Meet the Team

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Nisa Miranda, Director

Hannah Arendsen, Summer Intern, Student Assistant Researcher

Nancy Beggs, Director Rural Workforce Development

Sally Brown, Administrative Coordinator

Erin Hackenmueller, Graduate Assistant, Communications Manager, VITAL Project

Shannon Hamner, Office Associate

Candace C. Johnson, Director of Tourism and Community Development

Matt Leavell, Director of Design

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

Brian Rushing, Director of Economic Development Initiatives

Amber Summers, Accountant

Martha Whitson, Administrative Specialist, Special Projects

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