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Staff | Faculty Affiliates | Research Assistants | Past Contributors
Past contributors have devoted their efforts toward Center initiatives in advancement of the mission.
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Mandy Dough, Research Assistant
Mandy is an English graduate student with a BA in anthropology and English. The immediate goal of her assistantship is to examine the research literature on renewable energy and tourism and to produce a literature review, a white paper, and other material that can be shared with researchers and business leaders involved in sustainable tourism. In her fee time she likes to bird watch, walk her dog, read, garden, and travel.
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David Evans, Research Assistant
David has an MS in Recreation and Leisure Facilities and Services Administration and holds a BS in Management of Recreation Facilities and Services. For the center, David is working to identify sustainable tourism practices across North Carolina. This information will become part of a database housed at the center of the many actions carried out by tourism businesses and companies in sustainability. Once established, the database will be a searchable tool that tourists visiting North Carolina can utilize in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of their stay. David's current interests include the preservation of designated Wilderness, how humans can minimize their impact on the environment, and educating the public on the proper and necessary behaviors to ensure environmental sustainability. He spends all of his leisure time with the advocacy of skateboarding.
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Jessie Messina, Research Assistant
Jessie Messina is currently working on her Master's degree for the Geography Department. She graduated in 2006 with a BA in Geography and a minor in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Jessie's work for the center focuses on a project called "Developing Community-Sponsored Sustainable Agro-Business for Economic Growth in North Carolina." This project is looking at North Carolina's declining tobacco farming industry and the numerous small family farms that are selling out to developers as a result. The goal of this project is to introduce organic farming as an alternative to selling and is also being used to promote economic, social, and cultural growth for North Carolina. Jessie's research interest's include the HIV/AIDS policies in South Africa and the overarching messages that are being promoted with respect to the epidemic.
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Jillian Mistak, Special Events Coordinator and Webmaster
Jillian is a graduate student in the College of Business and holds a BA in Technical and Professional Communications. She is developing the Center website to provide an online resource that promotes research, advocacy, and education in sustainability and tourism. Additionally, Jillian is working on an inventory of current program initiatives and individual faculties at ECU in support of sustainability and tourism. In her free time, she enjoys running, outdoor adventures, traveling, furry friends, and reading.
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Maria D Allen, Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Allen served as Administrative Assistant for the Center for Sustainable Tourism during its first year courtesy of Academic Affairs. She is a co-author of a tourism text titled Tourism Policy and Planning: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Elsevier 2008) with Dr. David L. Edgell, Sr., Dr. Ginger Smith, and Jason R. Swanson. She participated in the East Carolina University Leadership Academy and served on the planning committee for Making Tourism Work for You II, ECU's bi-annual regional tourism conference.
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