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Taylor Adams
Mr. Adams joined the City in 2015. After holding professionally responsible positions in Finance and Economic Development, he currently serves the community as the Deputy City Manager for Economic Development, Convention and Visitor Bureau, Resort Management, and Cultural Affairs.
Prior to coming to Virginia Beach, Mr. Adams held positions in both the private and public sectors, including chief administrative officer/director of finance for the City of Starkville, MS, purchasing manager for Mississippi State University, Chief Marketing Officer/Managing Partner for Benefits Concepts PA in Columbus, MS and business development officer/commercial credit analyst for the National Bank of Commerce of MS.
Taylor is the Chair of the Governing Board of the National Institute of Governmental Procurement (a professional association with approximately 20,000 members serving State and Local Government).
He spends his spare time with his wife Phoenix and their four children Taylor Jr., Kensington, Hudson, and Carys.

Kathy Warren
Kathy oversees the department's operations and project development activities.

Emily Archer
Emily coordinates development and capital projects for the City of Virginia Beach and the Virginia Beach Development Authority.

Laura Hayes Chalk
Contact Laura for business relocation or expansion assistance, specifically with regard to manufacturing and international business sectors.

Ihsane Mouak
Ihsane coordinates development projects initiated by the City of Virginia Beach and the Virginia Beach Development Authority from conception to completion. She secures services for land acquisitions, site assessments, market and feasibility studies, and works with professionals and consultants. Ihsane manages VBDA’s business parks and real estate assets. She also oversees the budget development process, its implementation, manages vendors' contracts and the APZ-1 program.

Barbara Lito
Contact Barbara for information about Virginia Beach's GrowSmart early childhood education initiative.

Jeffrey Smith
Contact Jeff for information on Small, Women, and Minority-owned (SWaM) business development and related assistance.

Raymond White
Contact Ray for business relocation or expansion assistance, specifically with regard to the defense, composites, sensors, and alternative energy clusters, as well as for information on business incubators and datacenter development.

Charles J. Bauman III
Contact Charles for business relocation or expansion assistance, specifically with regard to maritime and logistics, manufacturing, cyber, and real estate development business sectors.

Deborah Zywna
Debbie assists with development projects initiated by the City of Virginia Beach and the Virginia Beach Development Authority.

Devin Cowhey
Contact Devin for business relocation or expansion assistance related to the biomedical/health care business sector.

Letitia Langaster
Contact Letitia for business relocation or expansion assistance, specifically with regard to maritime and logistics, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, cyber, and real estate development business sectors.

Paige Fox
Contact Paige for business relocation or expansion assistance, specifically with regard to the international business sector.

Svetla Tomanova
Contact Svetla for site selection assistance and website questions. She also manages the department’s business application processes and information technology needs.

Vicente Álvarez Fanjul
Vicente is based in Madrid, Spain and represents Virginia Beach’s interests in the Spanish, Portuguese, and French markets. He offers assistance to companies abr

Christine Krauss
Christine is based in Munich, Germany, and represents our City's interests in Germany, Austria, Switzerland. She offers assistance to companies abroad that are interested in establishing or expanding in Virginia Beach.

Charles Macdowell
Charles is based in Ipswich, England and represents Virginia Beach’s interests in the United Kingdom and Irish markets. He offers assistance to companies abroad that are interested in establishing in Virginia Beach.

Katrina N. Flowers
Contact Katrina for information on the finances of the Virginia Beach Development Authority.

Vicki Kelley
Contact Vicki for information about the Virginia Beach Development Authority, MEDAC, and OLUCC or for administrative support and information.

Olivia O’Bry
Contact Olivia to schedule a meeting with the Director, and for information regarding office management, personnel, and human resources for the department.

Elisabeth Parker
Provides logistical and administrative support to staff.

Samantha Renaud
Contact Samantha to schedule a conference room, to reach a member of the staff, or for general inquiries.

Annagid Walker
Anna manages the accounts payable/receivable and purchasing responsibilities for the department.

Amy Ward
Amy is the Administrative Technician with Virginia Beach GrowSmart. She is the volunteer resource manager with our First Grade Reads program and also compiles data and administrative support for our child care industry and GrowSmart strategic focus areas.

Ashley Gilmartin
Contact Ashley for information on the Virginia Beach GrowSmart Foundation, a 501-c3 foundation, or to learn more about ways we connect business leaders and the community into our early childhood initiatives.

Robert Fries
Rob oversees the Parking Management division and operations for Town Center and the Oceanfront.

Casi Hansford
Casi manages parking administrations, accounts payable/receivable, and purchasing responsibilities for the Parking Management Office.

Tavris Parker
Tavris oversees the parking operations, permits and parking customer service inquiries.

Marcella White
Marcy manages the financial reporting for the parking operations and assists with customer relations.