Our Team / Mansfield Texas Economic Development Corporation

Our dedicated management team and board together work to grow the economy and build a better future for our entire Mansfield community. Always advancing our economic mission, we have the expertise and resources to assist your company through relocation, expansion, or start-up.

Staff

Jason Moore

Executive Director of MEDC

Rachel Bagley

Director, Marketing & Innovation

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Mitzy Shannon

Administrative Assistant II

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Natalie Phelps

Project Manager

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Jason Moore

Executive Director of MEDC

Jason Moore joined the Mansfield Economic Development Corporation as Executive Director in October 2021. In this role, he is responsible for the overall strategy and implementation of business recruitment, retention and expansion, marketing and research, and workforce development activities for the MEDC. He is an active participant in developing strategic connections among and between business leaders, community leaders and the city’s development partners.

Jason began his public career with the city of North Richland Hills, where he managed major capital projects for various departments. He then took those skills to Richland Hills and later Lewisville, where he was active in city administration and economic development, respectively. In both cities he led efforts in recruiting and working with unique developers and targeted businesses to deliver a more diversified tax base, and thus, more resilient economies for his respective cities.

Jason received his B.S. in Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences from Texas A&M University and later his Master of Public Administration from the University of North Texas. He and his wife Amy have three children.

Board

Jim Vaszauskas

Lance Walker

James Sellers

Kent Knight

Nicole Zaitoon

Secretary

William Vivoni

Vice President

Todd Simmons

President

Jim Vaszauskas

Jim Vaszauskas was appointed to the Board in October 2023.

Lance Walker

Lance Walker was appointed to the Board in October 2024.

James Sellers

James Sellers was appointed to the Board in June 2024.

Nicole Zaitoon

Secretary

Nicole Zaitoon was appointed to the Board in October 2020. She is the founder and President of Mansfield-based Allied Property Management and Allied HOA Management. Her real estate career began with the purchase of an apartment complex that was underperforming and needed a significant amount of repairs. Since then, Nicole has invested in numerous apartment complexes and created a company to support both her real estate, and the third-party management of others apartment complexes. Nicole’s businesses operate in both Texas and Oklahoma. She also oversees a local homeowner association management company.

Nicole has a Bachelor of Science from Trinity University with a double major in finance and history. She is a licensed real estate broker in Texas and Oklahoma, holds various industry designations and is active in the local apartment association. Nicole has lived in Mansfield since 2008 with her Mansfield-raised husband, Brett, and their 3 children.

William Vivoni

Vice President

William “Will” Vivoni was appointed to the board in October 2019. Will is currently a Management and Program Analyst with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Additionally, Will is an Adjunct Professor at Ana G. Mendez University, Dallas Campus where he teaches business administration classes at both undergraduate and graduate level.

Will brings with him a wealth of experience in financial management, budget execution, and policy development. He is a retired U.S. Air Force Officer having attained the rank of Major. While in the Air Force, he served in a variety of positions including Squadron Commander leading over 150 personnel, a Comptroller, an International Affairs Officer, a Staff Officer at HQ Air Force Budget Office at the Pentagon, and a general’s executive officer/aide-de-camp. During his Air Force career, he served overseas in two separate deployments, a seven-month tour to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 2003 and a year-long tour to Afghanistan in 2011 where he earned a Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service supporting combat operations. During his military career he earned a Bronze Star Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals, three Joint Service Commendation Medals, and an Air Force Commendation Medal, along with numerous other awards and decorations.

He graduated with a bachelor’s in Business Administration majoring in Human Resource Management from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, a Master’s in Business Administration from Webster University, and a Master’s in Military Operational Art and Science from the Air Command and Staff College.

He has lived in Mansfield with his wife and three children since 2014.