City of Cleveland
Department of Economic Development

Contact Information

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EMAIL
PHONE
FAX
Administration Tracey A. Nichols
Director of Economic Development
email 216.664.3611 216.664.3681
Anthony R. Thornton
Assistant Director of Economic Development
email 216.664.2832 216.664.3681
Brownfields Redevelopment
Assessment
Technical Assistance
Land Bank
Nate Hoelzel
Brownfield Program Manager
email 216.664.3627 216.664.3681
Economic Development & Technology
Grant Programs
Loan Program

Robin Brown
Economic Development Manager
email 216.664.3612 216.664.3681
Jeff Shoykhet
Business Development Officer
email
216.664.2202
216.664.3681
Retention & Attraction Judith Weyburne
Retention & Attraction Manager
email
216.664.3675 216.664.3681
Diambu Smith
Business Development Officer
email 216.664.4363 216.664.3681
Small Business and
Retail Development
Kevin Schmotzer
Executive Small Business Development
email
216.664.3720
216.664.3681
Ifeoma Ezepue
Business Development Officer
email
216.664.3622
216.664.3681
Fiscal Dan Rehor
Fiscal Manager
email
216.664.3610
216.664.3681
Chris Ischay
Controller – Economic Development
email
216.664.3605
216.664.3681
Michelle Kenney
Controller – Empowerment Zone
email
216.664.4172
216.664.3681
Gregory Perryman
Assistant Controller
email
216.664.3672
216.664.3681
Byron Demery
Compliance Officer – Empowerment Zone
email
216.664.2203
216.664.3681
Jo Niswander
Deputy Project Director/Compliance Economic Development/Empowerment Zone
email
216.664.3602
216.664.3681
Workforce Development
Employer Services

Lawrence Benders
Executive Assistant to the Mayor
email
216.664.3099
216.664.2951
Randy Hill
Business Service Manager
email
216.664.3049
216.664.2951
Ted Howard
Business Service Representative Trades/Information Technology Sectors
email
216.664.3629
216.664.2951
Amanda Collins
Business Service Representative
Service Sectors
email
216.664.3073
216.664.2951
Deborah Pannell
Business Service Representative:
Manufacturing Sectors
email
216.664.2500
216.664.2951
Lizzie Thompson
Business Services Representative:
Banking, Finance and Insurance Sectors
email
216.664.3616
216.664.2951
Ronald Cooper
Business Service Representative
Banking, Finance and Insurance Sectors
email
216.664.3628
216.664.2951
Joan McNary
Business Service Representative:
Healthcare and Medical Sectors
email
216.898.8360
216.664.2951