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)
Kimber Lanning, Director
Local First Arizona Foundation
407 East Roosevelt Street; Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-956-0909, x5; 602-312-4203 cell
Idaho Rural Partnership
(Organization Member)
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)
Blanche Shoup, Director of Workforce Office of Western Illinois
49 N. Prairie Street, Suite B (2nd floor)
P.O. Box 231
Galesburg, IL 61401
(309) 344-1575
Indiana Rural Development Council, Inc.
Beth Archer, Board President
72 ½ W. Main Street; Danville, IN 46122
317-745-0947
Iowa Rural Development Council
(Organization Member)
iowardc.org
Bill Menner, Executive Director
The Bill Menner Group; 1403 Summer Street; Grinnell, IA 50112
641-990-4757
Grow Smart Maine
(Organization Member)
Nancy Smith, Executive Director
227 Water St., Suite 215
Augusta, ME 04330-4651
nsmith@growsmartmaine.org
207-582-4330
Rural Maryland Council
(Organization Member)
Charlotte Davis, Executive Director
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Ste. 208; Annapolis MD 21401
410-841-5774; Fax: 410-841-5987
Rural Partners of Michigan
(Organization Member)
Jessica AcMoody, Coordinator
CEDAM; 1118 S. Washington; Lansing, MI 48910
517-485-3588 x1944
Minnesota Rural Partners
Jane Leonard, President
1533 Grantham Street; St. Paul, MN 55108
jane@janeleonardconsulting.com
651-303-5263
Mississippi Rural Development Council
Wirt Peterson, Chair and Executive Director
Southwest Mississippi Planning and Development District
100 S. Wall Street; Natchez, MS 39120
601-446‑6044; Fax: 601-446‑6071
Missouri Rural Development Partners
(Organization Member)
Jackie Soptic, Transistion Director
Green Hills Regional Planning Commission
1104 Main
Trenton MO 64683
660-359-5636 x 12
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
North Dakota Rural Development Council
Deb Eslinger, Executive Director
P.O. Box 2535; Bismarck, ND 58502
701-223-0707; Fax: 701-223-2507
Ohio Rural Development Partnership
agri.ohio.gov/divs/ordp/ordp.aspx
William N. Morgan, Executive Director
A.B. Graham Building; 8995 East Main St. Bldg 1; Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
614-466-5495; Fax: 614-728‑2652
Pennsylvania Rural Partners
(Organization Member)
William H. Sturges, Executive Director / President; 20 Erford Road, Ste. 215; Lemoyne, PA 17043
717-731-1990; 717-439-8044 cell; Fax: 717-731-8765
Rhode Island Rural Development Council
Gerard Bertrand, Manager, Admin and Operations; Washington County Community Development Corp.; 400 Tower Hill Road; North Kingstown, RI 02852
Phone/Fax: 401-667-7185
South Carolina Rural Economic Development Council
Harry Crissy, Acting Executive Director; Community Economic Development; Clemson University; 259 Meeting Street; Charleston, SC 29401
hcrissy@clemson.edu; 843-722-5940
Texas Rural Partners, Inc.
Cheryl A. Hinckley, Acting Executive Director
14049 Indian Bluff Road; Temple, TX 76502
254-986-2486; 254-913-7100 cell
Utah Rural Development Council
(Organization Member)
Wes Curtis, Acting Executive Director
Southern Utah University; 351 W. Center St.; Cedar City, UT 84720
435-586-5418; Fax: 435-865-8236
Vermont Council On Rural Development
(Organization Member)
Brian Lowe, Executive Director
brian@vtrural.org; 802-223-5763
For packages: 43 State Street, Ste 1, Montpelier, VT 05602
Council for Rural Virginia
(Organization Member)
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)
President of the Board
Kim Herman, Washington State Housing Finance Commission; 1000 2nd Ave, Suite 2700, Seattle, WA 98104
509-422-4041
Vice President
Wisconsin Rural Partners
(Organization Member)
601 Sawyer Terrace #5184
Madison, WI 53705
Contact: Megan Purtell, Administrative Manager