Audrey Boone

Audrey brings nearly a decade of marketing, business and economic development experience to the Granville County Economic Development Office, specializing in recruitment and attraction efforts.

Boone most recently served as the Executive Director of the Gainesville, Texas Economic Development Corporation near the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. Her recent projects include leading efforts to develop Gainesville’s largest industrial property into a rail-served industrial park with Strategic Rail Industrial Services, representing a $274 million economic impact to the City of Gainesville. Boone has extensive leadership experience with professional organizations serving as a board member of the Texas Economic Development Council and as a member of its Executive Committee, serving as Treasurer of the Workforce Solutions Texoma Board, and holds memberships in good standing with the Southern Economic Development Council and the International Economic Development Council.

Boone received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Piedmont University in Georgia and is currently pursuing her Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) designation from the International Economic Development Council. She is an avid community volunteer having been involved with the Big Brother Big Sister program, Kiwanis, United Way and other nonprofit organizations.