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Gilbert Office of Economic Development Staff
Do you have business-related questions? Contact a team member below directly or get in touch by filling out a Contact Us form. The Gilbert Office of Economic Development team is available to assist those looking to start, expand, or relocate their business.
Dan Henderson, CEcD
Director
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90 East Civic Center Drive | Gilbert, AZ 85296
Work: 480.503.6891 | Cell: 480.720.8779
Dan.Henderson@GilbertAZ.gov
Role: Dan Oversees all facets of the Office of Economic Development including capacity development; coordinating, implementing, and negotiating development agreements for regional economic development projects; developing annual work plans and budgets; overseeing capital funding campaign, and administering grants and contracts.
Jennifer Graves, MPA, CEcD
Deputy Director
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90 East Civic Center Drive | Gilbert, AZ 85296
Office: 480.503.6971 | Cell: 480.815.5539
Jennifer.Graves@GilbertAZ.gov
Role: Jennifer provides operational support to the Office of Economic Development and oversees the business development line of service, executing on initiatives and activities to facilitate business attraction, local business retention and expansion, research/analysis, and marketing/communications.
Amanda Elliott
Redevelopment Program Manager
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90 East Civic Center Drive | Gilbert, AZ 85296
Work: 480.503.6886 | Cell: 480.268.3188
amanda.elliott@GilbertAZ.gov
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Role: Amanda is responsible for development activities in Gilbert’s redevelopment areas and merchant relations within the Heritage District.
Sydney Price, AICP
Redevelopment Specialist
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90 East Civic Center Drive | Gilbert, AZ 85296
Work: 480.503.6721 | Cell: 480.268.3188
Sydney.Price@gilbertaz.gov
Role: Serves as the liaison to the Heritage District maintaining and enhancing on-going efforts with Heritage District merchants, landowners, residents and project managers.
Michael Martella, CEcD
Economic Development
Project Manager, Senior
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90 East Civic Center Drive | Gilbert, AZ 85296
Work: 480.503.6972 | Cell: 480.589.7548
Michael.Martella@GilbertAZ.gov
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Role: Responsible for executing activities to generate new business development leads, supporting the growth of Gilbert based businesses, and managing a pipeline of economic development projects.
MaKenzie Wilson
Economic Development
Project Manager
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90 East Civic Center Drive | Gilbert, AZ 85296
Work: 480.503.6873 | Cell: 480.489.5977
MaKenzie.Wilson@GilbertAZ.gov
Role: Responsible for executing activities to generate new business development leads, supporting the growth of Gilbert based businesses, and managing a pipeline of economic development projects.
Glenn Schlottman
Tourism
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90 East Civic Center Drive | Gilbert, AZ 85296
Work: 480.503.6913 | Cell: 480.417.8334
Glenn.Schlottman@GilbertAZ.gov
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Role: Using the Gilbert strategic plan for tourism, Glenn is responsible for overseeing and executing all strategies related to the promotion of tourism within Gilbert.
Marketing and Communications
Project Manager
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Role: Responsible for all internal and external economic development marketing and communications efforts.
Madyson Bradford
Economic Development
Data Scientist
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90 East Civic Center Drive | Gilbert, AZ 85296
Cell: 480.223.8869
Madyson.Bradford@GilbertAZ.gov
Role: Responsible for data collection, modeling, and analysis. Additionally, the Data Scientist provides support and expertise in the areas of economic impact analysis and GIS.
Jocelyn Smith
Executive Assistant
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90 East Civic Center Drive | Gilbert, AZ 85296
Work: 480.503.6912
Jocelyn.Smith@gilbertaz.gov
Role: Administrative support for the Department Director and Office of Economic Development team.