Draft:Dave Quinn

“Super” Dave Quinn is an American certified economic developer, entrepreneur, consultant and speaker.

Early Life
Quinn is a graduate of Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.

Career
Quinn began his work in economic development in 2004 when he joined the Levelland Economic Development Corporation in Levelland, Texas, as executive director. He facilitated many economic development projects there, including the $64 million Levelland/Hockley County Ethanol plant, an $8.6 million Levelland Industrial Rail Park,  and the $15 million Mallet Event Center & Arena. He also leveraged media to establish a community brand.

From 2011 to 2014, Quinn served as executive director of the Bastrop Economic Development Corporation in Bastrop, Texas, where he helped the community navigate the challenges of rebuilding in the wake of the Bastrop County Complex Fire, a wildfire that destroyed approximately 1,700 homes and 34,000 acres of pine forests. Quinn worked closely with regional officials to drive financial investment and revitalization, including Marietta, Georgia-based Johnson Architectural Metal Company choosing to build its $2.26 million expansion in Bastrop. He leveraged regional economic development marketing initiatives like Opportunity Austin to pursue and recruit large retail development, including Academy Sports + Outdoors. He also introduced programs to encourage growth for local, independent businesses.

Quinn joined the Frisco Economic Development Corporation in 2014,  where he served four years as vice president and led a team of economic developers in Frisco, Texas, one of the nation's fastest-growing cities. His team helped develop emerging sectors like video gaming and esports, including leading video game developer Gearbox Software and the National Videogame Museum.

Currently Quinn serves as the economic development director for Fairview, Texas, in addition to his entrepreneurial ventures that include co-founding Day One Experts, an economic development and small business consulting firm, with partners Jim Gandy and Jason Adams.The group also founded Texas Economic Development Connection, which aligns business founders with Texas economic development teams statewide to foster business investment, relocation and expansion. Quinn hosts an affiliated podcast, "Gone to Texas," in which he interviews business founders and CEOs statewide.

He is a graduate of the Advanced Economic Development Leadership program in which he became certified as a Master Economic Development Practitioner.

Quinn draws upon his business and personal experiences to present as a motivational speaker.

He is a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow and a past president of Levelland Noon Rotary.

Personal Life
Quinn and his wife, Kimbra, and their children live in Frisco, Texas.