Dakota McCracken

Dakota McCracken joined the Regional Economic and Community Development Team as a research analyst in January 2022. Her work in this role includes data analysis and visualization, workforce assessments, regional industry analysis, literature reviews, and survey design and analysis. By leveraging a diverse array of public and private datasets, she provides important demographic information, labor market analysis, and regional economic indicators, enabling stakeholders to make well-informed decisions.

McCracken holds a Master of Arts in Applied Economics with a concentration in Statistics and Econometrics from Western Michigan University.