Traci Blido
Region 2000 communications officer promoted to new role
Virginia’s Region 2000 Partnership is pleased to announce that
Traci Blido has been promoted to the position of Program Manager, Economic
Development while continuing in her role as Communications Officer for the
Partnership. Traci has been with the Partnership since April 2007 and has
developed a regional recruitment strategy to better attract individuals to the
region to fill high-tech positions, and has implemented new channels for
improved communication with Region 2000 stakeholders and state and local
officials.
In her expanded role, Traci will be responsible for managing
an investor relations program in support of existing business and will help
generate qualified new business prospects to the region under the direction of
Bryan David, Executive Director of the Economic Development
Council.
Traci holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism/Public Relations
from Liberty University and is President-elect of the International Association
of Business Communicators Lynchburg chapter. Prior to joining Virginia’s Region
2000 Partnership, she worked for Ericsson Inc. for 10 years in Lynchburg and
Dallas, as Director of Corporate Communications.