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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

YOUNGER ASSOCIATES, LLC
Director of Research

CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY
Director of Public Relations and Grants Writer,
Director of Admissions and Financial Aid

SERVPRO INDUSTRIES
National Franchise Expansion Assistant

EDUCATION:

B.S., Management/Marketing – Union University

Specialized Skills

• Researched project development
• Cost-benefit analyses
• Feasibility studies
• Media Relations
• Coordination of public meetings and forums
• Survey development and implementation

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS:

Labor Market Analysis

• Clients Include:

  • Bismarck, ND
  • Buffalo, NY
  • Twin Falls, ID
  • Moore County, NC
  • Mid-Mississippi (24 counties)
  • Tallahassee, FL
  • El Paso, TX
  • Central Nebraska I-80 Coalition (9 counties)
  • Columbia Gorge Workforce Investment Board (7 counties in OR and WA)
  • Memphis Regional Economic Development Council (52 counties in TN, AR, & MS)
  • Abilene, TX (19 counties)
  • Virginia’s Heartland, VA
  • Tulsa, OK (10 counties)
  • Savannah, GA
  • Merced, CA
  • Pinal County, AZ
  • State of Wyoming
• Projects include large, extensive surveys of employers and residents

Montgomery County/Fort Campbell Military Base

• Survey and analysis of labor market potential derived from the military base population for economic development planning

Tennessee Department of Transportation

• Tennessee Rail Plan
• Coordination of public involvement press releases, media relations, public meetings, website postings for the Tennessee Rail Plan
• Statewide Long-Range Multimodal Transportation Plan

Memphis-Shelby County Port Commission

• National economic impact analysis for a proposed $320 million intermodal terminal (Memphis SuperTerminal) linking barge transport to five Class I rail systems and truck terminals

Tennessee Valley Authority

• Potential freight movement and feasibility study for a proposed intermodal port facility at Cates Landing
• Survey of all shippers in a 150-miled radius of proposed port site and potential port customers

McKellar Sipes Regional Airport

• Passenger and freight movement analysis
• Passenger demand study, results used to attract a new airline to serve the airport

Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce

• Economic Impact Study, Cost/Benefit Analysis of a $2 billion project

Data Research and Analysis for Numerous Industrial Recruitment Packages

• Clients include economic development groups throughout the United States