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The Tourism AoE, while multidisciplinary, draws many of its members from The MSU Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies  on the campus of Michigan State University and from a variety of specialist and field agents working in the Michigan State University Extension System.

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LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	TITLE	ADDRESS	EMAIL	TELEPHONE
Avery	Julie	Outreach Specialist	103 Museum East Lansing, MI 48824	averyj@msu.edu	517-432-3358
Bitsch	Vera	Associate  Professor	306 Agriculture Hall East Lansing, MI 48823	bitsch@msu.edu	517-353-9192
Bohling	Mary	Extension Educator	640 Temple St., 6th Floor Detroit, MI 48201	bohling@msu.edu	313-833-3275
Carpenter	Bill	Iosco County Extension Director	PO Box 599 Tawas City, MI 48764	carpenter9@msu.edu	517-362-3449
Cummings	Kay	Newaygo County Extension Director	817 S Stewart Ave. Fremont, MI 49412	cummin13@msu.edu	231-924-0500
Fails	Barb	Associate  Professor	82 Agriculture Hall East Lansing, MI 48824	fails@msu.edu	517-432-3287
Ivan	Dave	Clinton County Extension Director	100 E State St., Ste. G100 St. Johns, MI 48879	ivand@msu.edu	989-224-5240
Kerr	Edward	Extension Educator	PO Box 439 Harrison, MI 48625	kerrjr@msu.edu	989-539-7805
Loveridge	Scott	Associate Chairperson	202 Agriculture Hall East Lansing, MI 48824	Loverid2@msu.edu	517-432-9969
Miller	Steven	Assistant  Professor	88 Agriculture Hall East Lansing, MI 48824	mill1707@msu.edu	517-355-2153
Nicholls	Sarah	Assistant Professor	131 Natural Resources Bldg East Lansing, MI 48824-1222	nicho210@msu.edu	517-432-0319
Paulsen	Richard	Associate Professor	308 Natural Resources East Lansing, MI 48824	paulsen@msu.edu	517-355-9578
Richardson	Robert	Assistant  Professor	328 Natural Resources East Lansing, MI 48824	rbr@msu.edu	517-355-9533
Smith	Diane	Extension Educator	545 Apple Tree Dr. Ionia, MI 48846	dismith@msu.edu	616-527-8014
Thomas	Mark	Extension Educator	3299 Gull Road Nazareth, MI 49074	mthomas@msu.edu	269-384-8061

Vanderstoep	Gail	Associate Professor	136 Natural Resources Building East Lansing, MI 48824	vanders1@msu.edu	517-432-0266
Walk	Michelle	Mackinac County Extension Director	100 S Marley St. St Ignace, MI 49781	walkmich@msu.edu	906-643-7307
Wyckoff	Mark	Director Land Policy	1405 S Harrison Rd., Ste. 318 East Lansing, MI 48824	wyckoff@msu.edu	517-432-2222

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• Average number of county visitor person days compared with population  pdf
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• Michigan NAIC Sector 721 (Food Service & Accommodations)  pdf
• Tourism Employment  pdf

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