Assignment #2: Economic Development Professional Interview (individual) Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to gain an understanding of the work undertaken by an economic development professional and of the linkage of their work to traditional economic development practices. Instructions Interview an economic development professional to learn about: Their path to becoming an economic development professional The goals of their position The mandate of their economic development committee The content of their governing bylaws Their current and planned economic development projects The process and stages utilized to develop their economic development plans Current project funding sources and linkages to their economic development projects Projects they have undertaken to develop businesses Economic development project evaluation strategies that they utilize loo-looll To locate a person for this interview, consider the following ideas: 0 Provincial or municipal government employees who work in economic development or comm unity development I Business loans ofcers at a nancial institution e Community Futures staff members (90 locations in western Canada] a Nonprot employees who work in the eld of community economic development (Le. new Canadian settlement agencies, agriculture societies, fam'ier's market organizers industry associations, and the list goes on and on)