Our Impact in Community & Economic Development

Find the keys to building healthy, prosperous communities.

Community and Economic Development programming helps community leaders, residents, and businesses build capacity for renewal and growth. The challenges facing communities are many. Illinois Extension works with you as you build effective teams to face the challenges and work more effectively and efficiently for your community. 

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Carrie McKillip

Carrie McKillip

Community and Economic Development Educator
Keywords
Business development
Business retention and expansion
Census
Civic engagement
Community development
Community planning
Community resiliency
Consumer economics
Disaster preparedness
Economic development
EDEN Ready Business
Entrepreneurship
Local government
Poverty simulation
Resilience
Workforce development
(309) 342-5108
Russell Medley

Russell Medley

Community and Economic Development Educator
Keywords
Business development
Business retention and expansion
Civic engagement
Community development
Community planning
Community resiliency
Consumer economics
Disaster preparedness
Economic development
EDEN Ready Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership development
Local government
Poverty simulation
Resilience
Workforce development
(217) 300-0886
Nancy Ouedraogo

Nancy Ouedraogo

Extension State Specialist, Community Economic Development
Keywords
Local government
Community development
Community planning
217-244-7020
Laura Payne

Laura Payne

Professor, Extension Specialist, Director of the Office of Recreation & Park Resources (ORPR)
Keywords
Community planning
Community development
217-333-4410
Pam Schallhorn

Pam Schallhorn

Extension Specialist - Region 2 Community & Economic Development
Keywords
Economic development
Entrepreneurship
Consumer economics
Community development
Downtown development
Community planning
Managing stress
Mental health
(217) 782-4617