Jessica Hood
Vice President
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Vice President Jessica Hood specializes in business attraction and retention for the Effingham County Industrial Development Authority (ECIDA). Her responsibilities include promoting the organization and community to external audiences, coordinating and executing client visits and communications, and serving as a primary point of contact for both existing industries and prospective industrial clients.
Jessica is a cum laude graduate of Georgia Southern University, where she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics with a minor in regional development. She also holds a Master of Business Administration from the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University.
Jessica began her economic development career at the Liberty County Development Authority, where she served as project manager for nearly five years. She later joined the business development team at the Savannah Economic Development Authority before serving as Executive Director of the Development Authority of Burke County. Prior to joining ECIDA, she returned to the Liberty County Development Authority as Director of Business Development.
Jessica currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Economic Developers Association, on the Executive Committee of the Leadership Southeast Georgia Board of Directors, and as Chair of the Effingham College and Career Academy Board of Directors. She is also a former member of the Georgia Southern University Alumni Association Board of Directors.
She is a graduate of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development, Leadership Liberty, Leadership Burke, Leadership Effingham, and Leadership Southeast Georgia. Jessica is an Economic Development Finance Professional, as designated by the National Development Council, and a Certified Economic Developer, as designated by the International Economic Development Council.
Jessica was recognized as one of Effingham Living’s “20 Under 40” in 2021 and 2022 and was named to Georgia Southern University’s “40 Under 40” class in 2022.