Staff Directory

Economic Development Director

Karl Zavitkovsky Director (214) 670-5140

Program Directors

George Chee International Business Assistant Director (214) 671-9093
Lee McKinney Southern Dallas Assistant Director (214) 671-8951
J. Hammond Perot Business Services Assistant Director (214) 670-1696
Jiroko Rosales Compliance & Administration Assistant Director (214) 670-1696

Administrative/Support Staff

Akilah Wallace Senior Coordinator (Executive Assistant to Karl Zavitkovsky) (214) 670-0170
Tenna Kirk Agenda Coordinator (214) 671-8958
Della Lowe Coordinator (214) 670-1686
Edna Ruiz Executive Secretary (se habla español) (214) 670-1685
Honnaca King Office Assistant, South Dallas & Fair Park Trust (214) 670-8268
Dee White Office Assistant, International Business & Protocol Services (214) 670-3319
Dorita Martinez Office Assistant, Downtown & Area Redevelopment (214) 671-9821

Area Redevelopment (TIFs/PIDs)

Karl Stundins Area Redevelopment Program Manager (214) 670-1690
Telemachus Evans Grand Park South, Davis Garden, Oak Cliff Gateway; Uptown PID (214) 671-8042
Jim Greenwalt Retail Coordinator; Deep Ellum TIF; Deep Ellum PID; Downtown Retail Program (214) 671-9824
Bryan Haywood Downtown Connection, City Center TIF Districts; Downtown Improvement District (DID); Downtown Special Projects (214) 670-1691
Sue Hounsel Design District, Skillman Corridor, TOD TIF Districts; Lake Highlands PID, Oak Lawn-Hi Line PID (214) 939-2848
Tamara Leak Cityplace Area, Vickery Meadow, Maple-Mockingbird, Oak Cliff Gateway TIF Districts; Vickery Meadow PID (214) 671-8043
Vasavi Mallena State-Thomas, Farmers Market, Southwestern Medical TIF Districts; Prestonwood PID, New PIDs (214) 671-8950
Pam Thompson Cedars, Sports Arena, Fort Worth Avenue TIF Districts; Southside PID (214) 671-9825
Jeremiah Quarles Downtown Business Retension Program (214) 671-8049
Sajid Safdar TIF/PID accounting, financial statements and payments and billing (214) 939-2850

Business Expansion and Recruitment

J. Hammond Perot Business Services Assistant Director (214) 670-1696
Marilyn Avinger Business Recruitment Coordinator (214) 670-5092
Kim Moore Senior Coordinator (214) 670-1221
Chris O'Brien Senior Coordinator (214) 670-1626
Carlos Guzmán Economic Development Analyst (se habla español) (214) 671-8045

International Business

George Chee International Business Assistant Director (214) 671-9093
Regina Hill Senior Coordinator, Africa Liaison (214) 671-9098
Eugene Shen Economic Development Analyst, Asian Business Coordinator (214) 671-8154
Beth Huddleston International Chief of Protocol (214) 670-3319
Sarah Chacko International Protocol Manager (214) 671-9291

Inland International Port of Dallas (IIPOD)

Heather Lepeska Senior Coordinator (214) 670-1222

Research and Information Services

Daniel Oney Research & Information Manager (214) 670-3441
Tim Glass Chief Planner (214) 671-9817
Amanda Popken Development Information Analyst (214) 671-9819
Earnest Lloyd Economic and Market Research Analyst (214) 671-9818
Sonya Smith Business Research Analyst (214) 670-1695

Southern Dallas/Small Business Initiatives

Lee McKinney Southern Dallas Assistant Director (214) 671-8951
Leo Hicks South Dallas/Fair Park Trust Senior Coordinator (214) 670-8271
Ron Patterson Sr. Economic Development Coordinator (214) 671-8047
Erma Saracho Sr. Economic Development Coordinator (se habla español) (214) 671-8046

Community and Microenterprise Business Initiatives

Francisco Carrillo Small Business Counselor (se habla español) (214) 670-1863
Lori Landin Economic Development Analyst (se habla español) (214) 670-3807
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