Paula Nas is the Director of UM-Flint’s Office of Economic Development and has been a lecturer of Economics at UM-Flint for the past 25 years. She is a graduate of the Honors Program UM-Flint and holds an MA in Economics from Michigan State University and a JD from Wayne State University Law School. Paula’s primary academic fields of interest are Law and Economics and Microeconomic theory.  She also developed the Economics for Educators course and the MPA course in Social Entrepreneurship at UM-Flint. She is currently the PI on multiple grants, ranging in topic from entrepreneurship and economic development to regional asset mapping. Paula is an active volunteer with many civic organizations, serves on several campus-wide committees, and is a member of the Grand Blanc City Council. Paula is passionate about community and economic development, specifically in connecting faculty and students with economic development, business, education, and municipal leaders through a variety of initiatives. She is proud to work with a team that is dedicated to continuing to expand and broaden meaningful relationships between UM-Flint and community partners in ways that will benefit our region and our students, faculty, and staff alike.