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Dec 2nd, 2008


NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

Visit the Partnership’s Web Site: 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/nrdp

 

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP MATRIX

Please help keep this list updated. Submit corrections to Kelli Espinoza, Administrative Specialist for Wyoming Rural Development Council.  Phone: 307-777-5271, Fax: 307-777-2935, Email: kelli.espinoza@wybusiness.org

LAST UPDATE 4/29/2009

                                               

NRDP EXECUTIVE BOARD (EX‑BD) ‑ a committee elected to help provide leadership to the NRDP.

                                                Phone:                                   Fax:                                       Address:

SRDC Leader Representatives                                                                                                                                        

Mary Randolph,                   307-777‑6430                         307-777‑2935                         Wyoming Rural Development Council

Chair                                                                                                                                       214 W 15th Street

mary.randolph@wybusiness.org                                                                                      Cheyenne, WY 82002

                                                                                                                                               

Michael Wisdom,                 719-589‑6099                         719-589‑6299                         San Luis Valley Dev. Resources Group

Vice Chair                                                                                                                              P.O. Box 300 or 626 4th Street

wisdom@slvdrg.org                                                                                                            Alamosa, CO 81101

 

Richard Chapman 217-525-7701                         cell: 217-257-0482 Illinois Address: 314 South Illinois

rchapman@adams.net                                                                                                         Camp Point, Illinois 62320

                                                                                                                                                Oklahoma Address: 889 Rustic Rd.

                                                                                                                                                Ardmore, OK. 73401

 

D. Brian Calhoun,                 276-619-1844                                                                         Univ. of Virginia’s College of Wise

Dbc3r@uvawise.edu                                                                                                           212 Smiddy Hall

                                                                                                                                                One College Avenue

                                                                                                                                                Wise, Virginia 24293

                                                               

SRDC Executive Director Representatives

Clarke Becker                        719-641-1159                         303-866-4819                         1313 Sherman Street, Suite 500

cbecker@ruralcolorado.org                                                                                                Denver, CO 80203

 

 

David Jenkins                       410-841-5772                         410-841-5987                         Rural Maryland Council

djenkins@townoflaplata.org                                                                                              50 Harry S. TrumanParkway                                                                                                                                                               Annapolis, MD 21401

                                                                                                                                               

USDA Contact

John Wells                            202-720-3951                         202-401-7311                         1400 Independence Avenue, SW

John.wells@wdc.usda.gov                                                                                                                Room 4218

                                                                                                                                                Washington DC 20250-3254

USDA Past Contact-Advisory

Dave Sears                            202-690-4749                                                                         4407 Rosedale Avenue

david.sears@wdc.usda.gov                                                                                               Bethesda, MD 20814

                                               

Immediate Past Chair of EB

Bill Graham                            812-752‑3169                         812-752‑5332                         Mayor, City of Scottsburg

mwhg@aol.com                                                                                                                    2 East McClain Avenue

                                                                                                                                                Scottsburg, IN 47170

 

 

 

Partners for Rural America

                                                                                               

Officers

Chair – Paul Costello, VT

Vice‑Chair – Mary Randolph, WY

Past Chair, Dale Dixon

Secretary – Chris Marko, OR

Treasurer – Bill Morgan, OH

 

Name

Address

Phone

Email

Paul Costello

P.O. Box 1384

Montpelier, VT 05601‑1384

Phone: 802-223-5763

Fax: 802-828‑6014

 

vcrd@sover.net

 

Mary Randolph

214 W 15th Street

Cheyenne, WY  82002

Phone: 307-777-6430

Fax: 307-777-2935

Mary.randolph@wybusiness.org

 

Chris Marko

Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC)
1020 S.W. Taylor St.  Suite 610

Portland, Oregon
97205

Phone:  (503) 228-1780
FAX  (503) 228-7402

Cell # (503) 975-7618

cmarko@rcac.com

 

Bill Morgan

A.B. Graham Building

8995 East Main St. Bldg 1

Reynoldsburg, OH  43068

 

Phone: 614-466-5495

Fax: 614-728‑2652

 

bmorgan@mail.agri.state.oh.us

 

               

 

Board

ED=Executive Director                        SCL=Sate Council Leader

District 1 – Pat Schroeder, Arizona (ED), Chris Marko, Oregon (SCL)

District 2 – Clarke Becker, Colorado (ED), Lorraine Roach (SCL)

District 3 – Linda Fettig, Nebraska (ED), Bonnie Peterson, Wisconsin (SCL)

District 4 – Allan Hooper, Michigan (ED), Steve McHenry, Maryland (At Large)

District 5 – Bill Morgan, Ohio (ED), Mary Randolph, Wyoming (At Large) *

District 6 – Walt Harris, South Carolina (ED), David Hughes, South Carolina (SCL)

District 7 – Bill Sturgess, Pennsylvania (ED), Brian Calhoun, Virginia (SCL)

District 8 – Paul Costello, Vermont (ED), Mary Ann Hayes, Maine (At Large)

 

PRA Administrative Office

 

Kelli Espinoza, Administrative Specialist

Email: kelli.espinoza@wy.business.org

Phone: (307) 777-5271 Fax: (307) 777-2935

 

USDA Contacts

1400 Independence Ave, SW, Room 4218, Mail Stop 3254, Washington, DC 20250‑3254

 

Toll Free: 800-645-4712

Faxes:  202-260-6225, 202-401-7311

                                                                                    Phone:                               E‑Mail:

John Wells                                                            720-3951                             john.wells@wdc.usda.gov

Suzette Agans                                                      401-1922                      Suzette.Agans@wdc.usda.gov                               

Sharon Colbert                                                     260-5952                           Sharon.Colbert@wdc.usda.gov

David Sears                                                           720-7558                           David.Sears@wdc.usda.gov  

 

State Rural Development Council Leadership

 

Alaska Rural Development Council

 

Contact RD State Director for information on this council.

 

RD Acting State Director

Chad Padgett

USDA Rural Development Alaska State Office
800 W. Evergreen, Suite 201
Palmer, Alaska 99645

 

Chad.padgett @ak.usda.gov

 

Phone: 907-761-7705

Fax: 907-761-7783 

 

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

Arizona Rural Development Council

 

Kimberly Perez

Executive Director

kperez@azfoundation.org

 

 

Phone: 602-682-2071

Fax: 602-381-1575

 

website: www.azrdc.org

Chair

Charles Thompson

Manager, Rural Community Development

Arizona Public Service

 

PO Box 53999, MS 8010

Phoenix, AZ  85072

 

Phone: 602-250-2888

 

Charles.thompson@aps.com

Vice Chair

Mr. Mike Ortega

City Manager

425 10th Street

Douglas, AZ  85607

 

Phone: 520-364-1586

 

Michael.ortega@douglasaz.gov

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

Colorado Rural Development Council

 

Clarke Becker,

Executive Director

cbecker@ruralcolorado.org

 

1313 Sherman Street

Suite 500

Denver, CO 80203

 

Alternate Address:

PO Box 9031

Woodland Park, CO 80866

 

Phone:719-641-1159

Fax: 303-866-4819

Chair

Joe Kiely,

Town of Limon  

jkiely@townoflimon.org

 

P.O. Box  9

Limon, CO 80828

 

Phone: 719-775-2346

Fax: 719-775-9073

 

 

 

Vice Chair

Vacant

 

Past Chair

Michael Wisdom

Executive Director

San Luis Valley Development Resources Group

P.O. Box 300 or 626 4th Street

Alamosa, CO 81101

wisdom@slvdrg.org

 

Phone: 719-589‑6099

Fax: 719-589‑6299

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

Connecticut Rural Development Council

 

Acting Director

Craig Stevenson

Connected to CT, LLC

52 Millwood Road

East Hartford, CT 06118

 

Phone 860-306-8325 or

           860-895-8232

Fax: 860-895-8242

 

cstevenson@connectedtoct.com

 

 

 

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

Georgia Rural Development Council

 

Contact RD State Director for information on this council.

 

RD State Director

F. Stone Workman
Stephens Federal Building
355 East Hancock Avenue
Athens, GA 30601-2768

 

Stone.Workman@ga.usda.gov

 

Phone: 706-546-2162
Fax: 706-546-2152

 

 

 

Hawai’i Rural Development Council

 

CONTACT:

 

Larissa Meinecke

lmeinecke@hacbed.org

 

 

Alan Murakami, Chair

almurak@nhlchi.org

 

Native Hawaiian Legal Corp.

1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1205

Honolulu, HI 96813

 

Phone: 808-521-2302

Fax: 808-537-4268

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

Idaho Rural Partnership

 

Shelby Kerns Shelby.Kerns@irp.idaho.gov

 

821 West State Street

Boise, ID  83702

 

Phone: 208-334-3131

FX:  208-334-2505

 

Co-Chair

 Nancy Bergmann

Idaho National Laboratory

PO Box 1625

Idaho Falls, ID 83401

nancy.bergmann@inl.gov

208-526-1375

Fax 208-526-5183

 

Celia Gould

Idaho State Department of Agriculture

PO Box 790

Boise, ID 83712

celia.gould@agri.idaho.gov

208-332-8503

Fax 208-334-2170

 

Past Chair

Lorraine H. Roach

Principal

The Hingston Roach Group, Inc.

416 W. Main St., Suite 2

P.O. Box 400

Grangeville, ID 83530

 

lroach@thrgroup.com

 

Phone: 208-983‑2175

Fax: 208-983‑9188

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

 

Rural Partners of Illinois

 

Current Board Chair:

 

Anne Heinze Silvis

asilvis@illinois.edu

 

Extension Specialist

University of Illinois

222 Bevier Hall

905 S. Goodwin Ave.

Urbana, IL 61801

 

Telephone: (217) 333-5126

Fax: (217) 244-7877

 

 

 

 

Chair-Elect:

 

Jerry Townsend

jerrytownsend@yahoo.com

 

Manager, RP Homeownership Program

6707 N. West Arrowhead Dr.

Urbana, IL 61802

 

Telephone (217) 403-6209

Fax: (217) 403-6125

 

 

 

Past Board Chair:

 

Steve Kline

Vice President

The Economic Development Group, Ltd.

1701 Clearwater Ave.

Bloomington, IL  61704

Telephone: (309) 664-7777

Fax: (309) 664-7878

 

stevekline@tomjacobgroup.com

 

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

 

Indiana Rural Development Council, Inc.

 

Beth Archer

Board President

72 ½ W. Main Street

Danville, IN 46122

 

Phone: 317-745-0947

 

Email: beth@agriinstitute.org

 

Chair

Bill Graham

Mayor, City of Scottsburg

2 East McClain Avenue

Scottsburg, IN 47170

 

myrgr@c3bb.com

 

Phone: 812-752‑3169

Fax: 812-752‑5332

 

Vice Chair

Mike Schultz

Tax Consultant

308 John Street

LaPorte, IN  46350

 

mgotgreen@comcast.net

 

Phone: 219-362-0390

 

 

 

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

 

 

Iowa Rural Development Council

 

Joe Folsom, Acting Ex Director

joseph.folsom@sba.gov or info@iowarural.org

 

309 Court Avenue, Suite #800-815

Des Moines, IA 50309

 

Phone: 515.699.8552  

Fax: 515.699.8553  

 

 

Chair

 

Mark A. Edelman, Ph.D.

Director, Community Vitality Center

ISU Professor of Economics and Public Policy

478 Heady Hall

Ames, IA   50011-1070

 

Phone: 515-294-6144

Fax: 515-294-3838

medelman@iatate.edu 

Website: www.cvcia.org  

Past Chair

 

Brent Halling

IA Dept. of Agriculture

Wallace Bldg.

200 East Grand Avenue

Des Moines, IA 50309

 

brent.halling@idals.state.ia.us

 

Phone: 515-281-5323

Fax: 515-281-6236

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

Kansas Rural Development Council

 

Contact Chair for information on this council.

 

Chair

Elizabeth Auer ,District Director

Wichita District Office

U.S. Small Business Admin.

Fidelity Savings & Loan Bldg.

271 W. 3rd N Street Suite 2500

Wichita, KS 67202‑1212

 

elizabeth.auer@sba.gov

 

Phone: 316-269‑6566

Fax: 316-269‑6499

Vice Chair

Loren Medley

Kansas Electric Power Coop.

600 Corporate View

Topeka, KS 66615

 

lmedley@kepco.org

 

Phone: 785-271‑2738

Fax: 785-271‑2719

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

 

Maine Rural Partners

 

Mary Ann Hayes

Executive Director

maryann@mainerural.org

 

5715 Coburn Hall, Room 21B

University of Maine

Orono, ME 04469-5715

                

Office: 207-581-4521

Cell: 207-735-6260

Fax: 207-581-1266

 

Chair

Mike Bush

Penquis Community Action Program

262 Harlow St

P.O. Box 1162

Bangor, ME 04402-1162

 

mbush@penquiscap.org

 

Phone: 207-973-3545

Fax: 207-973-3699

 

Vice‑Chair

Mark Lapping

Muskie School of Public Service

University of Southern Maine

P.O. Box 9300

Portland, ME 04104-9300

 

lapping@usm.maine.edu

 

Phone: 207-228-8180

Fax: 207-780-4417

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

 

Rural Maryland Council

 

Vanessa Orlando

Executive Director

OrlandVa@mda.state.md.us

50 Harry S. Truman Parkway Suite 208

Annapolis MD  21401

 

Phone:  410-841-5774

Fax:  410-841-5987

 

Website: www.rural.state.md.us

 

 

President

Mr. Charlie Ross
President, Garrett County Chamber of Commerce

pkilby@ccgov.org

First Vice Chair: Mr. Michael P. Pennington
Executive Director, Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland

 

Second Vice Chair: Bonnie Braun, Ph.D., CFCS
Associate Professor and Family Policy Specialist
University of Maryland, Department of Family Studies

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

Massachusetts Rural Development Council

 

Contact President for information on this council.

President

Carl Allen

RCAP Solutions

P.O. Box 429

Winchendon, MA 01475-0429

 

callen@rcapsolutions.org

 

Phone: 1-800-488-1969

Fax: 978-297‑2606

Vice‑President

Ann Whittaker

Mass. Dept. of Housing and Community  Development

1 Congress Street 10th Floor

Boston, MA

 

ann.whittaker@state.ma.us

 

Phone: 617-727‑7001

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

Rural Partners of Michigan

 

 

 

Contact Chair for information on this council.

 

Chair

Allan Hooper

Economic Development Director

One Energy Plaza, EP8-279

Jackson, MI 49201

 

achooper@cmsenergy.com

 

Phone: 517-788-1691

Fax: 517-788-1955

Vice-Chair

Dave Armstrong

Greenstone Farm Credit Services

1760 Abby Rd Suite 200

East Lansing, MI 48823

 

Dave.armstrong@greetstonefcs.com

 

Phone: 517-318-4105

Fax: 517-318-1259

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agana

 

World Wide Web Site:

www.ruralmich.org

www.miffs.org

 

Minnesota Rural Partners

 

Jane Leonard,

President

jleonard@minnesotaruralpartners.org

 

1533 Grantham Street

St. Paul, MN 55108

 

Phone: 651-645-9403

Fax:  651-646-3818

Chair

Madonna Peltier-Yawakie

2513 94th Ave. North

Brooklyn Park, MN 55444

 

mpy@turtleislandcom.com

 

Phone: 763-424-6257

Fax: 612-605-0097

Vice Chair

Anita Olson

U.S. Dept of Housing & Urban Development

 

Kinnard Financial Center

920 Second Ave S.

Minneapolis, MN 55402

 

Ph: 612-370-3000 ext 2289

Fax 612-370-3218

 

Anita.olson@hud.gov

 

www.hud.gov http://www.hud.gov

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

 

Mississippi Rural Development Council

 

 

Contact Chair for information on this council.

 

Chair

Wirt Peterson

Executive Director

Southwest Mississippi Planning and Development District

100 S. Wall Street

Natchez, MS 39120

 

wirt@turtleislandcom.com

 

Phone: 601-446‑6044

Fax: 601-446‑6071

Vice Chair

Maurice Smith, Manager

Economic Development

TVA

P.O. Box 470

Tupelo, MS 38802

 

msmith1@tva.gov

 

Phone: 601-690‑3602 or 3600

Fax: 601-690‑3601

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

Missouri Rural Development Partners

 

Sharon Gulick, Executive Director

gulicks@missouri.edu

 

ExCEED

University of Missouri Extension

222 Gentry Hall

Columbia, MO  65211

 

Phone: 573-884-0669

Fax:573-882-5127

 

Website: http://extension.missouri.edu/CEED

 

Chair

John W. Bode

Lewis County IDA

PO Box 274

Edina, MO. 63537

660-341-7551

Fax: 573.767.5394

jwbode@marktwain.net

 

           

           

     

 

Vice Chair

Rick Childers

Pioneer Trails RPC

P.O. Box 123

Concordia, MO 64020

phone:  660.463.7934

fax:  660.463.7944

e-mail:  rick@trailsrpc.org

 

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

Montana Rural Development Partners, Inc.

 

Contact MEDA Coordinator for information on this Council

 

Gloria O’Rourke, Coordinator

 

MEDA and the Montana BEAR Program

118 E. Seventh St; Suite 2A * Anaconda, MT   59711

Ph:  406.563.5259  Cell:  406.490.0462  Fx:  406.563.5476

email:  gloria@medamembers.org; http://www.medamembers.org

 

 

 

 

 

For information on this state, contact:

Gloria O’Rourke, Coordinator

MEDA

118 E. Seventh St; Suite 2A Anaconda, MT  59711

Phone: 406-563-5259 

Fax:  406-563-5476

 

gloria@medamembers.org

 

 Website

Nebraska Rural Development Commission

 

Linda Fettig,

Executive Director

linda.fettig@nebraska.gov

 

1101 Halligan Drive, Bldg #10, North Platte, NE  69101

 

Phone: 308-380-4966

Fax: 308-749-2223

 

www.ruralnebraska.info

 

 

Chair

John Jordison,

 Great Plains Communication, 223 S. 13th Street, Suite 1225

Lincoln, NE  68508

 

Email – jjordison@gpcom.com 

 

Phone 4002-474-2066

fax 402-441-4317

 

Vice Chair

Gayle McClure

Dutton-Lainson Company

P.O. Box 729

Hastings, NE  68902

                                     gmcclure@dutton-lainson.com

 

Phone: 402-462-4141

Fax: 402-460-4615

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

 

Nevada Rural Development Council

 

Clint Koble,

Program Director

nrdc@gbis.com

P.O. Box 3926

Carson City, NV 89702

 

Phone: 775-829-1048

209-559-0541 cell

Fax: 775-829-7071

www.nevrdc.org

 

Chair

Keyth Durham

ldurham95@yahoo.com

 

P. O Box 2544

West Wendover, NV  89883

 

Phone/Fax: 775-664-3755

 

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

World Wide Web Site

 

 

New Hampshire Rural Development Council

 

Bill Williams, NHRDC

Chairperson
E-mail:
nhrdc@mcttelecom.com

 

262 Cottage Street, Suite125
Littleton, NH 03561

Phone: 603-444-2055
Fax: 603-444-2155

 

2 1/2 Beacon Street

Concord, NH 03301

 

Phone: 603-229‑0261

Fax: 603-228‑4827

Chair

Martha McLeod, NHRDC

646 Union Street, Suite 400

Littleton, NH 03561

mmcleod@nchcnh.org

 

Phone: 603-444‑4461

Fax:  603-444‑4460

 

Vice Chair

Gary Matteson, NHRDC

New England Anemones

95 Swamp Road

Epsom, NH 03234

Gary_matteson@nea.mv.com

 

Phone: 603-736-8185

 

Secretary/Treasurer

Bill Webb, NHRDC

Inn on Golden Pond

P.O. Box 680

Holderness, NH  03245

innkeepers@innongoldenpond.com

 

Phone: 603-968-7269

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

World Wide Web Site

 

New Mexico

Rural Development Response Council

 

Renee Julien, Executive Director

renee@ruraldevelopmentnm.org

 

 

Office:  505-983-1394

Cell: 505-7*95-6852
www.ruraldevelopmentnm.org
Address:  551 W Cordova Rd Ste 566
Santa Fe Nm 87505 

 

 

Kathy Keith

kkeith@public-works.org

 

President

Keven Groenewold

Executive VP/General Manager

NIM Rural Electric Cooperative Association

 

kgroenewold@nmelectric.coop

 

614 Don Gaspar

Santa Fe, NE  87505

 

Phone: 505-982-4671

Fax: 505-982-0153

 

 

 

Vice President

Joel Scheinberg

Owl Ridge Communications

 

joel@owlridgecom.com

 

P.O. Box 1185

Las Vegas, NM  87701

 

Phone: 505-425-0053

Fax: 505-425-0052

 

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

 

North Carolina Rural Development Council

 

 

Mark A. Roberts

Executive Director

mroberts@nccommerce.com

 

Phone: 919-733-4979

 

Chair

Joe Cocker

 

jcrocker@nccommerce.com

 

Phone: 919-733-4979

Fax: 919-733-8356

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

North Dakota Rural Development Council

 

Denise Spanger

Executive Director

spanjer@trainingnd.com

 

 

Tara Holt

holt@trainingnd.com

 

P.O. Box 2535

Bismarck, ND  58502

 

Phone: 701-223-0707

Fax: 701-223-2507

 

Chair

James Laducer

Laducer & Assoc. (expt svc)

201 Missouri Drive

Mandan, ND 58554

 

boston@laducer.com

 

Phone: 701-667‑1980

Fax: 701-667‑2970

Vice Chair

Mark Johnson

Director, ND Associations

of Counties

PO Box 417

Bismarck, ND 58505‑0417

 

mjohnson@ndaco.org

 

Phone: 701-328‑7300

Fax: 701-328‑9808

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site

Ohio Rural Development Partnership

 

William N. Morgan,

Acting Executive Director

bmorgan@mail.agri.state.oh.us

 

A.B. Graham Building

8995 East Main St. Bldg 1

Reynoldsburg, OH  43068

 

Phone: 614-466-5495

Fax: 614-728‑2652

 

Beverly Dennis

dennis@mail.agri..state.oh.us

 

Phone: 614-728-4937

Chair

Roger Geiger

Executive Director

NFIB/Ohio

50 W Broad Street

Suite 3100

Columbus, OH 43215

 

Roger.geiger@nfib.org

 

 

Phone: 614-221‑4107

Fax: 614-221‑8677

 

Vice-Chairs

Randall Hunt (Federal)

USDA-RD State Director

Randall.hunt@oh.usda.gov

 

Phone:  614-255-2390

Fax:  614-255-2559

——

William Morgan (Private)

OH Bankers League

wmorgan@ohiobankersleague.com

 

Phone:  614-222-0102

Fax:  614-221-3421

——

John Stevenson (Local)

jstevenson@peoplepc.com

 

Phone:  740-477-8901

Fax:  740-477-8905

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑

 

World Wide Web Site  

Oklahoma Rural Development Council

 

DISCONTINUED SRDC

 

Barbara Albritton

Executive Director

balbritton@incog.org

 

201 W 5th , Suite 600

Tulsa, OK  74103

 

Phone:  918-584-7526  ext 220

 

 Co‑Chair

Barbara Albritton

Co-Chair (in addition to ED)

balbritton@incog.org

 

201 W 5th , Suite 600

Tulsa, OK  74103

 

Phone:  918-584-7526 ext 220

 

 

 Co‑Chair

Steve Paris

OCAST

755 Research Parkway

Oklahoma City, OK  73104-3612

 

sparis@ocast.state.ok.us

 

Phone: 405-524-1357

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

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Oregon Rural Development Council

 

 

Contact Co-Chair for information on this Council

 

Co‑Chair

Megan Smith

Community Service Center

1209 University of Oregon

Eugene, OR 97403-1209

 

smith@uoregon.edu

 

Phone: 541-346-3881

Fax: 541-346-2040

Cell:  541-968-8042

Co‑ Chair

Chris Marko

RCAC

1020 SW Taylor St., #380

Portland, OR 97205

 

cmarko@rcac.org

 

Phone: 503-228-1780

Fax: 503-228-7402

Cell:  503-975-7618

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

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Pennsylvania Rural Partners

 

William H. Sturges

Executive Director/President

bsturges@state.pa.us

717-772‑9028

 

Joyce Hockenberry

Administrative Assistant/

Office Manager

jhockenber@state.pa.us

717-772-9030

 

506 Finance Building

Harrisburg, PA 17120

 

Phone: 717-705-0431

Fax: 717-705‑0354

President & Chairperson

William H. Sturges

506 Finance Building

Harrisburg, PA  17120

 

bsturges@state.pa.us

Phone: 717-772-9028

Fax: 717-705-0354

 

Penny Eddy

Executive Director

McKean County Housing & Redevelopment Authority

410 E. Water Street

Smethport, PA  16749

 

Penny_eddy@yahoo.com

Phone:  814-887-0612

Fax:  814-837-2013

 

 

 

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

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Rhode Island Rural Development Council

 

Gerard Bertrand

Executive Director

director@ruralri.org

 

35 Belver Ave.

Suite 117

North Kingstown, RI 02852

 

Phone: 401-667-0071

Fax:  401-667-0071

 

Chair

Geoffrey A. Marchant

Program Director, E.G. Community Development Consortium

125 Main St., PO Box 111

East Greenwich, RI   02818

 marchant@eastgreenwichri.com

 

Phone: not provided

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

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South Carolina Rural Economic Development Council

 

Walter Harris, Executive Director

walterh@clemson.edu  

 

P.O. Box 23205

Columbia, SC 29224-2305

nm

Phone: 803-788‑5700 ext 43

Cell: 803-429-0854

Federal Co‑Chair

Tee Miller

State Director

USDA-Rural Development

1835 Assembly Street

Room 1007

Columbia, SC  29201

(803) 253-3725

 

tee.miller@sc.usda.gov 

 

State Co‑Chair

David Hughes

Extension Director

P.O. Box 23205

Columbia, SC 29224

(803) 788-5700 ext. 29

 

dhughe3@clemson.edu  

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

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Texas Rural Partners, Inc.

 

Cheryl A. Hinkley

Acting Executive Director

chinck@clearwire.net

 

14049 Indian Bluff Road

Temple, Texas 76502

 

Phone: 254-986-2486

Cell: 254-913-7100

Chair

Bryan Daniel

Deputy State Director

USDA Rural Development

101 S. Main Street, Ste 102

Temple, TX 76501

 

Bryan.daniel@tx.usda.gov  or belvia.stevenson@tx.usda.gov

 

Phone: 254-742‑9710

Fax: 254-742‑9709

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

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Utah Rural Development Council

 

D. Scott Truman

Southern Utah University

351 W. Center St.

Cedar City, UT  84720

 

Phone: 435-586‑7852

Fax: 435-865-8236

Chair

Jeff Packer

All Pro Real Estate Inc.

144 South 100 West

Brigham City, UT 84302

 

jpacker@mcleodusa.net

 

Phone: 435-723-5260

Fax:  435-865-8236

Mobile: 435-720-1960

Vice Chair

Gil Miller

Economic Development Associates

550 North Main, Suite 317

Logan, UT  84321

 

Phone: 435-752-1667

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

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Vermont Council On Rural Development

 

Paul Costello,

Executive Director

vcrd@sover.net

 

Margaret McCoy

Executive Assistant

802-223-6091

vcrd2@sover.net

 

P.O. Box 1384

Montpelier, VT 05601‑1384

 

Phone: 802-223-5763

Fax: 802-828‑6014

 

For FedEx:

43 State Street, 2nd Floor

Montpelier, VT  05602

Chair

Catherine Dimitruk

Executive Director, NW Regional Planning Commision

 

7 Lake Street

Suite 201

St. Albans, Vermont 05478

 

cdimitruk@nrpcvt.com

 

Phone: 802-524-5958

Fax: 802-527-2948

 

Vice-Chair

Marie Houghton, IBM

1000 River St. 9653-K

Essex Jct. VT 05452

820-769-2736

 

mhoughton@us.ibm.com

 

Program Manager

Sarah Waring

Council on the Future of Vermont

802-223-6098

 

 

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

 

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Council for Rural Virginia

 

Glen Sink,

Executive Director

glen.sink@cfrv.org

 

501 North Second Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219

And

2265 Kraft Drive

Blacksburg, Virginia 23060

 

Phone: 804.371.7141

Cell: 804.381.1999

Fax: 804.371.7092

 

 

Chair

Joseph W. Newbill
Former Director, USDA Rural Development for Virginia
10805
Booker T. Washington Highway
Wirtz, Virginia 24184-4151

jcnewbill@hotmail.com

 

Phone: 540-721-8317

Cooperator

Blaine Delaney

Blaine.delaney@va.usda.gov

 

Phone:  276-889-4180

COOP Desk Officer:

Sharon Colbert

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Wisconsin Rural Partners, Inc.

 

Ricky Rolfsmeyer, Executive Director

ricky@wirural.org

 

7087 Hwy 39

PO Box 27

Hollandale, WI 53544-0027

Phone: 608-237-6376

Voice/Fax: 608-967-2322

 

Website: www.wirural.org

 

President

Bonnie Peterson

Juneau County Economic Development Corporation

c/o P.O. Box 69

Oakdale, WI 54649

wordemp@mwt.net

Phone/Fax: 608-372-7501

Vice President

Dennis Deery

Irish Rose Consulting

320 11th Street E.

Menomonie, WI 54751

dennis@irose.com

Phone: 715-232-0863

Fax: 715-394-8139

COOP Desk Officer:

Suzette Agans

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Wyoming Rural Development Council

 

Mary Randolph, Executive Director

mary.randolph@wybusiness.org

 

 

Kelli Espinoza, Administrative Specialist

Kelli.espinoza@wybusiness.org

 

 

214 W. 15th Street

Cheyenne, WY 82002

 

Phone: 307-777‑6430

Fax: 307-777‑2935

President

Tim Pexton

Wyoming Farm Bureau

628 Brae Rd.

Douglas, WY 82633

 

tpexton@wbaccess.net 

 

Phone: 307-358‑3568

Fax: N/A

Vice President

Jody Levin

Director of Public Policy, Qwest

6101 Yellowstone Road,

Room 310

Cheyenne, WY 82009

 

jody.levin@qwest.com

 

Phone: 307-771-6843

Fax: 307-771-7603

 

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Suzette Agans

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