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Indiana Statewide Economic Development Organizations

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Indiana Economic Development Corporation

Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs

U.S. Department of Agriculture/Rural Development

Indiana Economic Development Corporation

Victor Smith, Secretary of Commerce, CEO Phone: (317) 232-8992	Eric Doden, President Phone: (317) 234-3565
Chad Pittman, Executive Vice President Phone: (317) 233-4459	Charlie Sparks, Vice President Business Dev. Phone: (317) 233-5122
Kelly Harrington Nicholl, VP of Marketing (317) 232-4950	Eric Shields, Policy Director Phone: (317) 234-3997
Mindy Kenworthy, Dir. New Bus. Dev. Phone: (317) 234-4088	Kent Anderson, Dir. International Bus. Dev. Phone: (317-234-8002
Kai Chuck, International Prj. Manager Phone: (317) 232-8846	Salena-Lorine Lee, International Prj. Manager Phone: (317) 232-8845
Pam Fisher, Dir. Regulatory Affairs Phone: (317) 232-8893	Kim Roderer, Operations Manager Phone: (317) 232-8850
Fran Valentine, Business Dev. Coordinator Phone: (317) 233-9658	Jacob Schpok, Interim Dir. Small Bus. Dev. Ctr. Phone: (317) 234-2086
Special Initiatives
Erin Schneider, Research, Film Dev. Phone: (317) 234-2087	Chris Eckerle, Life Science Phone: (317) 232-5297
Rollie Helmling, Automotive and Motorsports Phone: (317) 232-8894	Laurie Morone, Compliance Officer & Counsel Phone: (317) 233-5390
*Regional Contacts*
Central Region: Director: Mindy Kenworthy (317) 232-5297 Project Managers: Ben Bontrager: (317) 233-3040 Eric Levenhagen: (317) 232-8816 Molly Whitehead: (317) 232-8825	North Central Region: Director: David Behr (574) 288-6834
	Northeast Region: Director: Brook Steed (260) 436-3000 Senior Project Manager: Linda Fortner: (260) 469-4468
Northwest Region: Director: Jim Staton (219) 644-3694	Southwest Region: Director: Vacant
Southeast Region: Director: Trevor Lane (812) 346-1895 Project Manager: Wanda Heath: (812) 346-1937 Administrative Coordinator: Sarah Salisbury: (812) 346-1715

Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs

Community Affairs: Director Michael Thissen One North Capitol Ave., Suite 600 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (800) 824-2476	Northwest Community Liaison: Gerry White Phone: (317) 694-8372 E-mail: gewhite@ocra.in.gov
North Central Community Liaison: Steven Ray Phone: (317) 460-4234 E-mail: sray@ocra.in.gov	Northeast Community Liaison: Ryan Shrack Phone: (317) 607-4821 E-mail: rshrack@ocra.in.gov
East Central Liaison: Susie Ripley Phone: (317) 416-3281 E-mail: sripley@ocra.in.gov	West Central Community Liaison: Jill Curry Phone: (317) 450-5078 E-mail: jcurry@ocra.in.gov
Southwest Community Liaison: Ellen Harper Phone: (317) 439-8905 E-mail: eharper@ocra.in.gov	South Central Community Liaison: Matthew Crouch Phone: (317) 750-7670 E-mail: mcrouch@ocra.in.gov
Southeast Community Liaison: Erica Speer Phone: (317) 690-9736 E-mail: ebright@ocra.in.gov

U.S. Department of Agriculture/Rural Affairs

State Office (Serving Carroll, Cass, Marion, Newton, and White Counties) Philip Lehmkuhler, State Director 5981 Lakeside Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46279-1996 Phone: (317) 290-3100 ext. 4 E-mail: philip.lehmkuhler@in.usda.gov	Columbia City Area Office (Serving Adams, Allen, Dekalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Miami, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley Counties) Thomas Bernhard, Area Director 788 W. Connexion Way, Suite E Columbia City, IN 46725-0699 Phone: (260) 244-6266, Ext. 4 E-mail: thomas.bernhard@in.usda.gov
North Vernon Area Office (Serving Bartholomew, Clark, Dearborn, Decatur, Floyd, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, Shelby, Switzerland, and Washington Counties) Larry Adams, Area Director 2600 Highway 7 North North Vernon, IN 47265 Phone: (812) 346-3411, Ext 4 E-mail: larry.e.adams@in.usda.gov	Bloomfield Area Office (Serving Brown, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Sullivan, and Vigo Counties) Steven Wilson, Area Director 104 CR 70 E, Suite C Bloomfield, In 47424-8730 Phone: (812) 384-4634, Ext. 4 E-mail: steve.wilson@in.usda.gov
Muncie Area Office (Servicing Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Jay, Madison, Randolph, Rush, Tipton, Union, and Wayne Counties) Anthony Kirkland, Area Director 3641 N. Briarwood Lane Muncie, IN 47304 Phone: (765) 747-5531, Ext. 4 E-mail: anthony.kirkland@in.usda.gov	Crawfordsville Area Office (Serving Benton, Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, and Warren Counties) John Anthrop, Loan Specialist 2036 Lebanon Road Crawfordsville, IN 47933 Phone: (765) 362-0405, Ext. 4 E-mail: john.anthrop@in.usda.gov
Jasper Area Office (Serving Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Harrison, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Viggo, and Warrick Counties) Wayne Dubble, Area Specialist 1486 Executive Blvd. Jasper, IN 47546-9300 Phone: (812) 482-1171, Ext. 4 E-mail: wayne.dubble@in.usda.gov	Knox Area Office (Serving Elkhart, Fulton, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, and Starke Counties) Melissa Christiansen, Area Specialist 1406 S. Heaton St. Knox, IN 46534-2314 Phone: (574) 772-3066 E-mail: melissa.christiansen@in.usda.gov

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