Mandi Mitchell, president and CEO of the Lafayette Economic Development Authority, was elected to a second term as state director for the Southern Economic Development Council’s board of directors.
Mitchell’s two-year term begins Jan. 1.
SEDC represents the world’s leading economy builders serving in the southern U.S., which today stands as the premier global investment location and the third-largest economy in the world.
In the last three years SEDC members have facilitated nearly $600 billion in capital investment that is creating more than 600,000 new American jobs.
The SEDC has 1,800 members, nearly double its size in recent years.
“Being an active member of SEDC has allowed me to positively represent Louisiana among 17 southern peer states and has proven impactful in enhancing and deepening my knowledge of the best practices and strategies in economic development,” Mitchell said. “I look forward to collaborating with the South’s top economic developers while developing programs that will further the impact of economic development activities in Lafayette Parish.”