Alan Fox, Ph.D., Senior Economist
Gretchen Greene, Ph.D., Senior Economist
Jeri A. Sawyer, M.S., Economist
Miriam Z. Hammer, M.S., Economist
Suzanne Rock , GIS Coordinator
Kyla Larson, Administrative/GIS Assistant
Shelly Christensen, Administrative Assistant
Jim Scovil, Accountant

Jeri A. Sawyer, M.S., Economist
Ms. Sawyer has 11 years of experience in agricultural and energy related economic analysis. Her experience in agricultural analysis includes farm management evaluation, farm budget preparation, and farm financial analysis. Throughout her professional career, Ms. Sawyer has attained extensive experience in energy-related analysis, including regional economic and demographic forecasting, utility level electric load forecasting, and electric rate impact analysis. She is highly proficient in power product cost analysis, and pricing and rate formulation. Ms. Sawyer has proven experience in technical and economic analysis for FERC hydroelectric project relicensing, including development of Section 4(e) conditions and Section 10(e) annual charges. In addition, she has important experience with recreation demand analysis, agricultural impact analysis, and population forecasting.

Prior to joining NEA in 1997, Ms. Sawyer was employed with the Farmers’ Home Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Bonneville Power Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy. She has an M.S. in economics with an emphasis in energy from Portland State University.

Recent work with NEA has included economic analysis and coordination of subcontractors for the Cushman Hydroelectric Project FERC relicensing project and the Pelton-Round Butte relicensing study. She is also currently involved in FERC relicensing studies for the St. Lawrence/FDR Project in New York and the Priest Rapids/Wanapum project in Washington. She recently served as lead economist for the Wisconsin River Headwaters Project, and provided review of training materials and participated in a training session on Economic Analysis for the Fish and Wildlife Service. In addition to FERC relicensing work, Ms. Sawyer is developing information on population projections and water use for studies related to Indian water rights currently underway at NEA.