CDI Central is part of a national network of Community Development Institutes. For information on the other Institutes, see the information below:
CDI Central: Louisiana (Satellite Site)
2025 Dates TBA
Louisiana Tech University – Shreveport-Bossier
Bossier City, LA
Director: Jessica Hemingway, PCED and Lisa Johnson
cdila@bossierchamber.com
318.746.0252
https://www.bossierchamber.com/community-sustainability/cdi-central-in-louisiana/
CDI Texas
March 3-6, 2025
Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
Director: Kay Fitzsimons
Kay.L.Fitzsimons@lonestar.edu
832.813.6623
www.lonestar.edu/cdi.htm
CDI Northwest
July 21-25, 2025
The Riverside Hotel
Boise, ID
Director: Jerry Miller
jerry.miller@commerce.idaho.gov
208-287-0780
https://commerce.idaho.gov/communities/northwest-community-development-institute/i/
CDI Mid-Atlantic
2025 Dates TBA
University of Delaware
Biden School of Public Policy and Administration
Wilmington, Delaware
Roger Hesketh
302-573-4422
rogergh@udel.edu
www.bidenschool.udel.edu
CDI Midwest
August 11-14, 2025
Western Illinois University
Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs
Moline, IL
Co-Directors: Christopher D. Merrett, Ph.D. & Sandy Wittig, MBA
309.298.2281
info@midwestcdi.org
www.midwestcdi.org
CDI Southeast
June 9-12, 2025
University of Alabama
Bryant Conference Center
Tuscaloosa, AL
Director: Mary Patterson, CPA, SHRM-CP, PCED
Teaching Innovation and Digital Education
205.348.7049
mepatterson1@ua.edu