| The Economic Development Council of Colorado (EDCC) took a big step forward to support Colorado’s economic competitiveness by promoting Kimberly Woodworth to the Executive Director position as of January 2022.
In late 2021 the EDCC’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to set EDCC on a new trajectory by adding an executive director to lead the organization and elevating Kimberly Woodworth, director of operations, into the executive director position. Kim has worked for EDCC since 2016 and assumed the Executive Director position on January 1, 2022, with unanimous support from the EDCC Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and membership across Colorado. Kim steps into the new role with extensive operational and strategic planning experience from nonprofits and with major successes with EDCC, including growing EDCC’s operational budget by 50% since 2016, expanding events across the state, and building out the public policy function, among other noteworthy successes. Prior to joining EDCC, Kim worked for Metro Denver EDC for over five years and has since leveraged her expertise to support urban and rural Economic Development Organizations (EDO) to make Colorado’s economy more competitive.
“I’m honored to have EDCC’s full support and am eager to take on the executive director position to better serve EDCC’s members which are in turn working hard to ensure Colorado is well positioned to be competitive long into the future as they position our urban and rural communities to attract and retain talent, expand entrepreneurship, and close deals to bring quality jobs to Colorado” stated Kimberly Woodworth, EDCC Executive Director. “It’s critical that EDCC evolves as Colorado’s economy evolves and we’re positioning EDCC to engage our members and better serve them so that they can focus on ultimately building the Colorado of the future with vibrant Main Streets, active downtowns, and successful industrial and commercial sites across the state.”
In addition to staffing up with a new executive director, EDCC now has full-time administrative staff and a contract lobbyist working in concert to promote effective and responsible economic development practices across Colorado.
Since 1976, the EDCC has been the state’s premier economic development association representing Colorado’s public and private economic development organizations (EDOs) and their interests. EDCC connects Colorado’s economic development professionals, members, and partners to trusted resources, valuable networks, and innovative educational opportunities, while also advancing policy issues that support Colorado’s long-term economic well-being and quality of life from across Colorado from Baca County to Moffatt County, Sedgwick County to Montezuma County, and everywhere in between.
“EDCC works to support economic developers across the state to ensure Colorado has the best team of economic development professionals on the ground serving Colorado’s communities to retain, expand, and attract businesses that keep Colorado’s competitive edge” said Laura Lewis Marchino, EDCC past Board Chair, and “we are thrilled to have Kimberly Woodworth leading EDCC into our next chapter as the organization’s first executive director.”
“EDCC’s collaborative partnership embodied by Kimberly’s approach by engaging the legislature and state agencies including the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, is key to ensuring we’re all working together for Coloradans’ long-term economic well-being with quality jobs across diverse industry sectors,” said Patrick Meyers, Executive Director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade.
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