Key Personnel

These are the people who head up CBER and are responsible for making CBER what it is today.

• Dr. Calvin A. Kent, Vice President of Business and Economic Research
• Dr. Jacqueline Agesa, Director of Economic Development Research
• Christine Risch, Director of Research
• Kent Sowards, Director of Data and Survey Services
• Gael Setliff, Office Administrator
• Judy Olson, Grant Resource Administrator
• Stacy Fedczak, Receptionist

Research Group

• Karen Adkins, Financial Analyst
• Jennifer Price, Research Associate

Information Resources

In addition to their CBER duties, the Information Resources Team also provides contracted technical assistance. The team's capabilities include Geographic Information Systems, data management, electronic mapping and website design.

• Jim Atkinson, Information Systems Technician
• Brie Salmons, Information Systems Technician
• Christopher Haynes, Web Design Technician

Visiting Research Professors

• Dr. Mark Burton, Visiting Research Professor
• Dr. Michael Hicks, Visiting Research Professor