Elyce Gobat joined the City of Mesa’s Office of Economic Development in 2021 and serves as a Project Manager. In this role, Elyce works with many businesses, providing them with information, tools, and support to locate and expand in Mesa. In addition, Elyce uses her skills to enhance collateral materials and provide research and data for marketing purposes. Working for the City of Mesa has allowed Elyce to support projects in a much larger community and use her knowledge to help companies find new space in Mesa.

Prior to joining the City of Mesa, Elyce worked for the Economic Development Corporation of Lea County in Hobbs, New Mexico as the Director of Research and Special Projects. During her tenure, she helped locate companies including Devon Energy, 3 Bear Midstream, FlexSteel, and Covenant Health Hospital. Her efforts created more than 1,000 jobs and $6 billion in capital expenditures for the community. 

Elyce has been working in economic development for nearly a decade, and in 2020, she earned her Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) designation through the International Economic Development Council. In 2022, she was recognized with the Young Economic Development Professional of the Year award by the International Economic Development Council.

Elyce graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in French and a minor in political science. She has lived in both China and France, where she taught English as a Second Language. When not working, her favorite hobby is picking up new hobbies including baking, pottery, metalsmithing, drawing, painting, photography, digital design, writing novels, and more. She speaks French professionally, as well as elementary levels of Italian and Mandarin, and has been to 23 countries.

One of the many things Elyce enjoys about living and working in Mesa is the growing downtown, which is full of unique dining options including Proof Bread and Que Chevere.