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The Elesco Team |
| Leland F. Smith |
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President and Principal Consultant |
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Lee Smith founded Elesco in 1986 and has been principal consultant on all projects. His training in economics, along with his experience in economic development and commercial / industrial real estate provide clients with unique capabilities not found in other consulting firms.
- Undergraduate & graduate degrees in Economics.
- Taught economics at colleges & universities in Colorado, Arizona, and Washington.
- Over 20 years experience directing economic development councils and agencies in Portland, Seattle, Colorado Springs, & Tucson.
- Former Senior Vice President and national accounts marketing director for the Grubb & Ellis Company (commercial / industrial real estate) in San Francisco.
- Former executive council member, Urban Land Institute.
- Awarded Master Professional Associate designation by Industrial Development Research Council.
- Awarded Certified Industrial Developer designation by American Economic Development Council.
- Currently a director of Midstate Electric Cooperative, serving 18,000 customers in Central Oregon.
- Currently a trustee of the Berkshire Fund, a tech mutual fund based in San Jose, California.
- Currently a director of SBE, Inc., a medical tech firm based in Spokane, Washington.
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| Shirley A. Smith |
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President, Contract Administrator |
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Shirley is contract administrator for all projects as well as managing Elesco’s in-house operations. Her business background and experience qualify her to ensure that all contractual requirements of a project are met to our clients’ expectations. In addition, she manages public outreach and participation in projects that require these services.
- More than 10 years of project management experience with Humble Oil & Refining Company (Exxon) in Houston, Texas.
- Administrative manager for Pacific Inflatables (PICO), a manufacturer of airline safety equipment, in San Francisco, California.
- Co-owner, managing consultant and coordinator of a business that contracted with banks, S&Ls, and real estate companies in the San Francisco Bay area to reposition high value properties for marketing.
- Corporate and employee relocation manager for ERA Winston Company in Tucson, Arizona.
- Project coordinator for a multi-year real estate site evaluation process for the Oregon Department of Corrections.
- Undergraduate studies in political science and geography.
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| Kevin W. Smith |
| Director, Elesco Mapping & Graphics (Olympia, WA) |
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Kevin manages the mapping and graphics part of Elesco’s business, providing analysis of site and location characteristics to optimize development opportunities. This is essential to understanding how a specific location or site fits into its competitive market and how its position can be enhanced through creative strategies.
- B.S. degree in Geography, University of Washington, with emphasis on GIS and manual cartography.
- Cartographer with North American Maps in San Francisco, California.
- Lead cartographer with the U.S. Forest Service during the formation of mapping resources for the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area.
- More than 20 years experience as a managing GIS cartographer for the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Olympia, Washington.
- Specialized mapping and graphics support for Elesco projects throughout the Pacific Northwest, with emphasis on showing geographic relationships between clients’ locations or sites with their competitive markets.
- Current projects include watershed analysis for practices, logo design, and strategies for mapping community capabilities.
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| Elena Sonina |
| Economic Development Specialist (Olympia, WA) |
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Elena has a strong academic and training background and has worked as an economic development specialist for Elesco since early 2008. She is advancing her skills through professional courses in the field as well as assisting in Elesco projects. She has outstanding capabilities in communications and public organization.
- B.A. and M.A. degrees from Barnaul State Pedagogical University, Barnaul, Russia.
- Graduate School of Information Technologies and Business, Barnaul State Technical University.
- Guide and Translator Certificate (with honors), International Academy of Service and Tourism, Barnaul, Russia.
- Senior Lecturer, Department of World Economics, Altai State Technical University, Barnaul, Russia.
- Adjunct Professor in the Foreign Languages Program, Evergreen State University, Olympia, Washington
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Elesco also has developed STRATEGIC ALLIANCES with highly qualified individuals and professional companies, enabling us to form teams for technical and complex assignments. These strategic alliances include:
| WHPacific: |
Bothell, Washington |
| Maul, Foster, Alongi: |
Vancouver, Washington |
| Cascade Design Professionals: |
Milwaukie, Oregon |
| David Eacret, PhD: |
Real Estate Economics, Sandpoint, Idaho |
| ZaDean Auyer: |
Auyer Consulting Group, Bella Vista, Arkansas |
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