Crystal P. Morphis, CEcD, LEED Green Associate

Founder & CEO
Creative Economic Development Consulting
Elkin, NC


Crystal was a local economic developer before serving ten years as a managing partner in a consulting firm. She founded Creative EDC in 2012. Crystal has a Bachelor of Arts, major in economics, from Salem College and a Master of Science, major in economics, from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Crystal is a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD), regular instructor at the IEDC-accredited Basic Economic Development Courses at UNC-Chapel Hill and Georgia Tech, a licensed real estate broker, and a LEED Green Associate. She has published articles in Economic Development Journal and Community Development.