Overview
Roger Richardson is currently the Urban Economic Development Specialist for Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Alabama A&M University. He has worked in economic development at several universities. He earned his Doctorate degree in Public Administration from Auburn University and his Master’s degree in Urban Planning from Alabama A&M University. Roger Richardson is also an ordained Methodist minister who has served on the ministerial staff of seven different churches.
Employment History
- -Urban Economic Development Specialist & Community -Economic Development Co-Coordinator, Alabama Cooperative Extension (AAMU)
- -Assistant Professor & Director Eisenhower HBCU Fellowship -Program, School of Public Administration, Kentucky State University
- -Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Southern Indiana
- -Executive Director, Stewart Akron Sawyerville Community Development Corporation
- -Research Associate, Auburn University
- -Research Associate, Distance Instruction Adult Learning Program (DIAL) Alabama A&M University
- -Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Urban Planning, Alabama A&M University
- -Intern , City of Tuskegee
- -Intern, Macon County Commission
- -Intern, Tuskegee Area Chamber of Commerce
Education
Doctorate of Public Administration, Auburn University
- Masters of Community Planning, Alabama A&M University
- Bachelors of Political Science, Tuskegee University
- Certificate of Nonprofit Management, Auburn University Montgomery
- Certificate of Home Ownership Counseling, Neighborworks America
- Certificate of Quantitative Research, University of Michigan (ICPSR)
- Certificate of Computer Aided Drafting, Southern California Occupational Center
Accomplishments -
- Built the B.F. Thomas Youth Center, Hurtsboro, AL
- Built the Cunningham Family Life Center, Salvisa, KY
- Developed a Statewide Home Ownership and Foreclosure Prevention Program, Alabama