Experience
Joined LCDA in 2024
- United Way of the Coastal Empire (Bryan, Chatham, Effingham & Liberty counties), President & CEO 2020-2024
- Savannah Economic Development Authority, COO 2013-2020, VP of Competitiveness & Communications 2010-2013, VP of Marketing 2008-2010, Director of Marketing &Public Relations 1996-1999 & 2004-2008
- World Trade Center Savannah in tandem with SEDA, VP 2011-2020
- Creative Coast Alliance in tandem with SEDA, Executive Director 2008-2010
- Other marketing & administrative positions with Savannah Technical College Foundation, Savannah Music Festival, Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau, and private firms, 1991-2004
Education
- Bachelor’s of arts in journalism, focus on advertising and communications, University of Georgia
- Georgia Tech Economic Development Course
- Leadership Georgia, Leadership Southeast Georgia, Leadership Savannah
Community Service/Memberships
- Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- Rotary Club of Savannah, 2008
- Georgia Rotary Student Program, International Host Family, 2 years
- Housing Savannah, Inc. Board of Directors
- Housing Savannah Task Force Co-Chair
- Georgia Southern University Parker College of Business Advisory Board
- Leadership Southeast Georgia Board of Directors, Vice Chair
- Savannah State University College of Business Advisory Board
- Savannah Technical College Foundation Board of Directors
- Savannah Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors
- Step Up Savannah, Poverty Reduction Initiative, Communications Champion
Professional Memberships/Honors
- Member of the SEDA team honored with the McKinley “Mac” Conway Award for Excellence
- Savannah Technical College Community Star
- International Economic Development Council Award for Multi-year Economic Development Programs, specifically for the effort to advance and grow the film and television production industry
- SIDEBAR Development Authority Board Member Training, Savannah,
- Leadership Southeast Georgia Board Chair
- Woman of Distinction, Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia
- Savannah Marketing Group – Founding Member
- Small Business Advocate of the Year, Savannah Small Business Chamber
- Top Ten Working Woman in Savannah, AWWIN
- ACE award from the Business Marketing Association of New York and the highest International Economic Development Council Award for the SEDA Annual Report
- Certified Instructor in Choices: Ethics for the Workplace, Impact Training Corporation
- Member of the SEDA team named one of the Top 10 Economic Development Groups by Conway Data/Site Selection Magazine
- Council for Urban Economic Development, Gold Award for Annual ReportEmail: brynn.grant@comegrow.global