By Caitlin Hancock—
MUNCIE, Indiana – Ashley Savieo, Past Chair of the East Central Indiana Regional Partnership’s (ECIRP) Board of Directors, has announced the selection of Trevor Friedeberg as the new President and CEO of ECRIP, the regional economic development organization representing Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Grant, Henry, Jay, Randolph, Rush and Wayne counties.
“After an extensive search, the board of directors is pleased to welcome Trevor Friedeberg to lead East Central Indiana’s regional economic development efforts,” said Savieo. “Trevor brings rich economic and business development experience and a level of professionalism needed to further build collaboration among the 9 county region,” she continued.
Friedeberg is a certified Economic Development Finance Professional through the National Development Council (NDC). Trevor comes to the ECIRP from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, where he was the Director of Business Development Projects. He led a team of highly skilled professionals on matters related to business projects and leveraged state incentive tools to secure high impact growth in the State. He has 13 years of economic development experience, ranging from programmatic compliance, community program management, federal grant writing, business development and project management, and has worked on numerous projects leading to thousands of new jobs and millions of dollars of investment across Michigan.
“I am thrilled to lead ECIRP and am honored by the board members and selection committee for providing me this opportunity,” said Friedeberg. “I am excited to work with all the partners and stakeholders to align efforts and maximize impact to make east central Indiana a preferred spot for business growth and investment.”
Friedeberg can be reached via email at tfriedeberg@ecirp.org.
About ECIRP
Established in 2005, the East Central Indiana Regional Partnership’s mission is to market the assets and resources of the 9 county East Central Indiana region. The partnership teams with local economic development organizations and the state’s lead economic development agency – the Indiana Economic Development Corporation – to bring capital investment and new jobs to the region and to assist existing businesses grow and prosper.
