Jarred Heuer is the Executive Director at the Clarion County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC). Jarred is a native New Yorker and grew up in the Lower Hudson Valley before being led to Pennsylvania to attend college. He attended Eastern University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economic Development in 2012.
Guided by his faith, Jarred maintains a strong personal value system of serving others. Following his college graduation, Jarred moved to Philadelphia and began multiple roles in community and business development. He lived and worked in Philadelphia’s lower northeast section, which has experienced the fastest growth rate of poverty across the city. He took a part-time role operating a neighborhood food pantry and conducting community engagement on behalf of a local church. Jarred also held several full-time roles, working as a Business Development Manager for a supported employment organization and as a manager for a local Chick-fil-A.
In 2014, Jarred married Courtney Heath, a Clarion County native, and they spent five years both living and working in Philadelphia. In 2018, Jarred and Courtney welcomed their first daughter, Rosalie. The following year, they made the family decision to move to Western Pennsylvania to be closer to Courtney’s family. Jarred and Courtney welcomed their first son to the world in 2021, Benjamin, and they are expecting their third child in January 2025.
Following the move to Western Pennsylvania, Jarred joined the CCEDC and, in 2021, earned the Executive Director position. Having grown up in the outskirts of New York City, Jarred sought to maintain a perspective that balanced a “can-do” New York attitude with the slower pace of small-town Western PA. Key focuses generally revolved around the enhancement of the organization's effectiveness and sustainability while driving forward the planning and execution of countywide economic goals. These efforts began with pressing forward a renewed agenda for rural economic development, which generally focused on community revitalization as opposed to traditional job-creation. Jarred led local efforts to enhance the county’s tourism promotion operations, which resulted in the designation of the CCEDC as the county’s official destination marketing organization. This allowed for significant internal growth, including the addition of four full-time staff and a budget tripling in size.
