Staff
David McFadden, President
David McFadden is President and CEO of the Yakima County Development Association (YCDA), a county-wide nonprofit agency that creates jobs and secures public and private capital for expanding companies. McFadden joined YCDA in 1989 and has led the organization’s efforts to diversify the economy by recruiting and retaining businesses. He has also provided support to dozens of local companies on expansion projects. McFadden specializes in site selection, business finance, and permitting assistance. He also manages a public works investment fund that helps companies defray or eliminate on- or off-site development costs.
McFadden served as a Regional Finance Specialist for the Washington State Department of Community and Economic Development. (CTED). He has also worked for a downtown redevelopment organization and a statewide labor organization.
McFadden has an undergraduate degree in Environmental Science and a master’s degree in Political Science, both from Western Washington University. He is a Certified Economic Developer (CED), and an Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP).
Tammy Everts, Business Development Director
Tammy started at New Vision in the fall of 2006. Ms. Everts is responsible for helping Yakima area manufacturers with expansion or modernization projects, so she is very familiar with tax credit and financing programs. She also has an excellent grasp of local and statewide labor markets, job training resources, and business taxes. Tammy is also an affiliate staff person for Washington Manufacturing Services (WMS), an organization that offers lean manufacturing and process improvement services to manufacturers. Prior to New Vision she worked in municipal government for the cities of Grandview, Richland and Prosser, Washington and Soda Springs, Idaho. Everts received her undergraduate degree from the University of Idaho (Go Vandals!) and completed her Master’s in Business Administration from City University in June 2007.
James Morrison, Business Development Director
James started at New Vision in April of 2008. He is responsible for responding to businesses that are considering
Karen Patten, Office Manager
Karen has been with New Vision since January, 2000. Her background consists of 30 years in a non-profit financial and accounting environment with 10 years of human resource experience. Karen administers financial, bookkeeping and daily office procedures. She provides administrative support to staff, compiles area demographics, county statistics and other special projects.
Geoff Goodwill, Economic Development Specialist
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Geoff started as an intern in the Summer of 2007 and was hired full-time at the completion of his internship. Geoff is assisting with a number of office projects including industrial site identification and GIS data, statistical collections, area demographics and other administrative support. Goodwill is currently attending YVCC in pursuit of a degree in Business Administration.
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