Consulting
Recipient - Behrend College Council of Fellows Excellence in Outreach Award, Spring 2004
United Way, Compass program, Erie PA, 2000
Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, PA Department of Labor and Industry, Harrisburg PA, 2000
Erie Zoo, Erie PA, 2000
Economic Development Corporation of Erie County, Erie PA, 1999
Attorney George Schroeck, Erie PA, 1996
Participation in Community Affairs
Over $250,000 of contract and grant work for organizations such as the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership, Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Erie Community Foundation, Northwest PA Workforce Investment Board, Erie Conference on Community Development, GTE-North, and the PA Department of Commerce. Students participated in a great majority of these,
United Way, participant, Compass Program, Erie PA, 2000-01
Address to Erie County Council concerning the proposed hotel/motel tax for a convention center and regional assets, during Council public hearing, Erie County Courthouse, Erie PA, March 2000
Attendance at 42nd Annual Meeting of the Americans for the Competitive Enterprise System, October 1998
Attendance at 26th Annual Meeting of the Erie Conference on Community Development, September 1998
90 copies of Leadership Erie report for 1997 used in Regional Opportunities Task Force meeting, January 1998
Service to Governemental Agencies at the International, Federal, State, and Local Levels
Boad of Directors, elected, Association for University Business and Economic Research, October 2004- (national)
Cost of Living Index Advisory Board, invited member, ACCRA, Arlington, VA, 2001-2003
Erie Area Job Training Partnership, Inc. Skill Needs Committee, 1995-98
Service to Business and Industry
Participant, Economic Roundtable, Times Publishing Company, Erie PA, February 2000; January 2001
Service to Public and Private Organizations
Chair, Economy Task Force, State of the Region Project, Northwest Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board, Erie PA, 2001-2003
Board of Directors, The Roadhouse Theatre for Contemporary Art, 1998-; president, 2000
Participation in Seminars and Workshops
2001: An Economic Odyssey; The Past, Present and Future of the Erie Economy. Co-organizer with B. Weller and K. Louie, First Annual ERIE Economic Outlook Conference, Erie PA, March 2001
Second Annual Economic Forum. Panel member, Erie Times-News, Erie PA, March 2001
Local Economic Development: The Business School Connection. Attendee, AACSB Economic Development Conference, Baltimore MD, June 1999
Local Philanthropy Studies. Short invited presentation and host of Breakfast Roundtable on Local Philanthropy Studies, Commonwealth Community Foundations of Pennsylvania, 1999 Annual Conference, Harrisburg PA, June 1999
Great Lakes Economic Development Conference. Participant, Cleveland OH, October 1998
Speaking Engagements
The Economic Outlook for 2002. With B. Weller. Manufacterer's Association of Northwest PA, Erie PA, December 2001
Erie and the National Economy. Northwest PA Mortgage Bankers Association, Erie PA, December 2001
National Trends in Philanthropy. Association of Fundraising Professionals Education Day Seminar, Edinboro University, Edinboro PA, iSeptember 2001
Erie and the Global Economy. With K. Louie. Government Affairs Committee, Tool and Die Summit, Erie PA, July 18, 2001
The Erie Economy: Past and Present. Project Blueprint, United Way of Erie County, Erie PA, May 2001
The Economic Outlook for 2001. National Association of Purchasing Management, Erie Chapter, Erie PA, January 2001
The Economic Outlook for 2001. With B. Weller. Invited presentation, Manufacturer's Association of Northwest PA, Erie PA, December 2000
Philanthropy in Erie County: Who Gets What and for What? Invited presentation, Rotary Club of Erie, Erie PA, November 2000
The Erie Economy, 2000: Where We Are and How We Got Here. Invited presentation, Leadership Erie, Dunkirk NY, September 2000; National Association of Purchasing Management, Erie Chapter, Erie PA, January 2000
The Economic Outlook for 2000. Invited presentation with B. Weller. Manufacturer's Association of Northwest PA, Erie PA, December 1999
The Erie Economy, 1999: Where We Are and How We Got Here. Invited presentation, Leadership Erie, Dunkirk NY, October 1999
Philanthropy in Berks County, 1997. Presentation at the Berks County Community Foundation's Annual Meeting, Lincoln Plaza Hotel, Reading PA, December 1998
The Economic Outlook for 1999. (With B. Weller, K. Louie.) Invited presentation, Manufacturer's Association of Northwest PA, Erie, PA, November 1998
Philanthropy in Erie County, 1995. Presentation, Erie Community Foundation, Erie PA, June 1997
The Erie Economy, 1998: Where We Are and How We Got Here. Invited presentation, Leadership Erie, Dunkirk, NY, September 1998
Philanthropy in Erie County, 1995. Presentation, Erie Conference on Community Development quarterly meeting, Erie PA, March 1997
The Erie Economy: Where We Are and How We Got Here. Invited presentation, Leadership Erie, Painesville OH, 1997
Research or Creative Accomplishments
Economic Research Institute of Erie, Regional Economist, 1982-present; Associate Director, 1995-00; Co-director, 2000-
Thirteen publications dealing primarily with regional economic analysis in refereed professional journals such as International Regional Science Review, Economic Development Quarterly, Regional Studies, Urban Studies, Annals of Regional Science, Systems Research, and Pennsylvania Economic Review.
Over four dozen research papers presented at international, national, and regional conferences. Presentations deal primarily with analysis of local and regional economies.
