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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Michael Delany
Community and Economic Development Educator
Keywords
Economic development
Workforce development
Community development
Entrepreneurship
Poverty simulation
815-732-2191

Tiffany Macke
Community and Economic Development Educator
Keywords
Community development
Economic development
Communication
Marketing
217-826-5422

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
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

Lisa Merrifield
Community and Economic Development Specialist
Keywords
Community planning
Community resiliency
(217) 333-0045

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

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

Jennifer Russell
Community and Economic Development Educator
Keywords
Workforce development
Community planning
Economic development
EDEN Ready Business
Poverty simulation
Real Colors
Workforce development
217-942-6996

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