Paulette Hicks (image submittedz)
The new Regional Economic Development Agency for Greater Saint John has found its new CEO. The agency announced Tuesday that Paulette Hicks will be its first Chief Executive Officer. She will begin her new role on February 8.
Hicks is well known in the city’s business community through her work as general manager of the Delta Hotel in Saint John and as a community volunteer. She has served on boards for groups like the Business Community Anti-Poverty Initiative (BCAPI), Living Saint John, Discover Saint John, and the Saint John Airport.
She says her passion for seeing the region grow is what drove her to apply for the job.
This would bring a number of agencies under one roof, including Develop Saint John, Discover Saint John, Economic Development Greater Saint John and the city’s population growth department.
“We believe in a singular economic development entity with Greater Saint John and the greater impact and alignment will propel growth in the Greater Saint John region,” said Clark.
“In the past, the EDGSJ [Economic Development Greater Saint John] group, Discover Saint John, Develop Saint John were off rowing on their own direction. Now, we’re all in the same boat and working together.”
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