Ms. Christi Bell is the Director of the University Alaska Center for Economic Development. Through this position she provides technical assistance to community-based organizations engaged in economic development activities throughout Alaska.  Assistance efforts include strategic planning, feasibility studies, business planning and non-profit corporation business counseling.  She holds a Master of Business degree and a Master of Science degree in Resource Management, both from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In addition to education, Ms. Bell brings many years of business and management consulting experience to the UACED.

Prior to working with the UACED Ms. Bell was a principal of a privately held consulting firm, Aurora Consulting. Her experience as a partner in this firm included facilitating strategic plans and working with corporations on implementation of those plans, preparing business and marketing plans, feasibility studies, market research and business valuations.  Prior to Aurora Consulting Ms. Bell worked for Alaska Village Initiatives and prior to that the Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference (SWAMC). Through these varied employment and educational experiences Ms. Bell has been responsible for issue identification, economic analysis and planning, business counseling and development.