Toggle high contrast Staff BGSU Center for Regional Development Staff Full-time staff Nichole Fifer, Ph.D. Director fifenic@bgsu.edu Stephanie Adams, Ph.D. Public Health Project Manager svillel@bgsu.edu Lisa Lawson Project Manager llawso@bgsu.edu Vijaya Dasigi Budget & Operations Manager vijayad@bgsu.edu Maddi Menich, MPA Project Manager mgeorgo@bgsu.edu Vanessa Oz Graphic Designer voz@bgsu.edu Research fellows Justin Rex, Ph.D. Associate Professor jmrex@bgsu.edu Student staff Ellie Brock Graduate Assistant maryelb@bgsu.edu Ginikachi Ifenatuora Graduate Assistant gifenat@bgsu.edu Abby Burger Graduate Assistant aburge@bgsu.edu Aidan Ditchman Undergraduate Graphic Designer aditchm@bgsu.edu Shawn Hammel Graduate Assistant hammels@bgsu.edu Kendall Palange Undergraduate Graphic Designer kpalang@bgsu.edu Center for Regional Development Staff Regional Workforce & Talent Development Broadband & Digital Equity Economic Development Community Development & Program Evaluation Survey Research & Impact Analysis State of the Region Conference BGSU Healthcare Workforce Collaborative Center for Regional Development 419-372-8710 crd@bgsu.edu 400 East Poe Road Bowling Green, OH 43403 Updated: 11/03/2026 03:49PM