McKeehan leaving Metro East economic development job
Written on January 21, 2012
EDWARDSVILLE • The executive committee of the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois announced on Friday the resignation of the organization’s executive director, Patrick McKeehan.
“After strengthening the council’s relationships with various regional partners on both sides of the river over the past five years and helping to define the key priorities we need to focus on over the next decade, Patrick has determined it is time for a new challenge,” Rich Connor, president of the Leadership Council, said in a written statement. He said McKeehan made many significant contributions to the region and organization.
McKeehan could not be reached for comment. He came to the Leadership Council in 2006 after stints with the Missouri Department of Economic Development, the St payday loan no faxing. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association, the Ford Hazelwood Task Force and the St. Louis Regional Automotive Partnership.
Connor said a search committee for a successor would be convened quickly. He said Scott Schanuel, a private consultant formerly with Belleville Economic Progress Inc., would serve as executive director on an interim basis.
The Leadership Council is a coaltion of businesses that has promoted economic development in Madison and St. Clair counties since 1983.