Josh Tatum

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Greater New Orleans, Inc.

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jtatum@gnoinc.org

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Workforce development partnerships, business attraction, higher education growth, opportunities to attract investment, and workforce growth for the Greater New Orleans region and Louisiana.

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Workforce development partnerships, business attraction, higher education growth, opportunities to attract investment, and workforce growth for the Greater New Orleans region and Louisiana.

Main areas of work:

  • Economic development
  • Higher education partnerships
  • Workforce

Biography

Josh Tatum serves as the Director of Strategic Initiatives for Greater New Orleans, Inc. and oversees initiatives that ensure the GNO region has a business-friendly environment for business attraction and retention efforts. Tatum is responsible for managing GNO Inc.’s signature workforce development program, GNOu, and additional workforce development initiatives that will provide sustainable pipelines for jobs of today, and of tomorrow.  Through the GNOu model, Tatum works directly with existing and new industry leaders to create customized solutions that stimulate a thriving business environment for continued growth. In addition, Tatum works closely with the business development team to create commercialization of research pipelines and partnerships between higher education and industry partners to ensure research and development spurs the growth of jobs and investment in the region. 

Tatum is a graduate of North Carolina State University with a B.A. in Political Science and received his M.P.A. from East Carolina University. Before joining GNO Inc., Tatum began his career in economic development with the Carolinas Gateway Partnership located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Tatum served as the Director of Research and Special Projects and was responsible for generating opportunities for existing and new industries to bring long-term investment and jobs to the region.

Nicole Griensewic

Executive Director

Region Nine Development Commission in Minnesota

Biografy:

Griensewic has served as Executive Director of Region Nine Development Commission since 2012. As executive director, Griensewic has made it a priority to foster collaboration and engagement by sharing Region Nine’s story both regionally and globally. Griensewic is an active board and committee member for multiple organizations throughout Minnesota. Griensewic is the immediate past President of the Greater Minnesota Partnership, and is the first female to chair the Executive Committee for the University of Minnesota’s Center for Transportation Studies, where she served as chair of the Governance Committee. Griensewic also served as secretary of Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota’s Governing Board of Directors and chaired the Governance Committee and currently serves as an advisory board member for South Central College’s Center for Agriculture. She serves on the executive committee for the MACS Board, Minnesotans for the American Community Survey Board of Directors and represents the Midwest on the National Assoc. of Development Orgs.’s (NADO) Board of Directors.

Griensewic is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and has completed course work through Harvard’s Kennedy School’s Executive Education. She received the 2017 Outstanding Recent Alumnus Award from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Her professional background includes extensive private sector and non-profit leadership experience.

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