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The Coffee County Industrial Board named Anne Hosea-Majors as the new Executive Director by unanimous vote during a special call meeting on Oct. 4.

“I am incredibly honored and humbled to have been selected as the Executive Director of the Industrial Board of Coffee County,” she said. “I am deeply grateful for the trust and confidence placed in me by the board members. Coffee County’s strategic location, skilled workforce and pro-business climate position us well to attract quality investment and opportunities.”

Hosea-Majors said economic development is a collaborative endeavor, and that she looks forward to working with all partners to continue working towards creating quality jobs with livable wages for the citizens of Coffee County.

“I would like to extend my gratitude to my former Directors for their leadership and guidance,” she said. “I am beyond blessed to have many mentors to learn from. Coffee County is an amazing community to be a part of and I cannot wait to get started on the next chapter.”

Board Chairman David Young said the board undertook an extensive employment search, interviewing candidates from across the country.

“We advertised the position widely and fielded a variety of resumes during the several month search,” Young said in a statement.  “We believe Anne is our best choice and we are confident she will serve our community well in this leadership role.”

Young commended Vice Chairman Cameron Newton for his work heading the hiring committee.

“There’s a lot of moving parts and you want to be exhaustive,” Young said. “I appreciate you doing that.” 

Hosea-Majors, a five-year employee of the IDB, previously held the position of Finance Director, and most recently the position of Director of Operations.

Twice in her tenure she served as interim director, once in 2021 and since March of this year.

Hosea-Majors earned a certification as a Tennessee Economic Developer in September of 2021 after completing a two-year course of study and completing a capstone project and has worked with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and Tennessee Valley Authority on local projects, including the 1-24 Industrial site, since 2019.

She has managed projects such as DOT Foods and Builders First Source, as well as assisted multiple local industries with expansions.

“Coffee County has a significant inventory of industrial development land, an established industrial community, and is positioned geographically to grow selectively in the future,” Young said.  “We look forward to our next chapter with Mrs. Hose-Majors as director.”