Tapping into Economic Trends:  Join us for an Exclusive Update at Blue Mountain Brewery with The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. 

Social Following.   3:30-7:30pm

Registration includes 2 drink tickets and food. 

If you are a cfma member, please remember to login first so you will be charged the member price. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the current state of the U.S. and Virginia economy
2. Understand the current state of the real estate market
3. Understand, through a survey of members, how the experience of CFMA members fits into the greater context of the economy

 Sonya Ravindranath Waddell joined the Research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in January 2008. She oversees the regional and community development research area within the department. Her responsibilities include running surveys of businesses and other organizations, directing and engaging in analysis on economic and community development issues, analyzing and providing information on regional and national economic trends, and directing the incorporation of regional information into the Richmond Fed monetary policymaking process. 

Prior to joining the Richmond Fed, Waddell worked as an economist in the Virginia Department of Planning and Budget and at ICF International in Washington, D.C.  She received a B.A. from Williams College in 2001 and an M.S. in Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2006. She currently serves on the boards of the Virginia Association of Economists, the YWCA of Richmond, and the Virginia Opera. She is also a member of the Joint Advisory Board of Economists for the Commonwealth of Virginia and has served on the board of the Richmond Association of Business Economics.