Team
Front-line experience, matched to your project.
MYD Global is a boutique firm. Our founder leads every engagement, and we bring in associates from across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico whose skills fit your project, from economic recovery and investment attraction to policy, branding and international business.
Leann Hackman-Carty, Founder (Calgary, Canada)
Leann has spent nearly 30 years in community economic development and business and economic recovery. She led Canada's largest economic disaster recovery project after the 2013 Southern Alberta floods and ran the business recovery hotline and economic recovery assessment after the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire. She is the author of the Master Your Disaster guidebook series and received Public Safety Canada's Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award in 2018. WXN named her one of Canada's Most Powerful Women in 2018 and 2019. CEO of Economic Developers Alberta; Canadian President, Institute for Sustainable Development; COO, Concrete Global Ventures Ltd., Managing Director (Canada), Jobenomics.
Associates
Mickie Valente (St. Petersburg, Florida): Economic recovery specialist and former Economic Recovery Advisor to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services. Trainer and subject-matter expert for IEDC, FEMA and the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
Lynn Knight (Virginia): Former VP of Knowledge Management at the International Economic Development Council, where she directed its economic recovery and resilience program for disaster-hit communities across dozens of U.S. states and territories.
Stephen Jordan (Washington, DC): Founded and led the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Business Civic Leadership Center for 12 years. Expert in public-private partnerships, corporate responsibility and disaster recovery.
Loretta Avent (Phoenix, Arizona): Former Deputy Assistant to President Clinton for Intergovernmental Affairs and White House Liaison to Indian Country. Brings deep experience with tribal governments and removing policy barriers.
Chuck Vollmer (Washington, DC): Founder of Jobenomics, a national grassroots movement focused on small business and job creation.
Horacio Reyes (Querétaro, Mexico): Economist and former diplomat and Vice-President of the Mexican Export Bank, with 30+ years in international business, trade and public affairs.
Have a project in mind? We'll put the right team around it. Contact us today.