EDUCATION:

EXPERIENCE:

May 2001-present
Economist, Northern Economics, Inc.

§         An analysis of the economy of the North Slope Borough, particularly examining the changes in employment patterns from 1965 to present; under contract with the Minerals Management Service (MMS)

§         Economic impact study of natural gas exploration and production from foothills region of North Brooks Range; for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

§         Analysis of impacts of construction and operations of gas pipeline options and related development projects; for Alaska Gas Producers Pipeline Team (AGPPT)

§         An assessment of the contribution of the Red Dog Mine operations to the economy of the Northwest Arctic Borough; under contract with the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA)

§         Economic impact assessment of the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company workforce reduction on the City of Valdez; under contract with the City of Valdez

§         A financial analysis of the Yuut Elitnaurviat (YE) People’s Learning Center in Bethel, conducted as part of the feasibility study headed by Livingston Slone, Inc. (LSI), under contract with the YE Consortium

§         Development of business operating plan for bulk fuel tank farms in Rural Alaskan communities, to ensure financial sustainability of the facilities; for the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority and the Denali Commission

§         Analysis of options for reducing cost and improving reliability of energy in rural Alaska for Phase 2B of Alaska Rural Energy Plan; evaluate potential solutions and recommend implementation plans and associated policies; for Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Denali Commission

§         The potential for import replacement of manufactured goods in Alaska; commissioned by the Alaska Manufacturers’ Association

§         Economic impact assessment of a proposed hospital facility in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough; commissioned by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough

§         A financial analysis of the proposed sanitation facilities in the City of Kotlik, conducted as part of the feasibility study headed by Tryck, Nyman, Hayes, Inc. (TNH, Inc.); under contract with the City of Kotlik

§         Economic impact assessment of the proposed expansion of existing prison facilities at the Matanuska-Susitna Borough (MSB) using input-output analysis, commissioned by Matanuska-Susitna Borough

§         Impact Assessment of access alternatives to Gravina Island using input-output analysis; for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

§         Determination of effects of weather fluctuations on electric sales; for Chugach Electric Company

§          Economic impact assessment of a proposed new hospital and a proposed expansion of existing prison facilities in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough (MSB) using input-output analysis, commissioned by Matanuska-Susitna Borough

October 2000-December 2000
Economist, Development Alternatives, Inc.Project: Integrated Resources Management

Project for the United States Agency for International Development IRMP,USAID)

• Evaluated environmental/natural resource issues in four ecological regions in the Philippines;
• Identified alternative enterprises to increase rural household incomes;
• Identified potential market-based instruments for environmental management

August 1999-September 2001
Economist/Executive Associate, Resources, Environment, and Economics Center for Studies, Inc. (REECS, Inc)

Project: Philippine Environmental and Natural Resources Accounting Project (ENRAP), USAID

• Collaborated with project consultants and researchers in preparing technical reports on resource accounting and environmental policy in the Philippines;
• Coordinated the "Final International Conference on Resource Accounting and Policy";
• Delivered various lectures on environmental economics and resource valuation;
• Integrated various reports on the institutionalization of resource and environmental accounting within the Department of Natural Resources

May 1990-August 1992
Science Research Specialist, Technology Application and Promotion Institute, Department of Science and Technology

• Conducted surveys concerning sales opportunities and market potentials of new technologies;
• Participated in the inspection of projects under the research promotion program;
• Assisted in the conduct of annual technology fairs, investors’ forums, consultancy clinics;
• Developed and designed questionnaires, brochures, and other information materials.
  

GRADUATE RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech, August 1995-June 1999

Project: Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research Support Program, USAID

• Evaluated pesticide toxicity in rice-onion farming systems
• Assessed the health and environmental risks of pesticide use
• Designed and administered a contingent valuation survey of onion producers
• Estimated technology adoption rates

Department of Political Science, Michigan State University, May 1995-July 1995

Project: Philippine Land Tenure Systems and Productivity, Ford Foundation

• Assisted in writing the grant proposal
• Gathered secondary socio-economic data in the Philippines
• Conducted training in SPSS for the staff of a local NGO

Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, January 1993-August 1995

Research projects include:

• Adoption of Reduced Insecticide Practices for Corn Rootworm Management in Michigan
• Bio-economic Modeling of Weed Management
• Michigan Equine Monitoring System
• Performed economic and statistical analyses of socio-economic and experimental data

Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, 1993

• Course:  World Food Production, Population and Poverty

PUBLICATIONS and PAPERS PRESENTED:

Cuyno, Leah, G. Norton, and A. Rola. Economic Analysis of Environmental Benefits of Integrated Pest Management: A Philippine Case Study. Forthcoming in the special issue of Agricultural Economics, August 2001.

Cuyno, Leah. Perspectives on Alternative Economic Instruments for Natural Resource Management in the Philippines. Submitted as part of the final project report on the Environmental and Natural Resources Accounting Project in the Philippines. May 2001.

Scott Swinton, Leah Cuyno and Frank Lupi. Factors Influencing the Adoption of IPM for Corn Rootworm in Michigan. Paper presented at the Annual American Agricultural Economics Association meeting and the Third National IPM Symposium/ Workshop, 1996.  Abstract published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, December, 1996.

Cuyno, Leah. State of Knowledge on Irrigation Systems and Implications on Poverty and the Environment in Developing Countries. Paper presented in Advanced Topics in International Agricultural Development.  Seminar Series, Michigan State University, Spring 1994.

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS:

American Agricultural Economics Society
International Agricultural Economics Association
Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society
International Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi