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Joy Wilkins, CEcD, Manager

Community Innovation Services
1068 Flowers Crossing Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
Mobile: (404) 895-6115
Email: joy.wilkins@innovate.gatech.edu

Joy Wilkins, CEcD, is manager of the community innovation services group at Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute and oversees the development and delivery of the Institute’s services for economic developers, local government officials, and other leaders representing cities, counties, and regions. She directs teams to advise communities on a variety of strategic issues, and has also led research initiatives to investigate public policy matters for state and federal sponsors. Prior to Georgia Tech, Joy served as a consultant for economic development and real estate clients and as a researcher at the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce where she developed dozens of publications and reports concerning metro Atlanta’s economic development landscape for prospects and investors. She is also a periodic freelance writer.

Joy entered the economic development profession in 1994 and is a Certified Economic Developer by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). She is a frequent public speaker and instructor on economic development, strategic planning, and quality management topics, and has authored several articles appearing in journals, newsletters, and other publications. Joy has a master’s degree in city planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a graduate certificate in real estate from Georgia State University, and a bachelor’s degree, with sociology and political science majors, from the State University of New York at Fredonia. She is a member of numerous professional associations and committees, and serves on advisory boards for two civic interests.

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