Corporate Wide Goals
- Increase net membership investment by 2%
- Increase net assets by 1.5%
- Create $18 million in new and expanding payroll from job creation
- Create $80 million in new capital investment
Chamber Division Goals
- Conduct new membership, retention, and event audits
- Evaluate CDF's 50 annual events to maximize member benefits, engagement, and future growth
- Conduct quarterly touch points with business members
Economic Development and Planning Division Goals
- Create $7 million in direct cost savings and/or sales growth for CDF's existing business members
- Redesign and relaunch the Tupelo Young Professionals' program
- Directly generate at least 12 company leads
- Through the existing industry visits, establish a wage and labor analysis
- Sell or lease an available CDF building
- Host a target community visit to develop creative economy strategy
CDF Managers & Executive staff that lead our Corporate Goals
Hunter Aycock
Community Development Foundation
Managing Director Business Development
Zandra Hereford
Community Development Foundation
Managing Director Chamber Operations
Shane Homan
Community Development Foundation
Chief Operating Officer
Matt McCarty
Community Development Foundation
Chief Financial Officer
Jon Milstead
Community Development Foundation
Vice President Planning & Property
Carol Ann Padgett
Community Development Foundation
Managing Director Corporate Operations
Judd Wilson
Community Development Foundation
Vice President Chamber of Commerce