Meet The Team!
Interim Executive Director
Chuck Scott
Chuck Scott is passionate about community preservation because of his love for history, learning, historic building preservation, and downtown revitalization. He uses his ability to network people and connect them with expert resources along with his background in financing, real estate development, and project management to improve community well-being through economic development. Chuck is a certified Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) and is a member of the Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC), International Economic Development Council (IEDC), Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC), Kansas Economic Development Alliance (KEDA), Transatlantic Business & Investment Council (TBIC), and Site Selectors Guild (SSG). He is a graduate of the Flint Hills Regional Leadership Program. He is an alumnus of Kansas State University with an MBA in Finance. To help reverse the "brain drain" that is occurring in our rural communities, Chuck uses education, sports, and mentorship to show young people the opportunities that exist in their communities. Chuck lives in Emporia, Kansas with his wife and their two sons.
Executive Director Assistant
Maria Ochoa
I have lived in Council Grove my entire life. I graduated from Council Grove Junior Senior High in 2018. After I graduated I began attending Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS. I am now a senior at K-State and I am on track to graduate Fall of 2023 with my degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resources with minors in Entrepreneurship as well as leadership studies. I am very excited to work for GMDC this summer and very grateful for the opportunity to work for a great organization!