Paris, Tenn.–Assistant Director of the Paris-Henry County Industrial Committee, Tara Wilson, recently was graduated as part of the 17th class through The University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services’ (UT CIS) Tennessee Certified Economic Developer (TCED) Program. This brings the total number of Tennessee certified economic developers to 98.
Graduation was held at the IPS Training Center in Nashville. During the session, the graduates presented their Capstone projects, the final requirement for certification. Wilson’s Capstone Topic was Employability Counts: Implementing Workforce Development in Grades 3-12. TCED candidates completed a week-long Basic Economic Development Course in addition to a series of six core courses pertinent to economic and community development. The TCED Program gives participants a broad-based knowledge of economic trends, tools and core components required to compete in today’s global economy.
The Spring TCED graduates are:
- Shannon Cantrell, CEO of Livingston Overton County Chamber of Commerce
- Lauren Fletcher, Executive Director, Covington-Tipton County Chamber of Commerce
- Michael Foster, Anderson County Commissioner
- Trevor Hobbs, Assistant to the Town Administrator, Town of Farragut.
- Tara Wilson, Assistant Director, Paris-Henry County Industrial Committee
“All of our Tennessee certified economic developers made a serious commitment to achieve this designation,” Kim Denton, director of the TCED Program said. “They now will be able to use this in-depth knowledge to benefit their communities and regions.”