The University Center for Economic Development, part of the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno fosters economic development throughout Nevada by making the extensive resources of the University of Nevada, Reno available to organizations and areas that can benefit from job and income creation and job retention efforts.

The University Center for Economic Development, part of the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno fosters economic development throughout Nevada by making the extensive resources of the University of Nevada, Reno available to organizations and areas that can benefit from job and income creation and job retention efforts.

As the premier provider of business education in the region, the UNR College of Business prepares students to become competitive, ethical and innovative business professionals in order to drive economic development and improve quality of life for all citizens of the State of Nevada.The College of Business is committed to becoming an increasingly influential driver of economic development for the state and region through enhancing its role as a resource in attracting new businesses, helping existing businesses to grow, and preparing the students we educate to be competitive for the jobs we help create.Courses Taught:Principles of Statistics I, ECON 261 Spring 2015Changing Environments, MGT 462 Spring 2015Strategic Management and Policy, MGT 496 Spring 2015, Summer 2015

Founded in 1874 as the Silver State's first university, Nevada is a top-caliber, land-grant research university committed to serving the common good of the state and the world. Nestled at the intersection of the Great Basin and Sierra Nevada, the 17,000-student campus offers competitive degree programs and paradigm-shifting research in a world-class setting.The Land Use Planning Policy program prepares students for planning research or professional practice. The curriculum is multi-disciplinary: taking full advantage of a wide-range of planning and planning-related courses offered in Geography and in over 20 other disciplines campus-wide. The Land Use Planning Policy program offers emphases in three critical sub-fields of land use planning--environmental planning, growth management, and historic preservation--and stresses in all areas a holistic policy approach for addressing the planning challenges of the twenty-first century. The Political Science Department recognizes and embraces its distinctive roles, as defined by not only the liberal arts tradition of the College of Liberal Arts in which it is located, but by the land grant origins of the University of Nevada, Reno. At the heart of the department's mission is the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research and service.Communication Studies is a discipline that addresses communication processes at work in virtually all human activities. The Department of Communication Studies focuses on these processes as they occur in: a) public advocacy and civic engagement, and b) relational dynamics.Courses Taught:Urban Landscape Analysis, GEOG 454/654 Spring 2012Introduction to American Public Policy, PSC 201 Spring 2012Environmental Policy, PSC 403/603 Spring 2012Introduction to Cultural Geography, GEOG 106 Fall 2013Argumentation and Debate, COM 217 Fall 2014

The City of Carson was part of a Spanish Land Grant known as Rancho San Pedro deeded to Juan Jose Dominguez over 200 years ago. During the incorporation process, the community was named after George Henry Carson, a member of the Dominguez family. "Dominguez" was a close second to "Carson" as the name for the newly incorporated city. Incorporated as a general law city on February 20, 1968, the city adopted the motto of "Future Unlimited." Its strategic location and vacant land were part of the reason for that statement of unbridled optimism.Projects/Responsibilities Include: A Comprehensive Economic Development (CED) Strategy, a cost-benefit study of the Carson Redevelopment Agency, California Enterprise Zone Application, LAEDC Most Business Friendly City Award Application, Development of a Business-to-Business Program, Development of a Buy-Local Program, Development of an Economic Development Social Media Program, Development of a Virtual Business Incubator, Completion of a Regional Economic Industry Cluster Study, Completion of a Visitor-Tourism Study, Completion of a Wage and Salary Study, Completion of an Employment Study.Previous Positions: Administrative Intern III, Management Intern III.

EDSolutions, LLC is an independent consulting firm specializing in redevelopment, economic development, fiscal impact analysis, public finance, real estate development, retail-commercial development, and public policy.

Entrepreneurship Nevada is a Nevada-based non-profit committed to developing entrepreneurial talent and fostering entrepreneurial success. In pursuit of this mission, Entrepreneurship Nevada seeks to create a culture of entrepreneurship in Nevada while constructing an "entrepreneurship ladder" that anyone can get on and climb to success.Projects/Responsibilities Include: Spearhead a founding membership campaign, engage other area economic development organizations, facilitate the completion of the ETECH's project, facilitate the completion of a new Entrepreneurship Nevada website, help develop and implement new entrepreneurship-based programs, and facilitate the public launch of Entrepreneurship Nevada.

The Nevada Small Business Development Center is a statewide business assistance outreach program of the University of Nevada, Reno, College of Business Administration. The Nevada Small Business Development Center provides a wide variety of technical assistance to support small businesses throughout Nevada.The purpose of the Nevada Small Business Development Center is to guide and assist entrepreneurs in starting and growing their businesses in today's dynamic market.Projects/Responsibilities Include: Regional Homeless Study, Downtown Reno Grocery Store Study, Econometric Study of NxLeveL

With a population of over 218,000, Reno is the largest city in Northern Nevada. It is located in the southern part of Washoe County, nestled on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in an area called the Truckee Meadows. Reno is America's Adventure Place! The Truckee Meadows and surrounding area provide unlimited indoor and outdoor recreational activities. Spectacular Lake Tahoe and the largest concentration of ski areas and ski facilities in the world are all within a fifty-mile radius. Biking, camping, hunting, fishing and mountain climbing are all activities Reno residents and visitors enjoy. Projects/Responsibilities Included: Establishment of Redevelopment Project Area No. 2, Amendment/Expansion of Redevelopment Project Area No. 2, Amendment of Redevelopment Project Area No. 1, Author "Downtown Retail Study", Author "Social Capital Study", Author "Economic Cost-Benefit Study", Palladio Condominium, Downtown Reno Events Center, Cabela's