A former economic development official for the state of Idaho, Gynii Gilliam is now president of Jobs Plus Inc., a Coeur d’Alene-area economic development corporation. She has over 20 years of experience in the industry, from rural settings in central Idaho to urban centers as large as Detroit. She was chief economic development officer in the Idaho Department of Commerce from January 2012 to November 2013. Following that, she ran her own consulting firm to help elected officials and others champion economic development.