RISE 2020 Leadership Team

Coordinating Committee


Chairman
William Graham, Mayor of Scottsburg

Beth Archer Indiana Agricultural Leadership Institute
Brian Blackford Indiana Office of Tourism Development
Steve Daily Ivy Tech Community College
Joe DeHaven Community Bankers Association of Indiana
Lynn Dennis The Nature Conservancy in Indiana
Shawna Girgis Indiana Rural Health Association
Jenny Kloer Indiana Grantmakers Alliance
David Lips Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Renee McKee Indiana Youth Institute/ Indiana 4-H
Katherine Tyler Scott K I Thoughtbridge
Greg Wathen Perry County Development Corporation

Management Team


Purdue Center for Regional Development
Sam Cordes, Co-Director
Joe Pearson, Staff Associate
Don Koverman, Senior Associate
765-494-7273

Rural Policy Research Institute
Charles Fluharty, Director

Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs

David Terrell, Director
317-232-8895

Indiana Rural Development Council
Phillip Anderson, Executive Director
Linda Gray, Program Manager
317-234-3418