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Leann Hackman-Carty, Ec.D.

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Chief Executive Officer at Economic Developers Alberta (EDA)
📍 Canada

Leann Hackman-Carty is the CEO of Economic Developers Alberta, with over 30 years of experience in economic development and disaster recovery. A Certified Economic Developer, colleagues describe her as resourceful, strategic, and passionate, focusing on building competitive communities through innovation and collaboration.

Outside of her primary roles, Leann is an author who explores themes of preparedness and personal resilience. She wrote "Master Your Disaster" to help communities handle crises and published "ReWritten, " a journal to help people navigate the grief of losing a spouse.

She is a two-time recipient of the WXN award, recognizing her as one of Canadas Top 100 Most Powerful Women.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Canada
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Disaster Preparedness
Authored "Master Your Disaster, " a comprehensive guide for families and communities on preparing for and recovering from devastating scenarios, drawing from years of expertise.
Economic Resilience
As CEO of Economic Developers Alberta, she designs programs and partnerships that help communities adapt to economic shocks, recover from change, and unlock new growth opportunities.
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Career

Work history

3-2009
Chief Executive Officer
Economic Developers Alberta (EDA)
2-2002
Principal
Concrete Global Ventures Ltd.
8-2019
Chief Creative Officer
MYD Global
10-2021
Corporate- Canada
FroxBox
Faculty
Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD)
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Education
2010 - 2012
Certificate in Economic Development
University of Waterloo
2018 - 2018
I-100 Basic Incident Command System
ICS Canada
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