Board of Directors

Economic Development Lethbridge (EDL) is a community-based, non-profit volunteer organization led by a 25-member Board of Directors.
 
The mandate of the organization is to strengthen and develop the Lethbridge economy by initiating and facilitating proactive economic development strategies and promoting Lethbridge as an excellent place to live, learn, invest, visit and do business.
 
The Board of the Lethbridge Economic Development Initiative Society (operating as Economic Development Lethbridge - EDL) governs the organization through established policies and protocol.  The appointed and elected members are drawn from a diverse cross section of the broader community with the intention to best accomplish the mandate and objects of the organization.
 
To fulfill the purpose of the organization, the Board undertakes the following:

• Set the strategic direction for the organization through three-year business plans aligned with the municipal funding cycles
• Present to City Council for approval, the three-year operating budget required to operate and manage the organization
• Establish governance policies that support the mandate of the organization
• Hire and evaluate the CEO

Meet our Board

Economic Development Lethbridge Board Members are drawn from a diverse cross section of the community with the intention to best accomplish the mandate and objectives of the organization. EDL Board members provide direction and proactive leadership that encourages the private and public sectors to undertake programs and projects that will promote and foster economic growth in the region.  

 

Vice-Chairman Mayor Rajko Dodic Mayor Rajko Dodic was born on May 13, 1952 and is married to Amy, a local artist.  They have two children. He immigrated to Canada from Slovenia with his parents arriving in Lethbridge on July 1, 1957 and received his primary education at St.  Basil’s School and Catholic Central High School.  In 1978, he received his Bachelor of Arts and Science Degree from the University of Lethbridge and then went to Law School at the University of Alberta in Edmonton and received his law degree in 1981. Rajko has practiced law in Lethbridge since obtaining his law degree.  He has appeared at all levels of Court in Alberta including the Provincial Court, the Court of Queen’s Bench and the Alberta Court of Appeal and has also appeared in the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa. Mayor Dodic was elected as an Alderman in 2004 and then again in 2007 before deciding to run for Mayor in the 2010 General Municipal Election. As a family the Dodics enjoy reading and have a love of travel.  Rajko says, "My goals are to be a good spouse and father and to represent the citizens of Lethbridge to the best of my ability."