Hank Robison
Dr. Robison is EMSI’s co-founder and senior economist with 30 years of international and domestic experience. He is recognized for theoretical work blending regional input-output and spatial trade theory, and for development of community-level input-output modeling as the basis for establishing agency protocol for conducting sub-county economic impact analysis. He served 10 years as faculty member and consultant to the University of Idaho, and produced a wide array of grants and contract research. Dr. Robison specializes in economic impact analysis, regional data development, and custom crafted community and broader area input-output models. His client list includes a diverse mix of state and federal government agencies and private industry.
Kjell Christophersen
Dr. Christophersen is EMSI’s co-founder and senior economist with over 28 years of long- and short-term international experience as an economic analyst and modeler in Africa, Asia, the Near East, Europe, the Caribbean, and the U.S. His list of clients includes USAID, The World Bank, African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, FAO, and several private clients in the US. For these clients, he has served as team leader on many assignments to carry out activities such as economic modeling, project appraisal, assessments, planning, design and evaluation, feasibility and recurrent cost studies, and training in economic and financial analysis. He earned his PhD in Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics in 1974 at Washington State University, and is currently president of EMSI.
Annike Crapuchettes
Mrs. Crapuchettes is EMSI’s VP of Consulting Services. Since joining the firm in 2000, she has collaborated on more than 900 Economic Impact Studies (EIS) for higher education institutions in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia. In addition to the EIS, Mrs. Crapuchettes has worked on a variety of projects, including two nationwide analyses of the socioeconomic impacts of community colleges and technical institutes in the US and Canada, and, more recently, conversion of the EIS model to accommodate the Further Education (FE) sector in the UK and the Technical and Further Education (TAFE) sector in Australia.
Hamilton Galloway
Mr. Galloway is an economist and consulting manager with EMSI who specializes in conducting regional economic impact analysis, modeling, regression analysis, forecasting, spatial statistical analysis and time series analysis. In the last year, he has completed several projects focused on career pathway modeling, regional planning, economic impacts and education planning. More recent work has focused on assisting local, regional, state and national organizations in understanding workforce needs, career transition possibilities and education program linkages. Mr. Galloway has further completed independent research on classifying and quantifying regional knowledge and innovation economies through analysis of workforce, education and industry components.
Tim Nadreau
Mr. Nadreau is a research economist at EMSI. While his specialty is in abstract and linear algebras, his consulting work has focused largely on cluster theory, human capital, and international trade. Mr. Nadreau’s thesis research at the University of Idaho focuses on the public investment and benefit/cost analysis of postsecondary education. He was awarded the coveted Iddings fellowship for his work on optimal public investments and tuition levels for community and technical colleges. He has also done work revolving around agricultural policies and regional development. Prior to joining EMSI, Mr. Nadreau received a bachelor’s degree in theoretical mathematics from the University of Idaho.
Brian Points
Mr. Points is a consultant and project manager with EMSI. Since joining the firm in 2006, he has served as the project manager on several assignments involving the measurement of supply and demand for higher education programs, including recently completed projects for the College of Western Idaho, the Idaho Division of Professional and Technical Education and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (Albuquerque, New Mexico.) He has both written and contributed background research to a variety of projects for economic/workforce development and higher education clients. Some of his most recent projects include work for the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, the Center for Energy Workforce Development, the Montana Department of Labor and Industry, and the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges.
Lauren Prehoda
Ms. Prehoda’s background is in the governmental and policy-making spheres. She has worked for a state legislature, several education-oriented non-profits, and the U.S. Department of Education. From overseeing national surveys to examining the realities of implementing No Child Left Behind, her career has focused on bringing useful data to inform policymakers in the decision-making process. She holds a masters in public policy from Georgetown University, and has experience in the executive and legislative branches, at the state and federal levels, and in both the political and regulatory world.
Anna Brown
Ms. Brown is a consultant at EMSI. She primarily works on Economic Impact Studies (EIS) for community colleges in the US. Recently she completed EIS for a majority of community colleges in Washington, and she is currently performing EIS for all community colleges in Colorado. In addition, Ms. Brown contributes to the background research and writing for other consulting projects, such as workforce gap analyses and regional cluster economic analyses. Ms. Brown earned her bachelor’s degree in economics and international studies from the University of Idaho prior to joining EMSI.
Joshua Wright
Mr. Wright is senior editor and communications manager at EMSI. He manages web content and serves as a writer and editor for a diverse range of workforce, education, and economic development consulting projects. Mr. Wright joined EMSI in 2008 after writing for various news publications. He graduated from the University of Idaho in 2004 with bachelor degrees in journalism and history.
