Erik Andersson is president of SEDCOR, the Strategic Economic Development Corporation, a nonprofit economic development organization serving Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties. He previously served as economic development manager for Tacoma Public Utilities and Pacific Power. Prior to that, Erik served under former Gov. Ted Kulongoski as his regional coordinator for the Economic Revitalization Team in the Willamette Valley and Mid-coast. His other public sector work includes positions with Business Oregon and Empire State Development (in New York). He currently serves on several boards including Salem’s Elsinore Theatre and is a former president of the Oregon Economic Development Association. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics from Cornell University and an MBA from McGill University.