Community Development Council (CDC)
The Community Development Council (CDC) is the coordinating body for the CDI national network. It is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to establish professional standards through certification and training that will be recognized as valuable to both the community development practitioner and those who employ their services.
CDC was founded in 1995 to promote the advancement of standards of competence for community development professionals through accreditation of community development educational programs, professional certification, and the development of community leaders.
Support for the Council's activities comes from private and public sector sponsors and from fees generated by certification and accreditation services. It is not a membership organization but does maintain a registry of Professional Community and Economic Developers in good standing.
The CDC oversees the certification process through its board of trustees and works collaboratively with the Community Development Institutes to deliver the full range of services leading to certification. The 16-member board is comprised of representatives from private industry, government, educational institutions, and non-profits. SEDC serves as the administrative home for CDC.
CDI History
CDC Board Officers
Chair
Shelby Fiegel, PCED
CDI Central Director
Director, Center for Community and Economic Dev
University of Central Arkansas
Vice-Chair
Jessica Hemingway, PCED
CDI Central in Louisiana Director
Director
Center for Northwest Louisiana Regional Impact
Secretary
Erik Kingston, PCED
Housing and Access Specialist
Western Rural Development Center
Treasurer
Matt Tackett
President
Southern Economic Development Council
Board Trustees
Becky Bryant, PCED
Regional Project Manager
Business Oregon
Jonathan Dean, PCED
Planning Manager
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury
Miranda Fisher, PCED
Town Manager
Town of Camp Verde
Kay Fitzsimons
CDI Texas Director
Executive Director, Leadership and Economic
Development
Lone Star College
Amy Freeman, EDFP, PCED
Sr. Business Advisor
Navarro SBDC
Steve Halter, IOM, PCED, EDFP, MoCED
President
Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce
Roger Hesketh
CDI Mid-Atlantic Director
Director of Community Revitalization, Center for Community Research and Service
University of Delaware
Lisa Johnson
CDI Louisiana Director
President/EO
Bossier Chamber of Commerce
Ben Marsh, PCED
Community Development Specialist
Alabama Power Company
Jerry Miller
CDI West Director
Rural Support Manager
Idaho Commerce
Doreena Mink
CDI Southeast Director
Program Coordinator, Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
The University of Alabama
Cory Parks
Chief Economic Development Officer
Conway Area Chamber of Commerce and Conway Development Corporation
Matt Twyford, PCED
Director, Community Development Division
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Kristin Terry, PCED
CDI Midwest Director
Interim Deputy Director, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
Western Illinois University
Patti Worfe, PCED
President & CEO
Economic Development Alliance for Brazoria County
Honorary Advisory Members
Michael Dougherty, PCED
Retired
Steve Jones, PCED
Building & Sites Coordinator
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Vic Lafont, PCED
Executive Director
South Louisiana Economic Council
Carolyn Motl, PCED
Retired
Ex-Officio Member
Matthew Darius
PCED Certification Secretary
Executive Director
Southern Economic Development Council
