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**NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP**

Visit the Partnership\'s Web Site:

[www.rurdev.usda.gov/nrdp](http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/nrdp)

**[NATIONAL LEADERSHIP MATRIX]{.underline}**

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 1/23/2009**

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

***Phone: Fax: Address*:**

***[SRDC Leader Representatives]{.underline}***

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

Chair 214 W 15^th^ Street

[mary.randolph@wybusiness.org](mailto:mrando@state.wy.us) 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 4^th^ Street

<wisdom@slvdrg.org> Alamosa, CO 81101

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

[rchapman@adams.net](../rchapman@adams.net) Camp Point, Illinois 62320

Oklahoma Address: 889 Rustic Rd.

Ardmore, OK. 73401

D. Brian Calhoun, 540-231-1247 VA Tech College of Ag and Life Sciences

[dcalhoun@vt.edu]{.underline} Virginia Cooperative Extension

110 Hutcheson Hall

Blacksburg, Virginia 24061(0437)

***[SRDC Executive Director Representatives]{.underline}***

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

<cbecker@ruralcolorado.org> Denver, CO 80203

***[USDA Contact]{.underline}***

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]{.underline}***

Dave Sears 202-690-4749 4407 Rosedale Avenue

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

***[Immediate Past Chair of EB]{.underline}***

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

<mwhg@aol.com> 2 East McClain Avenue

Scottsburg, IN 47170

***[USDA Contact Info]{.underline}***

**Toll Free:** 800-645-4712

**Faxes:** 202-260-6225, 202-401-7311

***Phone: E‑Mail**:*

> John Wells 720-3951
> [john.wells@wdc.usda.gov](../john.wells@wdc.usda.gov)
>
> Suzette Agans 401-1922
> [Suzette.Agans@wdc.usda.gov](../Suzette.Agans@usda.gov)
>
> Sharon Colbert 260-5952
> [Sharon.Colbert@wdc.usda.gov](../Sharon.Colbert@usda.gov)
>
> David Sears 720-7558
> [David.Sears@wdc.usda.gov](mailto:david.sears@usda.gov)

**State Rural Development Council Leadership**

+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Alaska Rural     | [RD Acting    |                 | COOP Desk    |
| Development        | State         |                 | Officer:     |
| Council**          | Director      |                 |              |
|                    | ]{.underline} |                 | Suzette      |
| *Contact RD State  |               |                 | Agans        |
| Director for       | Chad Padgett  |                 |              |
| information on     |               |                 | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| this council.*     | USDA Rural    |                 |              |
|                    | Development   |                 | World Wide   |
|                    | Alaska State  |                 | Web Site:    |
|                    | Office\       |                 |              |
|                    | 800 W.        |                 | [ardc.       |
|                    | Evergreen,    |                 | alaska.edu]( |
|                    | Suite 201\    |                 | http://ardc. |
|                    | Palmer,       |                 | alaska.edu/) |
|                    | Alaska 99645  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | [Chad.padgett |                 |              |
|                    | \@ak.u        |                 |              |
|                    | sda.gov](mail |                 |              |
|                    | to:Bill.Allen |                 |              |
|                    | @ak.usda.gov) |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Phone:        |                 |              |
|                    | 907-761-7705  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 907-761-7783  |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Arizona**        | [Chair        | [Vice           | COOP Desk    |
| **Rural            | ]{.underline} | Cha             | Officer:     |
| Development        |               | ir]{.underline} |              |
| Council**          | Charles       |                 | Sharon       |
|                    | Thompson      | Mr. Mike Ortega | Colbert      |
| **Patricia         |               |                 |              |
| Schroeder**        | Manager,      | City Manager    | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
|                    | Rural         |                 |              |
| **Executive        | Community     | 425 10th Street |              |
| Director**         | Development   |                 |              |
|                    |               | Douglas, AZ     |              |
| <pat               | Arizona       | 85607           |              |
| schroeder@cox.net> | Public        |                 |              |
|                    | Service       | Phone:          |              |
| P.O. Box 45439     |               | 520-364-1586    |              |
|                    | PO Box 53999, |                 |              |
| Phoenix, AZ        | MS 8010       | [Michael.ort    |              |
| 85064-5439         |               | ega@douglasaz.g |              |
|                    | Phoenix, AZ   | ov]{.underline} |              |
| Alternative        | 85072         |                 |              |
| Address            |               |                 |              |
|                    | Phone:        |                 |              |
| 2525 E. Florian    | 602-250-2888  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| Mesa, AZ 85204     | [Charles.tho  |                 |              |
|                    | mpson@aps.com |                 |              |
| Phone:             | ]{.underline} |                 |              |
| 602-254-7700       |               |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| Fax: 480-892-2569  |               |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Colorado Rural   | [Chair        | [Vice           | COOP Desk    |
| Development        | ]{.underline} | Cha             | Officer:     |
| Council**          |               | ir]{.underline} |              |
|                    | Joe Kiely,    |                 | Sharon       |
| **Clarke Becker,** |               | Vacant          | Colbert      |
|                    | Town of Limon |                 |              |
| **Executive        |               | [Past           | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑    |
| Director**         | [jkie         | Cha             |              |
|                    | ly@townoflimo | ir]{.underline} | World Wide   |
| <cbecker@          | n.org](mailto |                 | Web Site:    |
| ruralcolorado.org> | :jkiely@rural | Michael Wisdom  |              |
|                    | colorado.org) |                 | [www.r       |
| 1313 Sherman       |               | Executive       | uralcolorado |
| Street             | P.O. Box 9    | Director        | .org](http:/ |
|                    |               |                 | /www.ruralco |
| Suite 500          | Limon, CO     | San Luis Valley | lorado.org/) |
|                    | 80828         | Development     |              |
| Denver, CO 80203   |               | Resources Group |              |
|                    | Phone:        |                 |              |
| Alternate Address: | 719-775-2346  | P.O. Box 300 or |              |
|                    |               | 626 4^th^       |              |
| PO Box 9031        | Fax:          | Street          |              |
|                    | 719-775-9073  |                 |              |
| Woodland Park, CO  |               | Alamosa, CO     |              |
| 80866              |               | 81101           |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| Phone:719-641-1159 |               | [               |              |
|                    |               | wisdom@slvdrg.o |              |
| Fax: 303-866-4819  |               | rg](mailto:wisd |              |
|                    |               | om@bbs.slv.org) |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | Phone:          |              |
|                    |               | 719-589‑6099    |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | Fax:            |              |
|                    |               | 719-589‑6299    |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Connecticut      |               |                 | COOP Desk    |
| Rural Development  |               |                 | Officer:     |
| Council**          |               |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 | Suzette      |
| [Acting            |               |                 | Agans        |
| Dir                |               |                 |              |
| ector]{.underline} |               |                 | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| **Craig            |               |                 | World Wide   |
| Stevenson**        |               |                 | Web Site:    |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| <cstevenson@       |               |                 | [www.r       |
| connectedtoct.com> |               |                 | uralct.org]( |
|                    |               |                 | http://www.r |
| Connected to CT,   |               |                 | uralct.org/) |
| LLC                |               |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| 52 Millwood Road   |               |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| East Hartford, CT  |               |                 |              |
| 06118              |               |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| Phone 860-306-8325 |               |                 |              |
| or 860-895-8232    |               |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| Fax: 860-895-8242  |               |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Georgia**        | [RD State     |                 |              |
| **Rural            | Director      |                 |              |
| Development        | ]{.underline} |                 |              |
| Council**          |               |                 |              |
|                    | F. Stone      |                 |              |
| *Contact RD State  | Workman\      |                 |              |
| Director for       | Stephens      |                 |              |
| information on     | Federal       |                 |              |
| this council.*     | 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    | **Alan        |                 | COOP Desk    |
| Development        | Murakami,     |                 | Officer:     |
| Council**          | Chair**       |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 | Sharon       |
| CONTACT:           | <almura       |                 | Colbert      |
|                    | k@nhlchi.org> |                 |              |
| *Larissa Meinecke* |               |                 | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
|                    | Native        |                 |              |
| *<lmei             | Hawaiian      |                 |              |
| necke@hacbed.org>* | Legal Corp.   |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | 1164 Bishop   |                 |              |
|                    | Street, Suite |                 |              |
|                    | 1205          |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Honolulu, HI  |                 |              |
|                    | 96813         |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Phone:        |                 |              |
|                    | 808-521-2302  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 808-537-4268  |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Idaho Rural      | [Co-Chair     | [Past           | COOP Desk    |
| Partnership**      | ]{.underline} | Cha             | Officer:     |
|                    |               | ir]{.underline} |              |
| **Shelby Kerns**   | Nancy         |                 | Suzette      |
| <Shelby.Ke         | Bergmann      | Lorraine H.     | Agans        |
| rns@irp.idaho.gov> |               | Roach           |              |
|                    | Idaho         |                 | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| 821 West State     | National      | Principal       |              |
| Street             | Laboratory    |                 | World Wide   |
|                    |               | The Hingston    | Web Site:    |
| Boise, ID 83702    | PO Box 1625   | Roach Group,    |              |
|                    |               | Inc.            | [[i          |
| Phone:             | Idaho Falls,  |                 | rp.idaho.gov |
| 208-334-3131       | ID 83401      | 416 W. Main     | ]{.underline |
|                    |               | St., Suite 2    | }](../www.ir |
| FX: 208-334-2505   | <nancy.berg   |                 | p.idaho.gov) |
|                    | mann@inl.gov> | P.O. Box 400    |              |
|                    |               |                 | [http        |
|                    | 208-526-1375  | Grangeville, ID | ://www.irp.i |
|                    |               | 83530           | daho.gov](ht |
|                    | Fax           |                 | tp://www.irp |
|                    | 208-526-5183  | <lroac          | .idaho.gov/) |
|                    |               | h@thrgroup.com> |              |
|                    | Celia Gould   |                 |              |
|                    |               | Phone:          |              |
|                    | Idaho State   | 208-983‑2175    |              |
|                    | Department of |                 |              |
|                    | Agriculture   | Fax:            |              |
|                    |               | 208-983‑9188    |              |
|                    | PO Box 790    |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Boise, ID     |                 |              |
|                    | 83712         |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | <c            |                 |              |
|                    | elia.gould@ag |                 |              |
|                    | ri.idaho.gov> |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | 208-332-8503  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Fax           |                 |              |
|                    | 208-334-2170  |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Rural Partners   | [Chair        | [Past           | COOP Desk    |
| of Illinois**      | ]{.underline} | Cha             | Officer:     |
|                    |               | ir]{.underline} |              |
| []{.mark}          | Anne Heinze   |                 | Sharon       |
|                    | Silvis        | Don Forrest     | Colbert      |
| *Contact Chair for |               |                 |              |
| information on     | <asilvis      | Farnworth Group | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| this council.*     | @ad.uiuc.edu> |                 |              |
|                    |               | 7707 N.         | World Wide   |
|                    | Rural         | Knoxville       | Web Site:    |
|                    | Partners and  |                 |              |
|                    | Extension     | Peoria, IL.     | [www.r       |
|                    | Specialist    | 61614           | uralpartners |
|                    |               |                 | .org](http:/ |
|                    | University of | <df             | /www.ruralpa |
|                    | Illinois      | orrest@f-w.com> | rtners.org/) |
|                    | Extension     |                 |              |
|                    |               | Phone:          |              |
|                    | 222           | 309-689-9888    |              |
|                    | Bevier Hall   |                 |              |
|                    |               | Fax:            |              |
|                    | 905 South     | 309-689-9820    |              |
|                    | Goodwin Ave.  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Urbana, IL    |                 |              |
|                    | 61801         |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Indiana Rural    | [Chair        | [Vice           | COOP Desk    |
| Development        | ]{.underline} | Cha             | Officer:     |
| Council, Inc.**    |               | ir]{.underline} |              |
|                    | Beth Archer   |                 | Sharon       |
| *Contact Chair for |               | Mike Schultz    | Colbert      |
| information on     | Board         |                 |              |
| this council.*     | President     | Tax Consultant  | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | <beth@agrii   | 308 John Street | World Wide   |
|                    | nstitute.org> |                 | Web Site:    |
|                    |               | LaPorte, IN     |              |
|                    | Telephone:    | 46350           | [www.rural   |
|                    | 317-745-0947  |                 | indiana.org] |
|                    |               | <mgotgre        | {.underline} |
|                    |               | en@comcast.net> |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | Phone:          |              |
|                    |               | 219-362-0390    |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Iowa Rural       | [Chair        | [Past           | COOP Desk    |
| Development        | ]{.underline} | Cha             | Officer:     |
| Council**          |               | ir]{.underline} |              |
|                    | Mark A.       |                 | Suzette      |
| **Joe Folsom**     | Edelman,      | Brent Halling   | Agans        |
|                    | Ph.D.         |                 |              |
| **Acting Ex        |               | IA Dept. of     | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| Director**         | Director,     | Agriculture     |              |
|                    | Community     |                 | World Wide   |
| <jose              | Vitality      | Wallace Bldg.   | Web Site:    |
| ph.folsom@sba.gov> | Center        |                 |              |
| or                 |               | 200 East Grand  |              |
| <i                 | ISU Professor | Avenue          |              |
| nfo@iowarural.org> | of Economics  |                 |              |
|                    | and Public    | Des Moines, IA  |              |
| 309 Court Avenue,  | Policy        | 50309           |              |
| Suite #800-815     |               |                 |              |
|                    | 478 Heady     | <br             |              |
| Des Moines, IA     | Hall          | ent.halling@ida |              |
| 50309              |               | ls.state.ia.us> |              |
|                    | Ames, IA      |                 |              |
| Phone:             | 50011-1070    | Phone:          |              |
| 515.699.8552       |               | 515-281-5323    |              |
|                    | Phone:        |                 |              |
| Fax: 515.699.8553  | 515-294-6144  | Fax:            |              |
|                    |               | 515-281-6236    |              |
|                    | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 515-294-3838  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | <medelma      |                 |              |
|                    | n@iatate.edu> |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Website:      |                 |              |
|                    | [www.cvcia.o  |                 |              |
|                    | rg](http://ww |                 |              |
|                    | w.cvcia.org/) |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Kansas Rural     | [Chair        | [Vice           | COOP Desk    |
| Development        | ]{.underline} | Cha             | Officer:     |
| Council**          |               | ir]{.underline} |              |
|                    | Elizabeth     |                 | Sharon       |
| *Contact Chair for | Auer,District | Loren Medley    | Colbert      |
| information on     | Director      |                 |              |
| this council.*     |               | Kansas Electric | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
|                    | Wichita       | Power Coop.     |              |
|                    | District      |                 | World Wide   |
|                    | Office        | 600 Corporate   | Web Site:    |
|                    |               | View            |              |
|                    | U.S. Small    |                 | [ww          |
|                    | Business      | Topeka, KS      | w.ksrdc.org/ |
|                    | Admin.        | 66615           | ](http://www |
|                    |               |                 | .ksrdc.org/) |
|                    | Fidelity      | <lme            |              |
|                    | Savings &     | dley@kepco.org> |              |
|                    | Loan Bldg.    |                 |              |
|                    |               | Phone:          |              |
|                    | 271 W. 3rd N  | 785-271‑2738    |              |
|                    | Street Suite  |                 |              |
|                    | 2500          | Fax:            |              |
|                    |               | 785-271‑2719    |              |
|                    | Wichita, KS   |                 |              |
|                    | 67202‑1212    |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | <elizabeth.   |                 |              |
|                    | auer@sba.gov> |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Phone:        |                 |              |
|                    | 316-269‑6566  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 316-269‑6499  |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Maine Rural      | [Chair        | [Vice‑Cha       | COOP Desk    |
| Partners**         | ]{.underline} | ir]{.underline} | Officer:     |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| **Mary Ann Hayes** | Mike Bush     | Mark Lapping    | Suzette      |
|                    |               |                 | Agans        |
| **Executive        | Penquis       | Muskie School   |              |
| Director**         | Community     | of Public       | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
|                    | Action        | Service         |              |
| <marya             | Program       |                 | World Wide   |
| nn@mainerural.org> |               | University of   | Web Site:    |
|                    | 262 Harlow St | Southern Maine  |              |
| 5715 Coburn Hall,  |               |                 | [www.maineru |
| Room 21B           | P.O. Box 1162 | P.O. Box 9300   | ral.org](htt |
|                    |               |                 | p://www.main |
| University of      | Bangor, ME    | Portland, ME    | erural.org/) |
| Maine              | 04402-1162    | 04104-9300      |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| Orono, ME          | <mbush@pe     | <lapping        |              |
| 04469-5715         | nquiscap.org> | @usm.maine.edu> |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Phone:        | Phone:          |              |
|                    | 207-973-3545  | 207-228-8180    |              |
| Office:            |               |                 |              |
| 207-581-4521       | Fax:          | Fax:            |              |
|                    | 207-973-3699  | 207-780-4417    |              |
| Cell: 207-735-6260 |               |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| Fax: 207-581-1266  |               |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Rural Maryland   | [President    | **[First Vice   | COOP Desk    |
| Council**          | ]{.underline} | Chair: Mr.      | Officer:     |
|                    |               | Michael P.      |              |
| 50 Harry S. Truman | **Mr. Charlie | Pennington]     | Sharon       |
| Parkway            | Ross**\       | {.underline}**\ | Colbert      |
|                    | President,    | Executive       |              |
| Annapolis MD 21401 | [Garrett      | Director,       | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
|                    | County        | [Tri-County     |              |
| Phone:             | Chamber of    | Council for the | World Wide   |
| 410-841-5772       | Co            | Lower Eastern   | Web Site:    |
|                    | mmerce](http: | Shore of        |              |
| Fax: 410-841-5987  | //www.garrett | Marylan         | [www.r       |
|                    | chamber.com/) | d](http://www.l | ural.state.m |
|                    |               | owershore.org/) | d.us](http:/ |
|                    | <pkil         |                 | /www.rural.s |
|                    | by@ccgov.org> | **[Second Vice  | tate.md.us/) |
|                    |               | Chair: Bonnie   |              |
|                    |               | Braun]          |              |
|                    |               | {.underline},** |              |
|                    |               | Ph.D., CFCS\    |              |
|                    |               | Associate       |              |
|                    |               | Professor and   |              |
|                    |               | Family Policy   |              |
|                    |               | Specialist[\    |              |
|                    |               | ]{.underl       |              |
|                    |               | ine}[University |              |
|                    |               | of Maryland,    |              |
|                    |               | Department of   |              |
|                    |               | Family          |              |
|                    |               | Studies]        |              |
|                    |               | (http://www.hhp |              |
|                    |               | .umd.edu/FMST/) |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Massachusetts    | [President    | [Vice‑Preside   | COOP Desk    |
| Rural Development  | ]{.underline} | nt]{.underline} | Officer:     |
| Council**          |               |                 |              |
|                    | Carl Allen    | Ann Whittaker   | Suzette      |
| *Contact President |               |                 | Agans        |
| for information on | RCAP          | Mass. Dept. of  |              |
| this council.*     | Solutions     | Housing and     | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
|                    |               | Community       |              |
|                    | P.O. Box 429  | Development     | World Wide   |
|                    |               |                 | Web Site:    |
|                    | Winchendon,   | 1 Congress      |              |
|                    | MA 01475-0429 | Street 10^th^   | [            |
|                    |               | Floor           | www.mrdc.org |
|                    | <callen@rcaps |                 | /](http://ww |
|                    | olutions.org> | Boston, MA      | w.mrdc.org/) |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Phone:        | <ann.whittak    |              |
|                    | 1             | er@state.ma.us> |              |
|                    | -800-488-1969 |                 |              |
|                    |               | Phone:          |              |
|                    | Fax:          | 617-727‑7001    |              |
|                    | 978-297‑2606  |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Rural Partners   | [Chair        | [Vice-Cha       | COOP Desk    |
| of Michigan**      | ]{.underline} | ir]{.underline} | Officer:     |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| *Contact Chair for | Allan Hooper  | Dave Armstrong  | Suzette      |
| information on     |               |                 | Agans        |
| this council.*     | Economic      | Greenstone Farm |              |
|                    | Development   | Credit Services | World Wide   |
|                    | Director      |                 | Web Site:    |
|                    |               | 1760 Abby Rd    |              |
|                    | One Energy    | Suite 200       | [www.rural   |
|                    | Plaza,        |                 | mich.org](ht |
|                    | EP8-279       | East Lansing,   | tp://www.rur |
|                    |               | MI 48823        | almich.org/) |
|                    | Jackson, MI   |                 |              |
|                    | 49201         | <Dav            | [w           |
|                    |               | e.armstrong@gre | ww.miffs.org |
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|                    | msenergy.com> |                 | .miffs.org/) |
|                    |               | Phone:          |              |
|                    | Phone:        | 517-318-4105    |              |
|                    | 517-788-1691  |                 |              |
|                    |               | Fax:            |              |
|                    | Fax:          | 517-318-1259    |              |
|                    | 517-788-1955  |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Minnesota Rural  | [Chair        | [Vice           | COOP Desk    |
| Partners**         | ]{.underline} | Cha             | Officer:     |
|                    |               | ir]{.underline} |              |
| **Jane Leonard,**  | Madonna       |                 | Suzette      |
|                    | Pe            | Anita Olson     | Agans        |
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| jleonard@minnesota | Ave. North    | Development     | World Wide   |
| ruralpartners.org> |               |                 | Web Site:    |
|                    | Brooklyn      | Kinnard         |              |
| 1533 Grantham      | Park, MN      | Financial       | [www.minneso |
| Street             | 55444         | Center          | taruralpartn |
|                    |               |                 | ers.org](htt |
| St. Paul, MN 55108 | [m            | 920 Second Ave  | p://www.minn |
|                    | py@turtleisla | S.              | esotaruralpa |
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| 651-645-9403       | ilto:mpy@turt | Minneapolis, MN |              |
|                    | leisland.com) | 55402           |              |
| Fax: 651-646-3818  |               |                 |              |
|                    | Phone:        | Ph:             |              |
|                    | 763-424-6257  | 612-370-3000    |              |
|                    |               | ext 2289        |              |
|                    | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 612-605-0097  | Fax             |              |
|                    |               | 612-370-3218    |              |
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|                    |               | <Anita          |              |
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+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Mississippi      | [Chair        | [Vice           | COOP Desk    |
| Rural Development  | ]{.underline} | Cha             | Officer:     |
| Council**          |               | ir]{.underline} |              |
|                    | Wirt Peterson |                 | Sharon       |
| *Contact Chair for |               | Maurice Smith,  | Colbert      |
| information on     | Executive     | Manager         |              |
| this council.*     | Director      |                 | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
|                    |               | Economic        |              |
|                    | Southwest     | Development     |              |
|                    | Mississippi   |                 |              |
|                    | Planning and  | TVA             |              |
|                    | Development   |                 |              |
|                    | District      | P.O. Box 470    |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | 100 S. Wall   | Tupelo, MS      |              |
|                    | Street        | 38802           |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Natchez, MS   | <m              |              |
|                    | 39120         | smith1@tva.gov> |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | <wirt         | Phone:          |              |
|                    | @netdoor.com> | 601-690‑3602 or |              |
|                    |               | 3600            |              |
|                    | Phone:        |                 |              |
|                    | 601-446‑6044  | Fax:            |              |
|                    |               | 601-690‑3601    |              |
|                    | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 601-446‑6071  |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Missouri Rural   | [Chair        | [Vice           | COOP Desk    |
| Development        | ]{.underline} | Cha             | Officer:     |
| Partners**         |               | ir]{.underline} |              |
|                    | John W. Bode  |                 | Sharon       |
| **Doug Hermes**    |               | Rick Childers   | Colbert      |
|                    | Lewis County  |                 |              |
| **Planning         | IDA           | Pioneer Trails  | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| Administrator**    |               | RPC             |              |
|                    | PO Box 274    |                 | World Wide   |
| <D                 |               | P.O. Box 123    | Web Site:    |
| JHermes@kc.rr.com> | Edina, MO.    |                 |              |
|                    | 63537         | Concordia, MO   | [www.mrdp.ne |
| P.O. Box 564       |               | 64020           | t](http://ww |
|                    | 660-341-7551  |                 | w.mrdp.net/) |
| Liberty, MO 64069  |               | phone:          |              |
|                    | Fax:          | 660.463.7934    |              |
| Phone/Fax:         | 573.767.5394  |                 |              |
| 816-781-8631       |               | fax:            |              |
|                    | <jwbode@m     | 660.463.7944    |              |
| **For FedEx:**     | arktwain.net> |                 |              |
|                    |               | e-mail:         |              |
| 1910 Kings Hwy     |               | <rick           |              |
|                    |               | @trailsrpc.org> |              |
| Liberty, MO  64069 |               |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Montana Rural    | Gloria        |                 |              |
| Development        | O\'Rourke,    |                 |              |
| Partners, Inc.**   | Coordinator   |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| *Contact MEDA      |               |                 |              |
| Coordinator for    |               |                 |              |
| information on     | MEDA and the  |                 |              |
| this Council*      | Montana BEAR  |                 |              |
|                    | Program       |                 |              |
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|                    | Seventh St,   |                 |              |
|                    | Suite 2A      |                 |              |
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|                    | 406.563.5259  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 406.563.5476  |                 |              |
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|                    | Cell:         |                 |              |
|                    | 406.490.0462  |                 |              |
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+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Nebraska Rural   | [Chair        | [Vice           | COOP Desk    |
| Development        | ]{.underline} | Cha             | Officer:     |
| Commission**       |               | ir]{.underline} |              |
|                    | John          |                 | Suzette      |
| **Linda Fettig**   | Jordison,     | Gayle McClure   | Agans        |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| **Executive        | Great Plains  | Dutton-Lainson  | *‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑* |
| Director**         | C             | Company         |              |
|                    | ommunication, |                 | World Wide   |
| <linda.            | 223 S. 13^th^ | P.O. Box 729    | Web Site:    |
| fettig@ded.ne.gov> | Street, Suite |                 |              |
|                    | 1225          | Hastings, NE    | [www.ruraln  |
| 1101 Halligan      |               | 68902           | ebraska.info |
| Drive, Bldg #10,   | Lincoln, NE   |                 | ](http://hos |
| North Platte, NE   | 68508         | [gmcclure@d     | tedmailsecur |
| 69101              |               | utton-lainson.c | ity.symantec |
|                    | Email --      | om]{.underline} | .com/redir/? |
| Phone:             | <jjordiso     |                 | bytQkNP9J5Ms |
| 308-749-2291       | n@gpcom.com>  | Phone:          | VuX9I055KeDM |
|                    |               | 402-462-4141    | Yx7q5tWk7qCX |
| Fax: 308-535-8019  | Phone         |                 | Y_uZXTLuZPtP |
|                    | 4002-474-2066 | Fax:            | pYE8rPLPD8y2 |
|                    |               | 402-460-4615    | AfgW7YhGpdEL |
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+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Nevada Rural     | [Chair        |                 | COOP Desk    |
| Development        | ]{.underline} |                 | Officer:     |
| Council**          |               |                 |              |
|                    | Keyth Durham  |                 | Sharon       |
| **Clint Koble**    |               |                 | Colbert      |
|                    | <ldurham      |                 |              |
| **Program          | 95@yahoo.com> |                 | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| Director**         |               |                 |              |
|                    | P. O Box 2544 |                 | World Wide   |
| <nrdc@gbis.com>    |               |                 | Web Site:    |
|                    | West          |                 |              |
| P.O. Box 3926      | Wendover, NV  |                 | [www         |
|                    | 89883         |                 | .nevrdc.org] |
| Carson City, NV    |               |                 | (http://www. |
| 89702              | Phone/Fax:    |                 | nevrdc.org/) |
|                    | 775-664-3755  |                 |              |
| Phone:             |               |                 |              |
| 775-829-1048       |               |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| Fax: 775-829-7071  |               |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| Cell: 209-559-0541 |               |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| [www               |               |                 |              |
| .nevrdc.org](http: |               |                 |              |
| //www.nevrdc.org/) |               |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **New Hampshire    | [Chair        | [Vice           | COOP Desk    |
| Rural Development  | ]{.underline} | Cha             | Officer:     |
| Council**          |               | ir]{.underline} |              |
|                    | Martha        |                 | Suzette      |
| **Bill Williams**  | McLeod, NHRDC | Gary Matteson,  | Agans        |
|                    |               | NHRDC           |              |
| **Chairperson**\   | 646 Union     |                 | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| E-mail:            | Street, Suite | New England     |              |
| <nhr               | 400           | Anemones        | World Wide   |
| dc@mcttelecom.com> |               |                 | Web Site:    |
|                    | Littleton, NH | 95 Swamp Road   |              |
| 262 Cottage        | 03561         |                 |              |
| Street, Suite125\  |               | Epsom, NH 03234 |              |
| Littleton, NH      | <mmcleo       |                 |              |
| 03561              | d@nchcnh.org> | <Gary_matte     |              |
|                    |               | son@nea.mv.com> |              |
| 2 1/2 Beacon       | Phone:        |                 |              |
| Street             | 603-444‑4461  | Phone:          |              |
|                    |               | 603-736-8185    |              |
| Concord, NH 03301  | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 603-444‑4460  | [Se             |              |
| Phone:             |               | cretary/Treasur |              |
| 603-444-2055\      |               | er]{.underline} |              |
| Fax: 603-444-2155  |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | Bill Webb,      |              |
|                    |               | NHRDC           |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | Inn on Golden   |              |
|                    |               | Pond            |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | P.O. Box 680    |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | Holderness, NH  |              |
|                    |               | 03245           |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | <i              |              |
|                    |               | nnkeepers@innon |              |
|                    |               | goldenpond.com> |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | Phone:          |              |
|                    |               | 603-968-7269    |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **New Mexico**     | [President    | [Vice           | COOP Desk    |
|                    | ]{.underline} | Preside         | Officer:     |
| **Rural            |               | nt]{.underline} |              |
| Development        | Keven         |                 | Sharon       |
| Response Council** | Groenewold    | Joel Scheinberg | Colbert      |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| **Renée Julien**   | Executive     | Owl Ridge       | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
|                    | VP/General    | Communications  |              |
| **Executive        | Manager       |                 | World Wide   |
| Director**         |               | <joel@o         | Web Site:    |
|                    | NIM Rural     | wlridgecom.com> |              |
| <renee@rural       | Electric      |                 | [www         |
| developmentnm.org> | Cooperative   | P.O. Box 1185   | .ruraldevelo |
|                    | Association   |                 | pmentnm.org] |
| 551 W Cordova Rd   |               | Las Vegas, NM   | (http://www. |
|                    | <kg           | 87701           | ruraldevelop |
| Suite 566          | roenewold@nme |                 | mentnm.org/) |
|                    | lectric.coop> | Phone:          |              |
| Santa Fe NM 87505  |               | 505-425-0053    |              |
|                    | 614 Don       |                 |              |
| Phone: 505 795     | Gaspar        | Fax:            |              |
| 6852               |               | 505-425-0052    |              |
|                    | Santa Fe, NE  |                 |              |
| Fax: 505.983.1394  | 87505         |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Phone:        |                 |              |
|                    | 505-982-4671  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 505-982-0153  |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **North Carolina   | [Chair        |                 | COOP Desk    |
| Rural Development  | ]{.underline} |                 | Officer:     |
| Council**          |               |                 |              |
|                    | Cleveland     |                 | Sharon       |
| *Contact Chair for | Simpson       |                 | Colbert      |
| information on     |               |                 |              |
| this council.*     | Department of |                 | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
|                    | Commerce      |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Assistant     |                 |              |
|                    | Secretary for |                 |              |
|                    | Community     |                 |              |
|                    | Development   |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | <csimpson@nc  |                 |              |
|                    | commerce.com> |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Phone:        |                 |              |
|                    | 919-733-3447  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 919-733-8356  |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **North Dakota     | [Chair        | [Vice           | COOP Desk    |
| Rural Development  | ]{.underline} | Cha             | Officer:     |
| Council**          |               | ir]{.underline} |              |
|                    | James Laducer |                 | Suzette      |
| **Tara Holt**      |               | Mark Johnson    | Agans        |
|                    | Laducer &     |                 |              |
| **Executive        | Assoc. (expt  | Director, ND    | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| Director**         | svc)          | Associations    |              |
|                    |               |                 | World Wide   |
| <ho                | 201 Missouri  | of Counties     | Web Site:    |
| lt@trainingnd.com> | Drive         |                 |              |
|                    |               | PO Box 417      | [www.growi   |
| P.O. Box 2535      | Mandan, ND    |                 | ngnd.com](ht |
|                    | 58554         | Bismarck, ND    | tp://www.gro |
| Bismarck, ND 58502 |               | 58505‑0417      | wingnd.com/) |
|                    | <boston       |                 |              |
| Phone:             | @laducer.com> | <mjoh           |              |
| 701-328‑5313       |               | nson@ndaco.org> |              |
|                    | Phone:        |                 |              |
| Fax: 701-328‑5395  | 701-667‑1980  | Phone:          |              |
| or 5320            |               | 701-328‑7300    |              |
|                    | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 701-667‑2970  | Fax:            |              |
|                    |               | 701-328‑9808    |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Ohio Rural       | [Chair        | [Vice-Chai      | COOP Desk    |
| Development        | ]{.underline} | rs]{.underline} | Officer:     |
| Partnership**      |               |                 |              |
|                    | Roger Geiger  | Randall Hunt    | Suzette      |
| **William N.       |               | (Federal)       | Agans        |
| Morgan**           | Executive     |                 |              |
|                    | Director      | USDA-RD State   | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| **Acting Executive |               | Director        |              |
| Director**         | NFIB/Ohio     |                 | World Wide   |
|                    |               | <Randall.hu     | Web Site:    |
| <bmorgan@mail      | 50 W Broad    | nt@oh.usda.gov> |              |
| .agri.state.oh.us> | Street        |                 | [ww          |
|                    |               | Phone:          | w.ohioagricu |
| A.B. Graham        | Suite 3100    | 614-255-2390    | lture.gov/or |
| Building           |               |                 | dp.stm](http |
|                    | Columbus, OH  | Fax:            | ://www.ohioa |
| 8995 East Main St. | 43215         | 614-255-2559    | griculture.g |
| Bldg 1             |               |                 | ov/ordp.stm) |
|                    | <Roger.gei    | \-\-\-\-\--     |              |
| Reynoldsburg, OH   | ger@nfib.org> |                 |              |
| 43068              |               | William Morgan  |              |
|                    | Phone:        | (Private)       |              |
| Phone:             | 614-221‑4107  |                 |              |
| 614-466-5495       |               | OH Bankers      |              |
|                    | Fax:          | League          |              |
| Fax: 614-728‑2652  | 614-221‑8677  |                 |              |
|                    |               | [wmorgan@ohio   |              |
| **Beverly Dennis** |               | bankersleague.c |              |
|                    |               | om](mailto:wmor |              |
| <dennis@mail.      |               | gan@abanet.com) |              |
| agri..state.oh.us> |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | Phone:          |              |
| Phone:             |               | 614-222-0102    |              |
| 614-728-4937       |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | Fax:            |              |
|                    |               | 614-221-3421    |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | \-\-\-\-\--     |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | John Stevenson  |              |
|                    |               | (Local)         |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | <jstevenso      |              |
|                    |               | n@peoplepc.com> |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | Phone:          |              |
|                    |               | 740-477-8901    |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    |               | Fax:            |              |
|                    |               | 740-477-8905    |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Oklahoma Rural   | [Co‑Chair     | [Co‑Cha         | COOP Desk    |
| Development        | ]{.underline} | ir]{.underline} | Officer:     |
| Council**          |               |                 |              |
|                    | Barbara       | Steve Paris     | Sharon       |
| **Barbara          | Albritton     |                 | Colbert      |
| Albritton**        |               | OCAST           |              |
|                    | Co-Chair (in  |                 | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| **Executive        | addition to   | 755 Research    |              |
| Director**         | ED)           | Parkway         | World Wide   |
|                    |               |                 | Web Site:    |
| <bal               | <balbritt     | Oklahoma City,  |              |
| britton@incog.org> | on@incog.org> | OK 73104-3612   |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| 201 W 5^th^ ,      | 201 W 5^th^ , | <sparis@oca     |              |
| Suite 600          | Suite 600     | st.state.ok.us> |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| Tulsa, OK 74103    | Tulsa, OK     | Phone:          |              |
|                    | 74103         | 405-524-1357    |              |
| Phone:             |               |                 |              |
| 918-584-7526 ext   | Phone:        |                 |              |
| 220                | 918-584-7526  |                 |              |
|                    | ext 220       |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Oregon Rural     | [Co‑Chair     | [Co‑            | COOP Desk    |
| Development        | ]{.underline} | Cha             | Officer:     |
| Council**          |               | ir]{.underline} |              |
|                    | Megan Smith   |                 | Suzette      |
| *Contact Co-Chair  |               | Chris Marko     | Agans        |
| for information on | Community     |                 |              |
| this Council*      | Service       | RCAC            | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
|                    | Center        |                 |              |
|                    |               | 1020 SW Taylor  | World Wide   |
|                    | 1209          | St., #380       | Web Site:    |
|                    | University of |                 |              |
|                    | Oregon        | Portland, OR    | [            |
|                    |               | 97205           | http://www.r |
|                    | Eugene, OR    |                 | urdev.usda.g |
|                    | 97403-1209    | <c              | ov/nrdp/stat |
|                    |               | marko@rcac.org> | e/state_prof |
|                    | <smith        |                 | ile/or.html] |
|                    | @uoregon.edu> | Phone:          | {.underline} |
|                    |               | 503-228-1780    |              |
|                    | Phone:        |                 |              |
|                    | 541-346-3881  | Fax:            |              |
|                    |               | 503-228-7402    |              |
|                    | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 541-346-2040  | Cell:           |              |
|                    |               | 503-975-7618    |              |
|                    | Cell:         |                 |              |
|                    | 541-968-8042  |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Pennsylvania     | [President &  |                 | COOP Desk    |
| Rural Partners**   | Chairperson   |                 | Officer:     |
|                    | ]{.underline} |                 |              |
| **William H.       |               |                 | Suzette      |
| Sturges**          | William H.    |                 | Agans        |
|                    | Sturges       |                 |              |
| **Executive        |               |                 | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| Di                 | 506 Finance   |                 |              |
| rector/President** | Building      |                 | World Wide   |
|                    |               |                 | Web Site:    |
| <bst               | Harrisburg,   |                 |              |
| urges@state.pa.us> | PA 17120      |                 | [www.rural   |
|                    |               |                 | pa.state.pa. |
| 717-772‑9028       | <bsturges     |                 | us](http://w |
|                    | @state.pa.us> |                 | ww.ruralpa.s |
| **Joyce            |               |                 | tate.pa.us/) |
| Hockenberry**      | Phone:        |                 |              |
|                    | 717-772-9028  |                 |              |
| **Administrative   |               |                 |              |
| Assistant/**       | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 717-705-0354  |                 |              |
| **Office Manager** |               |                 |              |
|                    | Penny Eddy    |                 |              |
| <jhock             |               |                 |              |
| enber@state.pa.us> | Executive     |                 |              |
|                    | Director      |                 |              |
| 717-772-9030       |               |                 |              |
|                    | McKean County |                 |              |
| 506 Finance        | Housing &     |                 |              |
| Building           | Redevelopment |                 |              |
|                    | Authority     |                 |              |
| Harrisburg, PA     |               |                 |              |
| 17120              | 410 E. Water  |                 |              |
|                    | Street        |                 |              |
| Phone:             |               |                 |              |
| 717-705-0431       | Smethport, PA |                 |              |
|                    | 16749         |                 |              |
| Fax: 717-705‑0354  |               |                 |              |
|                    | <Penny_ed     |                 |              |
|                    | dy@yahoo.com> |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | [Phone:       |                 |              |
|                    | 814           |                 |              |
|                    | -887-0612](ma |                 |              |
|                    | ilto:Penny_ed |                 |              |
|                    | dy@yahoo.com) |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 814-837-2013  |                 |              |
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| **Rhode Island     | [Chair        |                 | COOP Desk    |
| Rural Development  | ]{.underline} |                 | Officer:     |
| Council**          |               |                 |              |
|                    | Geoffrey A.   |                 | Suzette      |
| **Gerard           | Marchant      |                 | Agans        |
| Bertrand**         |               |                 |              |
|                    | Program       |                 | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| **Executive        | Director,     |                 |              |
| Director**         | E.G.          |                 | World Wide   |
|                    | Community     |                 | Web Site:    |
| <dir               | Development   |                 |              |
| ector@ruralri.org> | Consortium    |                 | [www.R       |
|                    |               |                 | uralRI.org]( |
| 35 Belver Ave.,    | 125 Main St., |                 | http://www.R |
| Suite 117          | PO Box 111    |                 | uralRI.org/) |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| North Kingstown,   | East          |                 |              |
| RI 02852           | Greenwich, RI |                 |              |
|                    | 02818         |                 |              |
| Phone:             |               |                 |              |
| 401-667-0071       | <mar          |                 |              |
|                    | chant@eastgre |                 |              |
| Fax: 401-667-0071  | enwichri.com> |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Phone: not    |                 |              |
|                    | provided      |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **South Carolina   | [Federal      | [State          | COOP Desk    |
| Rural Economic     | Co‑Chair      | Co‑Cha          | Officer:     |
| Development        | ]{.underline} | ir]{.underline} |              |
| Council**          |               |                 | Sharon       |
|                    | Tee Miller    | David Hughes    | Colbert      |
| **Walter Harris**  |               |                 |              |
|                    | State         | Extension       | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| **Executive        | Director      | Director        |              |
| Director**         |               |                 | World Wide   |
|                    | USDA-Rural    | P.O. Box 23205  | Web Site:    |
| <wa                | Development   |                 |              |
| lterh@clemson.edu> |               | Columbia, SC    | [www.        |
|                    | 1835 Assembly | 29224           | state.sc.us/ |
| P.O. Box 23205     | Street        |                 | scrdc](http: |
|                    |               | \(803\)         | //www.state. |
| Columbia, SC       | Room 1007     | 788-5700 ext.   | sc.us/scrdc) |
| 29224-2305         |               | 29              |              |
|                    | Columbia, SC  |                 |              |
| Phone:             | 29201         | <dhughe3        |              |
| 803-788‑5700 ext   |               | @clemson.edu>   |              |
| 43                 | \(803\)       |                 |              |
|                    | 253-3725      |                 |              |
| Cell: 803-429-0854 |               |                 |              |
|                    | <tee.miller   |                 |              |
|                    | @sc.usda.gov> |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Texas Rural      | [Chair        |                 | COOP Desk    |
| Partners, Inc.**   | ]{.underline} |                 | Officer:     |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| **Bob Turner**     | Bryan Daniel  |                 | Sharon       |
|                    |               |                 | Colbert      |
| **Acting Executive | Deputy State  |                 |              |
| Director**         | Director      |                 | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑    |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| <bobturn           | USDA Rural    |                 | World Wide   |
| er@web-access.net> | Development   |                 | Web Site:    |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| 1115 San Jacinto   | 101 S. Main   |                 | [www         |
|                    | Street, Ste   |                 | .texasruralp |
| Texas Association  | 102           |                 | artners.org] |
| of Realtors        |               |                 | (http://www. |
| Building           | Temple, TX    |                 | texasruralpa |
|                    | 76501         |                 | rtners.org/) |
| Von Dolen Group    |               |                 |              |
|                    | [Bryan.danie  |                 |              |
| Austin, TX 78701   | l@tx.usda.gov |                 |              |
|                    | or            |                 |              |
| Phone:             | belvia        |                 |              |
| 512-477-0626       | .stevenson@tx |                 |              |
|                    | .usda.gov](ma |                 |              |
| Fax: 512-320-8811  | ilto:g%1Etayl |                 |              |
|                    | or4@tamu.edu) |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Phone:        |                 |              |
|                    | 254-742‑9710  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 254-742‑9709  |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Utah Rural       | [Chair        | [Vice           | COOP Desk    |
| Development        | ]{.underline} | Cha             | Officer:     |
| Council**          |               | ir]{.underline} |              |
|                    | Jeff Packer   |                 | Sharon       |
| **D. Scott         |               | Gil Miller      | Colbert      |
| Truman**           | All Pro Real  |                 |              |
|                    | Estate Inc.   | Economic        | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| Southern Utah      |               | Development     |              |
| University         | 144 South 100 | Associates      | World Wide   |
|                    | West          |                 | Web Site:    |
| 351 W. Center St.  |               | 550 North Main, |              |
|                    | Brigham City, | Suite 317       |              |
| Cedar City, UT     | UT 84302      |                 |              |
| 84720              |               | Logan, UT 84321 |              |
|                    | > <jpacker@m  |                 |              |
| Phone:             | cleodusa.net> | Phone:          |              |
| 435-586‑7852       |               | 435-752-1667    |              |
|                    | Phone:        |                 |              |
| Fax: 435-865-8236  | 435-723-5260  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Fax:          |                 |              |
|                    | 435-865-8236  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Mobile:       |                 |              |
|                    | 435-720-1960  |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Vermont Council  | [Chair        | [Vice-Cha       | COOP Desk    |
| On Rural           | ]{.underline} | ir]{.underline} | Officer:     |
| Development**      |               |                 |              |
|                    | Catherine     | Marie Houghton, | Suzette      |
| **Paul Costello**  | Dimitruk      | IBM             | Agans        |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| **Executive        | Executive     | 1000 River St.  | World Wide   |
| Director**         | Director, NW  | 9653-K          | Web Site:    |
|                    | Regional      |                 |              |
| <vcrd@sover.net>   | Planning      | Essex Jct. VT   | [w           |
|                    | Commision     | 05452           | ww.sover.net |
| **Bonnie Smoren**  |               |                 | /\~vcrd](htt |
|                    | 7 Lake Street | 820-769-2736    | p://www.sove |
| **Executive        |               |                 | r.net/~vcrd) |
| Assistant**        | Suite 201     | <mhough         |              |
|                    |               | ton@us.ibm.com> |              |
| 802-223-6091       | St. Albans,   |                 |              |
|                    | Vermont 05478 | [Program        |              |
| P.O. Box 1384      |               | Manag           |              |
|                    | <cdimitru     | er]{.underline} |              |
| Montpelier, VT     | k@nrpcvt.com> |                 |              |
| 05601‑1384         |               | Sarah Waring    |              |
|                    | Phone:        |                 |              |
| Phone:             | 802-524-5958  | Council on the  |              |
| 802-223-5763       |               | Future of       |              |
|                    | Fax:          | Vermont         |              |
| Fax: 802-828‑6014  | 802-527-2948  |                 |              |
|                    |               | 802-223-6098    |              |
| **For FedEx:**     |               |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| 89 Main Street,    |               |                 |              |
| 3rd Floor          |               |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| Montpelier, VT     |               |                 |              |
| 05602              |               |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Council for      | [Chair        | [Cooperat       | COOP Desk    |
| Rural Virginia**   | ]{.underline} | or]{.underline} | Officer:     |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| **Glen Sink**      | Joseph W.     | Blaine Delaney  | Sharon       |
|                    | Newbill\      |                 | Colbert      |
| **Executive        | Former        | <Blaine.delan   |              |
| Director**         | Director,     | ey@va.usda.gov> | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
|                    | USDA Rural    |                 |              |
| <g                 | Development   | Phone:          | World Wide   |
| len.sink@cfrv.org> | for Virginia\ | 276-889-4180    | Web Site:    |
|                    | 10805 Booker  |                 | [w           |
| 501 North Second   | T. Washington |                 | ww.cfrv.org] |
| Street             | Highway\      |                 | (http://www. |
|                    | Wirtz,        |                 | cfrv.org/)\\ |
| Richmond, Virginia | Virginia      |                 |              |
| 23219              | 24184-4151    |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| And                | <jcnewbill    |                 |              |
|                    | @hotmail.com> |                 |              |
| 2265 Kraft Drive   |               |                 |              |
|                    | Phone:        |                 |              |
| Blacksburg,        | 540-721-8317  |                 |              |
| Virginia 23060     |               |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| Phone:             |               |                 |              |
| 804.371.7141       |               |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| Cell: 804.381.1999 |               |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| Fax: 804.371.7092  |               |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Wisconsin Rural  | [President    | [Vice           | COOP Desk    |
| Partners, Inc.**   | ]{.underline} | Preside         | Officer:     |
|                    |               | nt]{.underline} |              |
| **Ricky            | Bonnie        |                 | Suzette      |
| Rolfsmeyer**       | Peterson      | Dennis Deery    | Agans        |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| **Executive        | Juneau County | Irish Rose      | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| Director**         | Economic      | Consulting      |              |
|                    | Development   |                 | World Wide   |
| ricky@wirural.org  | Corp.         | 320 11th Street | Web Site:    |
|                    |               | E.              |              |
| 7087 State Hwy 39  | c/o World     |                 | [www.w       |
|                    | Emporium      | Menomonie, WI   | irural.org]( |
| PO Box 27          |               | 54751           | http://www.w |
|                    | P.O. Box 69   |                 | irural.org/) |
| Hollandale, WI     |               | d               |              |
| 53544-0027         | Oakdale, WI   | ennis@irose.com |              |
|                    | 54649         |                 |              |
| Phone:             |               | Phone:          |              |
| 608-237-6376       | wo            | 715-232-0863    |              |
|                    | rdemp@mwt.net |                 |              |
| Voice/Fax:         |               | Fax:            |              |
| 608-967-2322       | Phone/Fax:    | 715-394-8139    |              |
|                    | 608-372-7501  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | Cell:         |                 |              |
|                    | 608-562-5850  |                 |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
|                    | E-Mail:       |                 |              |
|                    | wo            |                 |              |
|                    | rdemp@mwt.net |                 |              |
+--------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+
| **Wyoming Rural    | [President    | [Vice           | COOP Desk    |
| Development        | ]{.underline} | Preside         | Officer:     |
| Council**          |               | nt]{.underline} |              |
|                    | Tim Pexton    |                 | Suzette      |
| **Mary Randolph,** |               | Jody Levin      | Agans        |
|                    | Wyoming Farm  |                 |              |
| **Executive        | Bureau        | Director of     | ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑   |
| Director**         |               | Public Policy,  |              |
|                    | 628 Brae Rd.  | Qwest           | World Wide   |
| <mary.randol       |               |                 | Web Site:    |
| ph@wybusiness.org> | Douglas, WY   | 6101            |              |
|                    | 82633         | Yellowstone     | [www         |
| Kelli Espinoza,    |               | Road,           | .wyomingrura |
| Administrative     | <tpexton@     |                 | l.org](http: |
| Specialist         | wbaccess.net> | Room 310        | //www.wyomin |
|                    |               |                 | grural.org/) |
| <Kelli.espino      | Phone:        | Cheyenne, WY    |              |
| za@wybusiness.org> | 307-358‑3568  | 82009           |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| 214 W. 15^th^      | Fax: N/A      | <jody.l         |              |
| Street             |               | evin@qwest.com> |              |
|                    |               |                 |              |
| Cheyenne, WY 82002 |               | Phone:          |              |
|                    |               | 307-771-6843    |              |
| Phone:             |               |                 |              |
| 307-777‑6430       |               | Fax:            |              |
|                    |               | 307-771-7603    |              |
| Fax: 307-777‑2935  |               |                 |              |
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