Ilka Mcconnell, Cecd Email & Phone Number

Ilka Mcconnell, Cecd is a Community Economic Development at Athens-Clarke County Unified Government. They possess expertise in public administration, community development, higher education, community outreach, local government and 33 more skills. They is proficient in German, Spanish and English. Colleagues describe them as "Dr. Ilka McConnell is an enthusiastic, creative, and strategic economic development and public administration professional. She is a critical thinker and possesses the ability to envision and implement sustainable solutions to a myriad of challenges, and also sees opportunities where others do not. Both her academic and real-world knowledge of community and workforce development is among the most impressive I have seen in my 20-year career in the philanthropic and public sectors. In… Show more" and "Ilka and I were a great team and I miss working with her. As County Administrator, I had little resources and lots of problems to solve. Ilka helped me fill that gap. I routinely would fill her head with the current problem needing to be solved, many of which were complex community issues. She then would contemplate the problem for awhile, figure out the resources available, use here creativity at problem solving, and then present ideas. Most of the time we were able to implement… Show more"

Listed skills include Public Administration, Community Development, Higher Education, Community Outreach, and 34 others.

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  Athens-Clarke County Economic Development Director

  Athens-Clarke County Unified Government

  Apr 2020 - Present - Athens, Georgia, United States