About Seda

SEDA Staff

Savannah Economic Development Authority

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Hugh "Trip" Tollison

President and CEO

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Jesse Dillon

Chief Operating Officer

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Angela Hendrix

Senior Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations

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Mark Sprosty

Chief Financial Officer

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Liz Ely

Director of Marketing and Public Relations

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Caleb Kitchings

Business Development Project Manager

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Zachary Ott

Existing Industry Project Manager

SEDA

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Katelyn Satterthwaite

Executive Assistant to President & CEO

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Yvonne Wilemon

Administrative Assistant and Account Administrator

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World Trade Center Savannah

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Leigh Ryan

Vice President

World Trade Center Savannah

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Chris Ahearn

Director of Research & Trade Development

World Trade Center Savannah

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Antwone Mohammed

Programs and Community Development Manager

World Trade Center Savannah

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Savannah Regional Film Commission

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Walker Dalton

Executive Director

Savannah Regional Film Commission

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Renée Leventis

Manager of Operations

Savannah Regional Film Commission

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Andy Young

Location Scout / Photographer

Savannah Regional Film Commission

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RISE

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Anna Chafin

RISE President and CEO

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Jennifer Collins

RISE Project Manager

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Justin Farquhar

RISE Vice President

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Latest News

SEDA provides workforce organization update

At the April 16, 2024 Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) board of directors meeting staff gave an update on the naming and activities of the regional workforce organization that was announced in December 2023. The organization was a recommendation from the Regional Workforce Study released in November 2023. The new…

04.28.2024

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SEDA hosts 2024 annual meeting

On Jan. 4,  at the Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) Annual Meeting SEDA President and CEO Trip Tollison announced that the authority had facilitated 11 company announcements in 2023 that resulted in 3,731 new job opportunities and $2,631,994,199 in capital investment. Other highlights of the event included announcing the naming…

01.09.2024

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Plastic Express to double Georgia operations

Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Plastic Express, a leader in the plastic resins shipping industry, will build a second shipping facility in Savannah, Georgia. The new location will create an estimated 200 new jobs and $80 million in investment in Chatham County. “Job creators like Plastic Express choose…

11.30.2023

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