January Chapter Luncheon -Where Are All The Workers? An Economic outlook with Laura Dawson Ullrich, PhD Senior Regional Economist, Research with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond


When: 1/11/2024 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: 
Hope Hall at Caldwell Presbyterian Church
1609 East Fifth Street Charlotte, N.C. 28204
Laura Ullrich is a senior regional economist at the Charlotte branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Previously, Ullrich was associate dean for undergraduate programs and a professor of economics at Winthrop University. She earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Georgia and a master's and doctorate in economics from the University of Tennessee. Prior to graduate school, she worked as a business consultant for Ernst & Young, specializing in executive compensation determination. In 2014, she served as a Fulbright Scholar teaching economics in Kosovo and has spent considerable time working on local economic development issues in Bolivia.

Ullrich's research interests include higher education, school finance reform, local and state level tax and expenditure analyses, and the economic impact of local development. Ullrich is a member of the Aspen Institute Global Leadership Network via the South Carolina Liberty Fellowship. She is also an active member of her community, currently serving on the Executive Committee of the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance and the board of the Catawba Regional Council of Governments. She also serves on the board of Family Promise of York County, the Rock Hill Technology Incubator, the Carolina Immigrant Alliance, and the Winthrop Eagle Club.

List of Attendees

First Name Last Name Company Type Guest of
Leslie Ancieta Walden Security Chapter Member Ticket
Tish Atkins Pro-Tint Nonmember Ticket
Grant Baker Ruppert Landscape Chapter Member Ticket
Stefany Benson FirstService Residential Facility Manager's only - First Time Visitor
Summer Berry Watterson Solutions Chapter Sponsor Ticket
Thomas Brafford Patterson Pope Nonmember Ticket
Jim Caldwell Workforce Incubator Chapter Member Ticket
Mallory Childress Crabapple Roofing Chapter Member Ticket
Mac Clubb TMG Chapter Member Ticket
Matthew Cook Renew Clean Nonmember Ticket
Eric Couch SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. Chapter Member Ticket
Stephen Culler AirTight Facilitech Chapter Member Ticket
Sophie Duck EDS-Environmental Diversified Services Chapter Member Ticket
Jeffrey Frushtick LFD Gage Chapter Member Ticket
Ashley Garten Prism Specialties Chapter Member Ticket
Blake Gilley Little Chapter Member Ticket
Mike Hamer Mohawk Chapter Member Ticket
Trey Harb ReSource Floor Care Nonmember Ticket
Austin Hood Baker Roofing Company Chapter Member Ticket
Maria Lahodny CertaPro Painters Chapter Member Ticket
Scott McAdams Cotton GDS Chapter Member Ticket
Charity McPhail Duke Energy Corporation Chapter Member Ticket
Lauren Moss Atlas Realty Group Chapter Member Ticket
John Mrzygod City of Charlotte Chapter Member Ticket
Bob O'Brien Ally Chapter Member Ticket
Daniele Portal CertaPro Painters of Charlotte-Matthews Chapter Sponsor Ticket
Chad Runion REDLEE/SCS INC. Chapter Sponsor Ticket
Jorge Salazar S&ME, Inc. Chapter Member Ticket
Dallas Schwerin Trinity Episcopal School Chapter Member Ticket
Alanea Siebert J+J Flooring Nonmember Ticket
Todd Smartt Terra Green Landscapes Chapter Sponsor Ticket
Andrew Smith Smith Grounds Management Chapter Member Ticket
Rachel Steele GreenView Partners Nonmember Ticket
David Stephenson Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Inc. Chapter Member Ticket
Luke Stoiber Patcraft Chapter Sponsor Ticket
Brandon Syvrud Swel Janitorial Group Chapter Member Ticket
Nicholas Tribble SKA Consulting Engineers Chapter Member Ticket
Paola Velez Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Inc. Chapter Member Ticket
Bruce Voorheis Relocation Strategies Chapter Member Ticket
Jeff Watson Servpro NW Chapter Sponsor Ticket
Brian Webster All American Relocation Chapter Member Ticket
Trevor White CertaPro Painters of Charlotte-Matthews Nonmember Ticket
Andrea Zerrillo Exterior Diagnostic Services - Chapter Member Ticket
Michael Edward Zerrillo AirTight FaciliTech Chapter Sponsor Ticket