Joe Yager, public affairs associate with the Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs at Wichita State University, has resigned, according to Nancy McCarthy Snyder, director of the Hugo Wall School.

As public affairs associate, Yager has served as chief executive of the Regional Economic Area Partnership for seven years.

“REAP appreciates Mr. Yager’s services for the past seven years,” said Snyder.

Effective immediately, Misty Bruckner, associate director for the Center for Urban Studies, will act as the contact for REAP.