MaureenHalahan President & CEO

Maureen Halahan became the President & CEO of the Orange County Partnership in 2002, making her the longest serving economic development specialist in the Mid-Hudson Region. 

The Orange County Partnership is a private not-for-profit office of economic development that serves as the external marketing agency for business development in Orange County.  Ms. Halahan directs a team of professionals who work with commercial real estate brokers, developers, site selection firms and regional and statewide economic development agencies to find the most advantageous and cost-effective locations for corporate attractions and expansions.

In the past five years, her team has assisted with the attraction and/or expansion of 99 companies.  These transactions have generated $902,446,000 in capital investment and created 3,146 new jobs. 

Ms. Halahan serves on various boards including:


  • The Governor’s Mid-Hudson Regional Council – which was awarded the highest honor for economic strategies for the economic development of the Mid-Hudson Region.
  • Hudson Valley Economic Development Council
  • Stewart Air Service Development Council
  • Coalition for Transformation and Innovation


Ms. Halahan is a member of CoreNet International, an international site-selection industry association and the New York State Economic Development Council.

She was born and raised in Orange County and has lived in the Hudson Valley her entire life.

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