WiM Ohio | Team NEO Community Engagement Discussion

Join WiM Ohio for a

Team NEO
Community Engagement Discussion

Date:
Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Time:
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. ET

Location:
Alliance Industrial Solutions
6161 Oak Tree Boulevard Suite #350
Independence, Ohio 44131

Cost to Attend:
WiM Members = $15
Nonmembers = $20

Team NEO’s role is to see the big picture – to align and amplify the economic development work happening locally towards a shared goal: creating jobs and building prosperity for everyone in our communities.

Join WiM Ohio for a panel discussion with Team NEO as they discuss talent attraction and the JobsOhio Inclusion Grant. We will discuss their various local partnerships and the opportunities available in our community to enhance local business development.

Agenda

• 8:00 - 8:30 | Light breakfast provided by Rudolph Libbe Group
• 8:30 - 9:45 | Team NEO Presentation
• 9:45 - 10:00 |Question/Answer Session

We can't wait to see you there!

Meet Our Panel

Camille Billups
Senior Director, Project Management

Camille Billups, Senior Director, is responsible for closing large complex projects that lead to the attraction of domestic and international companies to Northeast Ohio. Camille manages client relationships and executes projects by connecting prospective businesses with a variety of financial and non-financial resources. Camille leads Team NEO’s professional service engagement strategy. She works with firms and demonstrates the value the economic development network can bring to their clients. Camille joined Team NEO with 8 years of deal execution experience in investment banking. While at Bank One (now JPMorgan Chase) and Societe Generale, she structured and helped to sell over $600M in Asset Backed Securitization bonds in a variety of industries. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Management from Albion College and a Master of Public Administration degree from Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. Camille is civically engaged with a focus on helping children.

Christine Nelson
Vice President, Project Management, Site Strategies and Talent

Christine Nelson leads Projects, Sites and Talent at Team NEO, and believes in the unlimited potential of Northeast Ohio. Her group works with over 300 companies annually to assist with growth and job creation. Ms. Nelson brings over 20 years of economic and community development expertise at the city, county and regional levels. She joined Team NEO in 2008, most recently served as vice president, business attraction and aided in the attraction of over 40 companies to the region. A graduate of Hiram College, Ms. Nelson also received a Master of Public Administration degree from Cleveland State University and is a Certified Economic Developer by The National Development Council. In addition to her responsibilities with Team NEO, Ms. Nelson is the President of the Board of Trustees for the Greater Cleveland Community Improvement Corporation and serves as the Vice-Chair of Arts Cleveland. She resides in Lakewood with her husband and twin sons.

Dawn Southard
Vice President, Investor Relations

As Vice President for Investor Relations, Dawn is focused on leading Team NEO’s relationship-oriented efforts to elevate support from the business community. Previously she was chief strategy officer at One Advocate Group in San Antonio. Her most recent posts in Northeast Ohio were vice president of Marketing at The Adcom Group and vice president of Business Development, Sales and Marketing at Goldfarb Weber Creative Studios. She is a past honoree of Crain’s Cleveland Business 40 Under 40 and has earned a variety of awards, including the SME Cleveland Distinguished Marketing & Sales Award and SME-International Akron Distinguished Marketing & Sales Award. Southard earned an MBA at Western Michigan University and a BBA at Davenport University.

Sylvio Mecone
Senior Director, Business Development

As the Senior Director of Business Development, Sylvio Mecone supports the core mission of business attraction and expansion by researching and analyzing economic data and trends in Northeast Ohio and competing markets. Sylvio builds Northeast Ohio’s business case for companies and site selectors nationwide. He works closely with the region’s cities, counties, chambers of commerce and economic development organizations to ensure that client needs, confidentiality and timelines are met in an efficient and effective manner. Sylvio holds a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and a Master’s of Public Administration from Cleveland State University. Sylvio is also is an alumnus of the Cleveland Bridge Builders program, class of 2014. Sylvio currently serves on the Greater Cleveland Regional Transportation Authority Citizen’s Advisory Board, the Little Italy Redevelopment Corporation Board, and the Master of Public Administration Advisory Board at Cleveland State University.