Meet the Team

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Nisa Miranda, Director

Hannah Arendsen, Summer Intern, Student Assistant Researcher

Nancy Beggs, Director Rural Workforce Development

Sally R. Brown, Administrative Coordinator

Erin Hackenmueller, Graduate Assistant, Communications Manager, VITAL Project

Shannon Hamner, Office Associate II

Candace C. Johnson, TMP, Tourism & Community Development Director

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, Accountant

Martha Whitson, Administrative Specialist, Special Projects

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