Ione Farrar

Ione Farrar joined the Community Research Council in 1995. Her research interests are in the area of community health, community indicators, and economic development. She was responsible for the implementation of five community-wide community health studies using Centers for Disease Control protocol, including three adult Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Surveys (BRFSS) and two Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (YRBS). In addition, she conducted the 2003 Chattanooga Area Underemployment Survey for the local Chamber of Commerce.

Prior to joining the Community Research Council, Ione worked as an Account Executive and a project manager in the commercial marketing research industry, as well as a marketing research analyst in the apparel industry. Ione has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia.