Amelia Hall Stehouwer works with GEDI's economic development training programs and leads its research and information function. She has worked in community and economic development for over two decades. Since joining the Economic Development Institute (now part of GEDI) in 2004, she has served in numerous capacities, designing and managing some of the Institute’s largest economic development training programs, federal grant initiatives, community outreach efforts, and economic and applied research projects. She has a passion for Alabama community and economic development and values her professional relationships with hundreds of individuals working in the field. Amelia is also a published author with research interests in civic engagement, the Southern Black Belt, and Alabama public policy and governance. She previously worked in the non-profit sector, focusing on poverty alleviation. Amelia has an M.P.A., with a graduate minor in economic development, from Auburn University, where she was a Phi Kappa Phi graduate. She graduated magna cum laude from Samford University, with a B.A. in Sociology and a minor in Christianity, Women, and Leadership Studies.