Vicki Horton

Vicki has been a professional site selection consultant for 25 years.  She assists her corporate clients with location strategy, community evaluation, site selection, real estate negotiation, and economic development incentive negotiation and collection.  She is a Senior Director with Altus Group (formerly SC&H Group) and leads the Firm's global site selection and incentives practice.  In her 25 plus year career, Vicki has worked for well known firms including:  The Austin Company, Fantus Consulting, and Deloitte & Touche.  She also spent a portion of her career as the Director of Network Strategy for a nationally known consumer products company.

Vicki works with Fortune 100, 500 and middle market companies.  Some of her current and past clients include:  Porche, Cox Enterprises, PPD, HCA, ConAgra, Hobart, Avery Dennison, Russell Stover, Under Armour, Springs Industries, ADP, Chicos, Simmons, Fisher Scientific, Owens Corning, Gaylord Entertainment and AOL.

Vicki earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Akron and a Masters of Public Administration degree from Cleveland State University.  She is an active member of the Industrial Assest Management Council (IAMC), The Association of Operations Management (APICS), the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

Vicki is a paid speaker, professor and an award winning published author.  Her award winning book, The One You Feed, is a compilation of short stories, reflection questions, and quotes designed to assist the development of key character traits in children ages 7 to 14.  In 2013 the One You Feed won the National Indie Excellence Award in the categories of Book Cover Non Fiction and Young Adult Non Fiction.

She is a part-time professor in the Geography Department at Kennesaw State University in Georgia.  Sthe teaches courses on Site Selection and Economic Development.