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<br />10 <br />Meet the Team <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Crystal Morphis, CEcD, Founder and CEO is Creative EDC’s <br />“bright idea generator.” She started the firm in 2012 and built it <br />to become the “go-to” economic development consulting firm. <br />The entrepreneurial firm has launched four proprietary <br />programs and has a unique commitment to pay-it-forward <br />through several nonprofit initiatives. <br /> <br />Crystal will be the Project Manager. She will lead engagement <br />and strategy development, facilitate the Project Management <br />Team, facilitate input sessions, and work closely with economic <br />development staff. <br /> <br />Crystal’s experience is as a practitioner and consultant. She has <br />expertise in strategic planning, product development, <br />organizational development, economic impact studies, existing <br />business retention and expansion programs, and <br />entrepreneurship. Crystal has consulted across the Southeast <br />U.S. with companies and EDOs. The majority of Creative EDC’s <br />clients are repeat customers, a testament to the firm’s quality of <br />work and customer service. <br /> <br />Examples of the firm’s entrepreneurial culture can be found in <br />its four proprietary programs. In 2013, Creative EDC launched a <br />web-based site assessment tool, CreativeSiteAssessment. It <br />helps economic developers assess potential business <br />development sites through an independent ranking and <br />prioritization system. In 2015, we relaunched the nationally <br />recognized Certified Entrepreneurial Community® program. <br />The first back office for economic developers, C-BOSS, was <br />launched in 2018. Creative Coaching services, our way to <br />support the next generation of economic developers, was <br />launched in 2023. <br /> <br />Crystal was a managing partner in Sanford Holshouser <br />Economic Development Consulting for 10 years where she was <br />involved in the firm’s economic development and site location <br />consulting practices. Prior to joining Sanford Holshouser, <br />Crystal served as the president, of Surry County Economic <br />Development Partnership, NC. <br /> <br />Crystal Morphis, CEcD <br />Founder and CEO <br /> <br />Professional Certifications and <br />Memberships <br /> <br />•Certified Economic Developer <br />•IEDC <br />•NCEDA <br />•SCEDA <br />•VEDA <br />•SEDC <br />•Basic Economic Development <br />Course Instructor -UNC Chapel <br />Hill, Georgia Tech, Kentucky <br />Institute of Economic <br />Development <br />•North Carolina Real Estate Broker <br />•LEED Green Associate <br /> <br />Education <br /> <br />•Salem College, Bachelor Degree <br />in Economics <br />•University of North Carolina at <br />Charlotte, Master Degree in <br />Economics <br />•Basic Economic Development <br />Course, University of North <br />Carolina <br />•Economic Development Institute, <br />University of Oklahoma <br />•U.S. Green Building Council <br />Continuing Education <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 122863EA-19E8-4E71-8604-98BA2A36EEF0