CREC staff
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Mereb Hagos Senior Program Manager mhagos@crec.net |
Mereb Hagos rejoined CREC as a Senior Program Manager in July 2024. She manages CREC’s ManTech project, supporting the Department of Defense in developing a manufacturing workforce strategy and identifying regional solutions for defense manufacturers’ workforce needs. She also oversees the evaluation of the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Career Readiness Talent Pipeline Management Academy, National Learning Network, and JobSIDE online tool. Additionally, Ms. Hagos leads a state-based team of data producers to enhance relationships and address challenges in using and communicating labor market information.
Ms. Hagos previously worked with CREC from 2017 to late 2022, starting as an intern and later transitioning to a full-time role. During this period, she maintained the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) State Economic Development Program Expenditures Database and the C2ER State Business Incentives Database. She also managed various applied research, evaluation, technical assistance, and capacity-building projects for local, regional, state, and federal clients.
As a Program Manager, Ms. Hagos led CREC’s work with the Economic Development Administration (EDA), focusing on aligning state and regional economic development organizations. She developed resources for states and economic development districts and supported a labor market study funded by Fayetteville Technical Community College to address cybersecurity talent needs in North Carolina. As a Research Analyst, Ms. Hagos coordinated the Colorado Empowerment Scorecard project, monitored job seeker mobility, and managed data collection and website development.
Ms. Hagos holds a Master of Public Policy degree with a concentration in Regional Economic Development from George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Central Florida.