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MALTA — The Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership recently welcomed two new team members, Grete Soule and Jack Sloan.
Soule has joined as an economic development assistant and coordinator, with a background in market research, statistics and data analysis. She is gathering data on key economic indicators in the area and preparing an Economic Index for Saratoga County.
Soule has been a researcher and consultant for 20-plus years in a variety of industries including automotive, financial, healthcare, high-tech and media. She has managed primary research throughout her career and specializes in image studies, new product concept tests, tracking research and qualitative interviews. Her areas of focus include building strategic insights that drive business decision-making.
Soule holds a BA in Economics from SUNY Binghamton and an MBA in Finance and Market Research from the University of Cincinnati.
Sloan, a rising senior at Skidmore College, joined the Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership team as a summer intern. He is passionate about helping businesses in the community and has been able to accomplish this through the Skidmore-Saratoga Consulting Partnership (SSCP) program at Skidmore. He has been in the SSCP program for two semesters and plans to help run the program as a manager his senior year.
By interning with the Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership, Jack hopes to continue adding value to the Saratoga community.