
CEcD Profile: Sean Maguire
Sean Maguire
Vice President for Workforce Development & Community Education
Suny Schenectady County Community College
Past Community: Capital District Regional Planning Commission, New York State Department of State, and the Albany County…

CEcD Profile: Andrew Matheny
Andrew Matheny
Analyst
Allen EDC
Past Community: N/A
CEcD Coursework: OU EDI
CEcD Since: *Testing September 2019
Time to CEcD: N/A
If you could choose one thing, what is your most successful economic development…

About That Economic Development Marketing & Attraction Class
IEDC’s Economic Development Marketing and Attraction course was held in Albuquerque May 10-11, 2018. About 45 economic developers attended the class, with about 15 sharing that they’re pursuing their economic development certification.
In…

How to Study for the CEcD Exam
With a 33% pass rate, saying that the Economic Development Certification exam is intimidating would be an understatement. Countless economic developers have stressed that you cannot rely on your professional experience alone to pass this exam.…

CEcD Profile: Randall Malik
Randall Malik, CEcD
Assistant Director of Economic Development
Cedar Park, Texas
Past Community: City of Rosenberg, Texas, Cuero Development Corporation
CEcD Coursework: IEDC
CEcD Since: December 2016
Time to CEcD: 7…

About That Business Retention & Expansion Class
In January of 2018, IEDC offered their Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) class in Las Vegas. The BRE class is one of the four required courses in order to be eligible to sit for the certification exam. There were about 60 attendees at this…

About That Real Estate Development & Reuse Class
In November of 2017, I attended IEDC’s Real Estate Development & Reuse class, which is one of the four core courses for receiving one’s Economic Development Certification. Since this class is required for everyone interested in pursuing…

CEcD Profile: Mary Kuna
Mary Kuna, CEcD
Economic Development Manager
Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation
Past Community: Cecil County, Newcastle County Chamber of Commerce
CEcD Coursework: IEDC
CEcD Since: December 2016
Time to…

Keeping that CEcD Motivation
Pursuing your Economic Development Certification is quite a long and exciting journey. One of the many challenging aspects of the process to achieve this designation is that you are not actively preparing for the exam. You take the preparation…