In this episode Geoff talks with Amanda Woodrum of Policy Matters Ohio about her organizing work reimagining Appalachia. incorporating voices from around the region, reimagine Appalachia has built a blueprint that lays a way to a 21st century Appalachia.

Amanda Woodrum is a Senior Researcher focusing on issues found at the intersection of health, equity and the economy. After living in New York City and experiencing 9/11, she returned to Ohio determined to make the state the kind of place she wanted to live. She joined Policy Matters Ohio in 2007 after receiving a master’s degree in economics and a law degree from the University of Akron. She conducts research on the role transportation, energy, health and anti-poverty policy can play to promote a more sustainable and equitable economy in Ohio.