Research Council

The San Diego & Imperial Research Council includes individuals across the region dedicated to collaborating on education and workforce research, de-duplicating efforts and sharing resources.

We meet twice a year to share ideas, projects, grants and other opportunities.

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Meet the Research Council Members

Joseph Kendrick

Research Manager

San Diego Hunger Coalition

James McConchie

Vice President of Collaborative Impact

United Way of San Diego County

Sang Nguyen

Coordinator, Research

San Diego Regional EDC

Jamal Russel Black

Senior Officer, Analytics & Impact

The San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center

Cristina Sanchez-Kerr

Assistant Director of Research

USD, The Nonprofit Institute

Josh Shapiro

Director of Research and Evaluation

UCSD Extension

Gabriela Stone

Economic Analyst

The San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center

Elizabeth Studebaker

Assistant Deputy Director

City of San Diego

Tessa Tinkler

Tessa Tinkler

Senior Director of Research and Evaluation

USD, The Nonprofit Institute

John Watson

John Watson

Director, Data and Impact Center of Excellence (DICE)

San Diego County Office of Education

Caitlyn Canby

Chief Operating Officer,

San Diego North EDC

Daniel Enemark

Chief Economist

San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center

Alberto Fragosa

Coordinator, Research

San Diego Regional EDC

Gaby Gonzalez

Economic Analyst

The San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center

Fernanda Herrera

Economist

The San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center

Alicia Jurek

Economist

The San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center

John McMillan

Director of Research Initiatives, Engineering and Physical Sciences

SDSU, Research Advancement

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