Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Maurice Harris, CERP - Chair

Economic Development Specialist
JLL
Minneapolis, MN
maurice.harris@jll.com

Robyn Domber - Chair-Elect

Vice President, Research
Development Counsellors International
New York, NY
robyn.domber@aboutdci.com

Jeff DeBellis, CERP - Vice Chair

Director of Economic & Policy Analysis
North Carolina Department of Commerce
Raleigh, NC
jeff.debellis@nccommerce.com

Brittany LaCour Deal, CERP - Secretary-Treasurer

Director of Business Intelligence
Lafayette Economic Development Authority
Lafayette, LA
brittanyd@lafayette.org

Terms Expiring June 30, 2027

Murat Arik, CERP

BERC Director, Associate Professor of Management
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN

Nicol Nicola, CERP

Director, Division of Economic & Demographic Research
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Trenton, NJ

Bob Pope, CERP

Labor Market Information Section Chief
Bureau of Workforce and Information Technical Support
Madison, WI

Terms Expiring June 30, 2028

Luke Dietterle

Extension Specialist
University of Missouri | MU Extension 
Columbia, MO

Somjita Mitra, CERP

Chief Economist
California Department of Finance
Sacramento, CA

Nathan Ringham, CERP

Vice President of Research & Insights
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership
Indianapolis, IN

Terms Expiring June 30, 2029

Neil Hamilton

Vice President, Research & Strategy
Orlando Economic Partnership
Orlando, FL

Rebecca M. Hunt, CERP

Economic and Workforce Development Unit Manager
Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Christyn Lucas

Senior Director of Business Intelligence
Detroit Regional Chamber
Detroit, MI

Tecora Murray, CERP

Executive Director
Greater Memphis Economic Group
Memphis, TN