Christine Nelson

About Christine Nelson

Economic and community development executive with over 20 years of experience in…

Experience

1. Vice President, Project Management & Site Strategies

   Team NEO

   Sep 2017 — Present

   Catalyze business investment of over 100 companies annually through strategic resource connections and economic development interventions• Structure and negotiate over $70 million in investment assistance to companies and developers annually• Built a comprehensive regional site strategy, including inventory gap identification, building public-private partnerships for asset development, and focusing on investment in job hubs • Developed and managed a site strategy advisory boards comprised of public sector partners, site selectors, business sales team leaders, and real estate transaction specialists. • Collaborate to build a regional sales team with communities and economic development organizations to execute client solution services for projects, and site selection

Education

• Hiram College

  BA

  1988 — 1992

• Cleveland State University

  M.P.A.

• Cleveland State University

  MPA

  1993 — 1996

Skills

• Fundraising
• Program Management
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Public Policy
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Local Government
• Research
• Grants
• Project Planning
• Business Development
• Strategy
• Policy
• Non-Profits
• Economic Development
• Strategic Planning
• Project Management
• Marketing
• Training
• Workforce Development
• Management
• Grant Writing
• Redevelopment
• Zoning
• Public Speaking