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
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
Missouri Rural Development Partners
(Organization Member)
Sheridan Garman-Neeman
New Growth
112 West 4th, Appleton City, MO 64724
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)
Dr. Kyle Kopko, Executive Director
625 Forster St, Room 902
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717.787.9555
Vermont Council On Rural Development
(Organization Member)
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
Wisconsin Rural Partners
(Organization Member)
Marie Barry
880 Independence Lane, Sauk City, WI 53583
706.726.4110