Our Staff

Cory is a seasoned economic development, sales and commercial real estate professional. Cory most recently served as the President of the Best Southwest Partnership. The Best Southwest Partnership is a cooperative effort among the founding partners of Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Lancaster, and various other community and business partners in southern Dallas and northern Ellis counties. From 2003- 2016, Cory worked for Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in Fort Worth, Texas and was responsible for the management and oversight of a team dedicated to providing economic development services for JLL rail clients. Those services included project management, site selection, contract negotiation, process management and relationship building. Prior to joining JLL, Cory owned an economic development consulting firm specializing in assisting economic development corporations, local governments and site selectors with strategic planning, labor analysis, and incentive policy creation and implementation. His prior experience includes business recruitment and retention, real estate acquisition, planning, permitting, financing, facility design and leasing. Cory is active in several organizations including the International Economic Development Council and the Texas Economic Development Council, serving on the board of directors from 2000-2005.

Kay Brown-Patrick recently joined the City of Denton’s Economic Development Department and is responsible for Denton’s business retention, expansion and workforce development efforts, and the City’s education and international partnerships. Kay has over 10 years of experience in Economic Development. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Public Administration from the University of North Texas. She is also a graduate of the University of Oklahoma's Economic Development Institute. She is a member of the Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) , the International Economic Development Council (IEDC); were she serves on the Young Professionals Advisory Board and the Racism and Economic Development Committee, and the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA); were she serves as Parliamentarian and on the Emerging Leaders Council.

Dan Rosenfield joined the City of Denton’s Economic Development Department in August 2020. Prior to the City of Denton, he worked on the business development team for a Washington, D.C. consultancy. He has also served as a public affairs officer for the U.S. Air Force, where he focused on environmental and tribal affairs. Dan graduated from Texas A&M University and is a Certified Associate in Project Management.