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State Council Directory

State Rural Development Councils across the country work to facilitate economic development partnerships, entrepreneurial initiatives and address barriers to rural prosperity.  A directory of SRDC's is listed below.
State Rural Development Councils

Arizona Rural Development Council
(Organization Member)

azrdc.org

Kimber Lanning, Director

Local First Arizona Foundation

407 East Roosevelt Street; Phoenix, AZ 85004

kimber@localfirstaz.com

602-956-0909, x5; 602-312-4203 cell

Idaho Rural Partnership
(Organization Member)

irp.idaho.gov

Jerry Miller, Executive Director

700 W. State Street; Boise, ID 83720

jerry.miller@commerce.idaho.gov

208-287-0780

 

Rural Partners of Illinois
(Organization Member)

ruralpartners.org

Blanche Shoup, Director of Workforce Office of Western Illinois

49 N. Prairie Street, Suite B (2nd floor)

P.O. Box 231
Galesburg, IL  61401

lwa14@grics.net

(309) 344-1575

Iowa Rural Development Council
(Organization Member)

iowardc.org

Bill Menner, Executive Director

The Bill Menner Group; 1403 Summer Street; Grinnell, IA 50112

bill@billmennergroup.com

641-990-4757

Grow Smart Maine
(Organization Member)

growsmartmaine.org

Nancy Smith, Executive Director

227 Water St., Suite 215
Augusta, ME 04330-4651
nsmith@growsmartmaine.org

207-582-4330

Rural Maryland Council
(Organization Member)

Rural.maryland.gov

Charlotte Davis, Executive Director

50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Ste. 208; Annapolis MD 21401

Charlotte.davis@maryland.gov

410-841-5774; Fax: 410-841-5987

Rural Partners of Michigan 
(Organization Member)

cedamichigan.org/rpm/

Jessica AcMoody, Coordinator

CEDAM; 1118 S. Washington; Lansing, MI 48910

acmoody@cedamichigan.org

517-485-3588 x1944

Missouri Rural Development Partners
(Organization Member)

www.newgrowthmo.org      

Sheridan Garman-Neeman

New Growth

112 West 4th, Appleton City, MO 64724

SGarman@newgrowthmo.org

660-476-2185, ext 1709

North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center
(Organization Member)

ncruralcenter.org

Patrick Woodie, President

4021 Carya Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610
pwoodie@ncruralcenter.org

919-250-4314

Center for Rural Pennsylvania 
(Organization Member)

www.rural.pa.gov

Dr. Kyle Kopko, Executive Director

625 Forster St, Room 902
Harrisburg, PA 17120

kkopko@rural.pa.gov

 717.787.9555

Vermont Council On Rural Development
(Organization Member)

vtrural.org

802-223-5763

For packages: 43 State Street, Ste 1, Montpelier, VT 05602

Council for Rural Virginia
(Organization Member)

cfrv.org

Kristie Helmick Proctor, Executive Director

600 East Main Street, Ste. 300; Richmond, VA 23219

kristie.helmickproctor@cfrv.org

804-512-1453

Partners for Rural Washington
(Organization Member)

partnersruralwa.org

President of the Board

Kim Herman, Washington State Housing Finance Commission

 1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2700, Seattle, WA 98104

Kim.herman@wshfc.org

509-422-4041

Wisconsin Rural Partners
(Organization Member)

wirural.org

Marie Barry

880 Independence Lane, Sauk City, WI 53583

706.726.4110

mbarry@rwhc.com

View the PRA National Leadership Matrix here

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