Monicque Aragon is a Senior Economist at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. She has a master’s degree in economics from the University of Colorado Denver and specializes in research related to the labor market, as well as labor market data production. Monicque was born and raised in Colorado and currently lives in the four corners area with her husband and three cats.
Phillip Sprehe has extensive experience in the economics and the data analytics field. In his current role, Phillip serves as an economist assessing macroeconomic data and financial markets. His analysis utilizes a blend of internal data at Geographic Solutions and external, publicly available data, such as unemployment claims, United States Treasuries, equity markets, and more recently, COVID-19 data. His work experience also consists of assessing economic impacts of business projects based on industry, geographic trade flows, and time constraints using statistical software.
Ed Miller is currently an Economist with the NM Department of Workforce Solutions. In this role he works with the Department’s WIOA Team and State and local Boards to coordinate and conduct ongoing evaluations of WIOA Title I and III Program projects, including the development, dissemination, and analysis of Customer Satisfaction and Employer Needs surveys. He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals examining industrial decentralization and intercity commuting patterns. He earned an AB from the University of Michigan, and a PhD in Public Policy Analysis from the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois, Chicago.