Williams College Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Mr. Sheppard specializes in the use of economic geography to analyze the impacts of Brownfields, amenities and other externalities on housing markets and neighborhoods. He has spent the past 18 months primarily studying the community development impacts of the arts. Mr. Sheppard's C.V. can be found here.

Mr. Benjamin serves as Director of Fundraising & Commercial Development for MASS MoCA, a position he has held since 2000. Prior to joining MASS MoCA, he worked in community development at Flatbush Development Corporation in Brooklyn, New York, and as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Ivory Coast.

Ms. Oehler holds a Ph. D in Sociology from Washington University and has managed research and other academic initiatives for Washington University and Oberlin College

Betsy is a senior at Williams College majoring in Economics and Art Studio and she really enjoys corn muffins.

Larry is a senior at Williams College majoring in Economics and Chinese and he loves music, economics, and frisbee.

Martin is a junior at Williams College majoring in Economics and Mathematics and his favorite food is Knock-You-Nakeds.

Ted is a junior at Williams College majoring in Economics and Political Science and his favorite book is The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen.

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