Meet the Team

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Nisa Miranda, Executive Director

Nancy Beggs, Director Rural Workforce Development

Candace Johnson Beers, TMP, Tourism & Community Development Director

Sally R. Brown, Administrative Coordinator

Erin Hackenmueller, Research Associate

Anna Kutbay, Senior Student Research Assistant

Matt Leavell, AIA, LEED AP, Director of Design

Arturo S. Menefee, Ph.D., Director of Leadership Development

Brian R. Rushing, Director of Economic Development Initiatives

Amber Summers, CPA, Project Accountant

Martha Whitson, Administrative Specialist, Special Projects

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