Elizabeth Templeton

Director of Economic Development

Elizabeth Templeton joined the Golden Triangle Development LINK as a Project Manager in February 2023. A 2018 graduate of Mississippi State University, she earned her degree in Interior Design before beginning her career at a commercial architecture firm in Birmingham, Alabama. After four years in Birmingham, Elizabeth returned home to Starkville in 2022 with her husband, Stokes Templeton.

In her role as Director of Economic Development, she leads the LINK's industrial recruitment efforts while continuing to oversee requests for information, demographic and infrastructure research, and grant support for economic development projects.

Elizabeth and Stokes live in Starkville with their son, Archer and pets, Henry and Charlie.