Jo Ann Hairston
RIVA Market Research & Training Inst
Jo Ann Hairston, Master Moderator and Master Trainer, has been part of RIVA Market Research & Training Institute since its inception in June 1981. She became the owner of RIVA in 2021, upon the passing of its founder, Naomi Henderson.
Jo Ann serves as a Master Moderator providing qualitative research services via focus groups and in-depth interviews with consumers about products, services, and ideas. Since 1981, Jo Ann has conducted more than 3,200 focus groups and in-depth interviews with nearly 30,000 individuals from ages seven to 90 across all walks of life.
In addition to serving as Master Moderator, Jo Ann is also a Master Trainer and a co- founder of the RIVA Training Institute. She has written curriculum and trained many of the more than 6,000 students that have taken classes.
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