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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Chesapeake Basic Economic
Development Course Class of 2008
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The MEDA Professional Development Committee oversees
a number of opportunities for MEDA members to assist
them in pursuit of their educational goals. The committee
focuses on courses that enable our members to become
certified economic developers (CEcD) as well as pertinent
courses that improve our professional skills in the
field.
2008/2009 Professional Development Committee
Laurie Boyer, CEcD - Chair
Lisa Webb, CEcD - Co-Chair
Robert McGlotten, CEcD
Helga Weschke, CEcD
Sharon Disque, CEcD
Roger Venezia, CEcD
Linda Ellerton, CEcD
Richard Griffin, CEcD
Scholarships
MEDA members are encouraged to take advantage of the
Lofton Scholarship Fund for their professional development
needs. MEDA's board through the Lofton Scholarship Committee
will award scholarships to members in good standing
for approved courses.
2008/2009 Maryland course schedule:
Members are encouraged to apply for scholarships and
register for course attendance in a timely matter.
Late course registration fees may be omitted from the
final scholarship award at the discretion of the committee.
Please visit the Lofton
Scholarship Page for details.
Certification
Mentorship
MEDA's Professional Development Committee is now offering mentorship to those who are studying for certification. Planning to sit for the certification exam is made easier by the partnership offered by our team. Please feel free to reach out to any of them directly or contact us at info@medamd.com and we will connect you.
Study Materials
MEDA's Professional Development Committee
has arranged a "library" of IEDC manuals for
use by any MEDA member who is preparing for the CEcD
exam. To borrow the manuals, contact the MEDA office
at 410-575-6027.
Re-Certification
Re-Certification courses are a significant feature of
MEDA's overall professional development plan. To that
end, we have partnered with the Maryland Department
of Planning and the University of Maryland to offer
the Land Use Planning for Economic Developers Course.
Re-certification credits are available to those who
hold the CEcD designation. All MEDA members should consider
taking this course for their overall skills training.
The 2005 offering will be posted soon.
Always working to improve your member benefits, the
MEDA Executive Committee will offer Professional Development
courses throughout the year.
For detailed course descriptions and accommodation
information, click on the link for each course or visit
http://www.iedconline.org.
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