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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.
Management Team
Dan Henderson, CEcD
Director
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
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, LPM, AZED Pro
Redevelopment Program Manager
90 East Civic Center Drive
Gilbert, AZ 85296
Work: 480.503.6886 | Cell: 480.268.3188
Amanda.Elliott@GilbertAZ.gov
Schedule a meeting with Amanda
Role
Amanda is responsible for development activities in Gilbert’s redevelopment areas and merchant relations within the Heritage District.
Glenn Schlottman
Tourism Program Manager
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.
Project Team
Michael Martella, CEcD
Economic Development
Project Manager, Senior
90 East Civic Center Drive
Gilbert, AZ 85296
Work: 480.503.6972 | Cell: 480.589.7548
Michael.Martella@GilbertAZ.gov
Schedule a meeting with Mike
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
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.
Sydney Price, AICP
Redevelopment Project Manager & Heritage District Liaison
90 East Civic Center Drive
Gilbert, AZ 85296
Work: 480.503.6721 | Cell: 480.209.8927
Sydney.Price@GilbertAZ.gov
Role
Oversees key projects in the Downtown Heritage District (HD) in support of its continued growth and development, and serves as the liaison to the HD businesses, landowners, and residents.
Michelle Streeter
Marketing and Communications Project Manager, Senior
90 East Civic Center Drive
Gilbert, AZ 85296
Work: 480.503.6755 | Cell: 480.243.0335
Michelle.Streeter@GilbertAZ.gov
Role
Responsible for all internal and external department marketing and communications efforts, media outreach and public relations activity.
Elizabeth Mangan
Tourism Project
Manager
90 East Civic Center Drive
Gilbert, AZ 85296
Work: 480.503.6923 | Cell: 602.856.2120
Elizabeth.Mangan@GilbertAZ.gov
Role
Support tourism business growth and attract events. Connect with event operators, meeting planners, and community partners. Coordinate on tourism development and marketing projects.
Sandeep Sabu, GISP
Economic Development
Data Scientist
90 East Civic Center Drive
Gilbert, AZ 85296
Work: 480.503.6762 | Cell: 480.223.8869
Sandeep.Sabu@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.
Administrative Team
Lynda Yap
Administrative Assistant
90 East Civic Center Drive
Gilbert, AZ 85296
Work: 480.309.0157
Lynda.Yap@gilbertaz.gov
Role
Administrative support for the Department Director and Office of Economic Development team.