the Arizona State University College of Public Programs Hall of Fame. 2000: The Baltimore Business Journal named her one of Baltimore's Most Influential leaders in 2000. November 2007: Key participant at the 106th American Assembly entitled "Retooling for Growth: Building a 21st Century Economy in America's Older Industrial Areas". Articles Economic Development Commentary, "Private/Public Partnerships: Economic Development Catalysts for the Future" Economic Development Review, "Greater Phoenix Meets Greater Chicago: A New Model for Building and Promoting Community Competitiveness" The Arizona Republic, "City that Keeps Moving Up" Economic Development Review, "Arizona's Defense/Economic Development Program" Economic Development Review, "A Cluster-Analytic Approach to Identifying and Developing State Target Industries: The Case of Arizona" Economic Development Commentary, "Corporate Social Responsibility in Economic Development" The Sun, "Investing in the Future with Adequate Funding for Higher Education" Featured and quoted in "Grassroots Leaders for a New Economy: How Civic Entrepreneurs are Building Prosperous Communities" The Arizona Republic Op-Ed, "Think Young, Think Arizona" IEDC Economic Development Journal, "Defining Economic Development Leadership for the 21st Century Globalized Economy: An Anthology of Leadership Perspectives" The Arizona Republic, "Arizona Needs to Develop, Stick to Vision for Growth" The Arizona Republic, "The Diverse Economy We Must Create" The Phoenix Business Journal, "My View: This Lemonade Will be Bitter Even with Sugar Added" The Arizona Republic, "Steps To Recovery Require Focus, Cooperation" The Arizona Republic, "Like Google, Apple and Uber? Thank an immigrant" Professional affiliations and community service Morfessis has and continues to be involved with business and community leadership activities including: National Council for Urban Economic Development President 1992–1994 International Economic Development Council Director 1986–1996, Honorary Lifetime Member Maricopa County Community Colleges Foundation Board Member References Living people ASU College of Public Service & Community Solutions alumni American women chief executives American people of Greek descent Economists from Washington, D.C. Economists from Arizona 21st-century American economists Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women