Mona Ferguson has spent the past two years being mentored by Lee Peterson, head of Lamesa’s economic development.Now, she will be taking over Peterson’s role as executive director of the Lamesa Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) and Lamesa Economic Alliance Project (LEAP).With Peterson stepping down at the end of this month, Ferguson was named to the position on Monday morning during a special joint meeting of the LEDC and LEAP boards of directors.“We’re very blessed to have someone inside who can take over,” said LEDC/ LEAP board member Albert Martinez. “I’m glad we have her in our community. She’s going to ...