Director of Economic Development Named

James G. Dunn has been selected as the new Director of the Department of Economic Development for Chesterfield County, Virginia in July, 1999, and has been with the department since 1989.

Mr. Dunn grew up in Rochester, New York and after serving four years in the Air Force, graduated from Lemoyne College with a B. S. degree in Industrial Relations and a MBA degree from Syracuse University. He also completed post graduate course work in Sales Management and Marketing Strategy at the University of Virginia Colgate-Darden Graduate School of Business.

Prior to being employed with Chesterfield County, Mr. Dunn spent eight years as Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for Weidmuller, Inc., a German manufacturer of electrical and electronic connection devices at their USA headquarters in Richmond, VA, and sixteen years were spent with General Electric in various positions and locations.

Mr. Dunn was the co-founder and Director of Golden Handshakes, a Richmond area support group for the unemployed. He is also past President of the Board of Trustees for Millwood School, a kindergarten through eighth grade independent school located in Chesterfield County.