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Economic & Community Development Institute
Extension Hall
Auburn University, Alabama 36849
Phone: (334) 844-4704
Fax: (334) 844-4709

Please submit inquiries to the following staff members according to their areas of specialization:

General Inquiries:
Joe A. Sumners, Ph.D., Director (sumneja@auburn.edu) or
Markie Southerland, Administrative Associate (gardnmj@auburn.edu)

Community Leadership Development:
Arturo S. Menefee (menefas@auburn.edu)

Education and Training / I-85 Corridor Alliance:
Allyson Hahn Martin (ahm0007@auburn.edu)

Grants (RAI and RC&D):
R. Michael Easterwood (easterm@auburn.edu)

Research and Communications / Graduate Minor:
Amelia Hall Stehouwer (hallame@auburn.edu)

Tourism:
J. Thomas Chesnutt, Ed.D. (chesnjt@auburn.edu)