Irene Sacks

Irene Sacks has served as the Economic & Community Development Director for the City of Kannapolis since 2008. She works to attract business activity, and develop and maximize key investments. Her career has included positions in strategic planning, software development, and finance. She is a certified Economic Developer (CEcD) and received her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the California Institute of Technology and her master’s in city and regional planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology.