• Producing economic research and policy analysis focused on geographic inequality, poverty, and left-behind communities• Leading key research projects and establishing best practices for the research team• Serving as a resource on relevant national, state, and local policy ideas• Working with key stakeholders in Congress, the Executive Branch, and the broader policy and research communities

• Producing economic research and policy analysis that supports a dynamic and inclusive national economy• Supporting the CEO in developing presentations, speeches, and other materials• Serving as a resource on relevant national, state, and local policy ideas• Working with key stakeholders in Congress, the Executive Branch, and the broader policy and research communities

• Assisted with updating DeKalb County, Georgia’s Strategic Economic Development Plan. • Conducted an equity analysis of employment centers in the County, in addition to an infrastructure analysis and an inventory of workforce agencies

• Managed research deliverables for various strategic initiatives across the organization.• Maintained and built stakeholder relationships with a focus on supporting WBC's role as a convening entity while identifying areas for future collaboration• Served as economic research liaison to the WBC marketing team and Chicago Mayor’s Office to provide information for mayoral press releases, speeches, and interviews• Developed original economic research to support WBC's business development team and strategic initiatives• Tracked region-wide economic indicators, including business expansion and contraction activity to gauge the strength of Chicago’s economy• Supervised and maintained WBC's research knowledge base, including a robust online presence, and publish news briefs monthly

• Entered data to maintain economic, demographic and other business indicator databases• Assisted with responses to requests for information from companies and their intermediaries,media, City of Chicago departments, and other partner organizations• Gathered, analyzed, and presented data for use in presentations, WBC studies, the WBCnewsletter, website, and other marketing materials• Provided research assistance to the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs strategy managers andfellows and helping to drive the success of its initatives with tasks ranging from producing a market analysis to generating maps and other visualizations• Assisted with other administrative, marketing, and business development tasks

Managed a team of six to develop a small area plan for Allen Boulevard in Beaverton, Oregon. My role included design work for outreach, community organizing and collecting feedback from businesses along the corridor for a market analysis.

Cost benefit analysis of medical transportation for dialysis patients and investigation of best practices