Amanda Woodrum
ideas behind the blueprint, reimagining Appalachia
In this episode Geoff talks with Amanda Woodrum of Policy Matters Ohio about her organizing work reimagining Appalachia. incorporating voices from around the region, reimagine Appalachia has built a blueprint that lays a way to a 21st century Appalachia.
Amanda Woodrum is a Senior Researcher focusing on issues found at the intersection of health, equity and the economy. After living in New York City and experiencing 9/11, she returned to Ohio determined to make the state the kind of place she wanted to live. She joined Policy Matters Ohio in 2007 after receiving a master’s degree in economics and a law degree from the University of Akron. She conducts research on the role transportation, energy, health and anti-poverty policy can play to promote a more sustainable and equitable economy in Ohio.
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