Meet the people behind the work of accelerating growth in Illinois

Illinois EDC guides companies through every step of the expansion or relocation process. Our business development, marketing and research teams provide data, location assistance, and connections to companies considering growth in Illinois.

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Team

At a Glance

Administration and Operations

Business Development

Communications

Marketing

Research

Christy George

President and Chief Executive Officer

Michelle Diaz

Executive Assistant to the CEO

Administration and Operations

Sasha Hover

Senior Manager, Operations

Kaitlyn McDermott

Vice President, Administration & Operations

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Business Development

Lucia Bertone-Ledford

Director, Business Development and Special Projects

Preeti Chalsani

SVP, Chief Quantum Officer

Claire DeLay

Manager, Clean Energy Production & Manufacturing

Cathriona Fey

VP, Clean Energy Production & Manufacturing

Elizabeth Gichana

Vice President, Life Sciences

Courtney Fugate

Associate, Site Readiness

Kyla Karten

Vice President, Site Readiness

Ramya Koritala

Director, Quantum, AI, and Microelectronics

Paulina San Millan

SVP, Business Development

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Communications

Anna Cowden

Manager, Communications

Amanda Vinicky

Vice President, Communications

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Marketing

Rody Abdelrahman

Senior Director, Marketing

Reece Kuhart

Manager, Graphic Design

Sophie Sturdevant

Director, Content Marketing

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Research

Robin Ficke

SVP, Research

Henry Hodge

Manager, Research

Kate Lindgren

Director, Research and Regional Analysis

Gabe Necula

Senior Associate, Research

Josh Weidenaar

Director, Research

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