Marty Wieder is the City of Grand Prairie’s Economic
Development Director. Prior to joining
Grand Prairie in late May 2016, he served as Director, Economic Development
with the City of Colleyville for almost 7 years. Marty also previously worked almost a decade
with GSBS Architects (where he earned his American Institute of Certified
Planners credentials) as the Texas Office Director of Marketing, Planning &
Project Development, as well as in economic development-related positions with
the City of North Richland Hills (NRH), the Northeast Tarrant and Arlington
Chambers of Commerce and at the North Central Texas Council of
Governments.
Marty grew up in
Arlington, Texas—where he observed the work (and very early in his career got the opportunity to work with)
historic Mayor Tom Vandergriff. Marty
attended the University of Texas at Arlington, where he earned a Bachelor’s
degree in Communication (1983) and later a Master’s Degree in Urban Affairs
(1988).
Marty is a
member of ICSC, the American Planning Association and its Economic Development
Division, the Urban Land Institute. ICSC tapped him as a Delegate on their P3
Retail Program Advisory Committee in 2015.
He is a Director on the North Texas Commission Board and is a Class 4
(2012-13) graduate of the North Texas Commission’s Leadership North Texas
program. He is a Service Lead Deacon at
the Gateway Church NRH campus.
Fort Worth Business selected Marty
to be among its first “Top 40 under 40” List in 1994. The Texas Career and Technology Council &
Vocational-Technical Education Foundation of Texas recognized him and other NRH
officials in 1999 as "Best in Texas" for backing the Birdville
Independent School District. The
Northeast Tarrant Chamber granted him Chairman’s Awards in 1994 and 2001 for
fostering economic development programs (which the Texas Chamber of Commerce
Executives recognized in 2001 as “Best in the State”) and its Gertrude Tarpley
Director of the Year Award in 2003. The
University of Texas at Arlington selected him to be among the Recognized Alumni
of the School of Urban & Public Affairs in 2013 and the Colleyville Area
Chamber of Commerce granted him their Leadership Award in 2015.
Mr. Wieder will present "Really? A Retail Career in the Public Sector," on Wednesday, May 24, 10:00 - 10:30 am in the Talent Development Pavilion.
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