2023 Food for Thought: Where do we go from here?

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Join us for our April Food for Thought speaker program. The State Demographer, Elizabeth Garner will present CO demography focusing specifically on Estes Park and Larimer County.

Elizabeth is the Colorado State Demographer and has directed the State Demography Office in the Department of Local Affairs since 2004.  Elizabeth travels the state talking with Coloradans about social and economic conditions that are brought about by population shifts.  The State Demography Office applies an understanding of demographic trends to changes in a range of areas including the state’s economy, workforce, education, housing, migration, and rural populations.

Elizabeth has over 25 years of experience analyzing population and economic trends in Colorado. Her current research agenda involves examining Census 2020 results, demographic impacts from COVID-19, housing supply and demand, and aging. Elizabeth is an economist and received her B.A. in Business at the University of San Diego and her masters in Agricultural and Resource Economics at Colorado State University.  Elizabeth was born and raised in Colorado, something only 43% of the state’s population can claim. 

Join us on April 26th, at the Ridgeline Hotel from 5:30p-7p for Food for Thought.