CCEDA. Collaborate. Diversify. Thrive.
The Cortes Community Economic Development Association (CCEDA / "seed-ah") supports a vibrant and active community, grounded in a sustainable and conscious economy.
We define community economic development (CED) as the actions taken by people locally to create economic opportunities that improve social conditions. To be effective, solutions must be rooted in local knowledge and led by community members. CCEDA works within this model to foster a resilient and diversified local economy for Cortes Island. We do this by promoting and advocating for the health and wellbeing of all living beings in our community; developing dynamic and responsive strategies and programs that increase community capacity; collaborating on regional economic development partnerships and initiatives; and conducting research, studies and compiling reports to support community economic development.
For more details on what we're all about, see the CCEDA 2021 Strategic Plan, and our Constitution.
Meet our team
Board of Directors
Tommaso Biasiolo
Lisa Ferentinos
Duane Hansen
Jenny Hartwick
Kaye Hope
Staff
Tammy Collingwood
Kate Maddigan
Our Partners
Our Supporters
Our Funders
Our Values
Capacity
Building We encourage and support individual and business capacity building – the ability to obtain, improve and retain the necessary skills needed to thrive in our local economy.
Integrity
We strive to act truthfully and honorably, build trusting relationships, and consider all of our work from a diversity of perspectives.
Collaboration
We create meaningful partnerships and mutually beneficial opportunities based on a holistic, values driven and collaborative approach to attaining community economic prosperity.
Shared Prosperity
We support an economic framework based on respect for all members of our living world, and the equitable distribution of land, wealth, and power.