Izabela Petrykowska is the Executive Director to the Arvada Economic Development Association (AEDA) and Economic Development Manager for the City of Arvada, Colorado. Izabela has worked for AEDA since 2019 and has over 10 years of experience in Economic Development, previously working as a consultant providing on-call planning and development services to several mountain communities and industrial areas across the front range. Izabela also serves on the International Economic Development Council’s Public Policy Advisory Committee. Izabela graduated with at the top of her class with a Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Colorado-Denver. Prior to moving to Colorado, Izabela worked in D.C. for 9 years, 6 of which she spent working for Lockheed Martin on government contracts with DHS and FAA.