FEATURED PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AND ACTIVITIES

"From his doctoral thesis, through his time as Dean of the Craig School, and now as a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Economics, Dr. Penbera has been an outstanding scholar in his field. Combining this ability with the experience of serving as a director and audit chairman of major corporations makes his research, teaching, and opinions truly real-world."

Dr. Dee W. Henderson, Associate Vice President, U. of Nevada.

• Economist, EB-5 Program, Immigration and Naturalization Service Applicants, under the Central California Agricultural Export Regional Center

•  Consulting Economist, Ethanol Production and CO2 Regulation, State of California

•  Member, Financial Executives Institute/COSO Task Force on Monitoring re: Financial Controls

•  Director’s Research Panel, Corporate Board Member Magazine

•  Senior Fulbright Scholar, Economics. Most recent assignment with the Senior Office of the Economic Advisor to the President of Poland

•  Lead Director and Audit Chairman, Gottschalks Inc. (NYSE-GOT), largest western U.S. independent retailer.

•  Director, Rug Doctor, Inc., largest cleaning and related chemicals company in U.S. with 30,000 retail locations.

•  Former Senior Economist, Westamerica Bank, Regency Bank, and California Bank and Trust.

•  Local, Regional, National, and International Studies and Reports (sampling)
  • Regional Economic Map and Statistical Abstracts, CCFI
  • Population Forecast to the Year 2025, Council of Governments
  • AAA Baseball Stadium: Economic Feasibility Study, Founders Group
  • Price Valuation Projections, Automobile Manufacturers Association
  • Job Multipliers and Tax Benefit Study, EDC/City of Fresno
  • CCAE Application Study, Spencer Enterprises
  • Averting Bank Crises, State of Ohio, Securities Commission
  • Recapitalization and Sale Study, RDI
  • Retail Buyer Training, Federated Department Stores
  • Comprehensive Labor Market Information Survey, Economic Development Corporation (co-author)
  • Consumer Price Index, Futures Institute
  • Evaluating Corporate Governance Reform in Poland, Fulbright Program
  • Development of Senior Executive Corps, Planning Secretariat, Office of the President of Brazil
  • Overcoming the Reengineering Blind Spots, U.S. Department of Education
  • Flow State Approach to Computer Integration in Business, The Cleveland Foundation
  • Industrial Development Needs in Latin America, U.S. Agency for International Development
  • Economic Forecasts to the Year 2010 and Beyond, CCFI
  • Privatization of Public Enterprises, Post Departure of USSR from Eastern Europe, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Economic Development Simulation for Metro Miami, City of Miami
  • Evaluation Company Sale Pricing, The Vendo Company/Sanden, Japan
  • Forecasts of Leading Economic Indicators, Valliwide, Westamerica and Regency Banks