Lacey Bacchus serves as a Senior Director of Community Partnerships for Retail Strategies, guiding municipal leaders on their retail recruitment and community development initiatives.
With 20 years of experience in marketing, business development, and client management, Lacey has helped businesses and non-profit organizations achieve their growth, engagement, and brand awareness goals.
Lacey is actively involved in economic development organizations across the Southeast including:
- Board of Directors of Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC)
- Member of the Appalachian Downtown Developers Initiative
- Retail Committee for the Economic Development Association of Alabama (EDAA)
- Women’s Committee for the South Carolina Economic Developers Association (SCEDA)
- Conference Committee for the North Carolina Economic Developers Association (NCEDA)
Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors for Birmingham CREW, the industry’s premier business organization dedicated to supporting the achievements of women in commercial real estate.
Lacey holds an MBA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and an undergraduate degree in business marketing from Jacksonville State University. She is a graduate of Leadership UAB, Leadership Shelby County, and the City of Birmingham Academy of Civic Engagement. Recently Lacey completed the Auburn University GEDI Intensive Economic Development Course and holds an Alabama real estate license.
Active in the community, Lacey volunteers with Better Basics, is co-founder of the Best Friends of Shelby Humane, serves as a humane policy volunteer with The Humane Society of the United States and is a Junior Patron at the Birmingham Museum of Art and the Alys Stephens Center.
In her free time, Lacey enjoys exploring Birmingham by running its streets and trails, attending concerts, hiking, and traveling.
