About Us
Meet the Team

Janet Days
Director of Economic Development
jdays@suffolkva.us
O: 757-514-4040
C: 757-434-9464

Deanna Trimyer
Assistant Director of Economic Development
dholt@suffolkva.us
O: 757-514-4049
C: 757-354-0325

Terry Smith
Senior Business Development Manager
tasmith@suffolkva.us
O: 757-514-4045
C: 757-359-1554

Julia Hillegass
Agricultural Specialist
jhillegass@suffolkva.us
O: 757-514-4044
C: 757-434-8147

Erin Dears
Business Development Manager
edears@suffolkva.us
O: 757-514-4042
C: 757-653-7751

Sheena Idlette
Economic Development Associate
sidlette@suffolkva.us
O: 757-514-4047
C: 757-274-3638
The Economic Development Authority
Second Wednesday of Each Month
Start Time 4pm
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Suffolk City Hall
City Council Conference Room
442 W. Washington Street
Suffolk, VA 23434
Board Members
Wesley King, Chair
Cypress Borough Representative
William Webb III, Vice Chair
Suffolk Borough Representative
B.J. Willie, Secretary-Treasurer
At Large Representative
Dr. Leslie Martin
Sleepy Hole Borough Representative
Karima Lockwood
Chuckatuck Borough Representative
Andrea Anthony Harper
Whaleyville Borough Representative
Chris Rice
Holy Neck Borough Representative
Simon Stevenson
Nansemond Borough Representative
Timothy Johnson
City Council Liaison
Janet Days, Deputy Secretary-Treasurer
Economic Development Director