The Board of Directors of the Indiana Economic Development Association Foundation has welcomed Charles W. Weaver, executive director of the Starke County Economic Development Foundation, as a member of the board. Weaver will also serve as Chair of the Scholarship Committee of the Foundation.
Weaver has served as executive director of the SCEDF since August 2005, after he spent several years serving on the board not only as its president, but also as an unpaid attorney for the organization as far back as its founding in 1985. In addition, he serves on the Managing Board and Executive Committee of the Northwest Indiana Forum, and as Chair of the Forum’s Economic Development Committee. Twice he has been honored by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana for various projects involving the SCEDF.
The Board of Directors for the Foundation is made up of active members from various industry and economic development organizations, and supports educational opportunities for economic developers to attend training and develop professionally.