver Kiki Manti Engel- Reid & Hellyer, APC Adam Eventov- SoCal Gas Christina Henry- Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Roxanne Roundtree- Easter Municipal Water District   Bronze Cheryl Fuchigami-Bost- Rady Children’s Hospital Diane Strand- JDS Studios Janice Mrkonjic- MSJC Godfrey Gibbison- CSUSM   Non-Profit Jonathon Montanez- TEDx Temecula Michael Cano-Menifee VFW Post 1953 We are also excited to announce your 2025-2026 Executive Committee  Janice Mrkonjic- President 1st VP- Godfrey Gibbison 2nd VP- Matthew Hyatt Secretary- Cheryl Fuchigami-Bost Treasurer- Diane Strand Past President- Adam Eventov I would ike to thank our outgoing Board President, Adam Eventov, for his leadership this year. Thank you to our incoming Board President, Janice Mrkonjic, for taking the helm, and for all our incoming board and Executive Committee members for their service to the EDC! Welcome Our Newest Members! We are so excited to welcome Mission Hope as our newest members. Our non-profit community is so essential to the vitality of the region, and we are excited to expand our partnerships with Mission Hope and other non-profits in the community. Please give them a warm welcome! EDC Summer Intern The EDC was excited to partner with our local school districts to offer a regional internship program that provided internship opportunities to students from throughout the region. After several interviews, we were excited to offer Cole Behrens a summer position with the EDC. Cole recently graduated from Murrieta Valley High School. This fall, he will be attending Palomar College, majoring in Business Administration, with the intention of transferring to a UC school.  Cole will be helping us revamp our website, with social media outreach, and gear up for our new brand launch later this summer. Please give Cole a warm welcome! Neighborhood Healthcare Annual Gala BIZTECH Connect Coming to TVE2 Foreign Trade Zone Assistance Tour new Neighborhood Healthcare Site in Menifee EDC Board Meetings We are dark in July. Our next board meeting will be August 7th. We'll be welcoming Sania Kuriakos, Business Specialist with the California Department of Rehabilitation. She'll be sharing programs and opportunities for businesses to collaborate with the Department of Rehabilitation to find qualified, talented employees.  We hope to see you there! Thank ou to our sponsors! Contact Us   Connie Stopher, CEcD Email: [email protected] Office: 951-694-9800 Cell: 951-557-8040 Economic Development Coalition, P.O. Box 1388. Temecula, CA 92593 Site Address: 43200 Business Park Drive, Temecula, CA 92590, United States Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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