CDI Central is part of a national network of Community Development Institutes. For information on the other Institutes, see the information below:
February 24-27, 2026 (Year 1)
June 8-11, 2026 (Year 2)
September 28-October 1, 2026 (Year 3)
Louisiana Tech University –聽Shreveport-Bossier
Bossier City, LA
Director: Jessica Hemingway, PCED and Lisa Johnson
cdila@bossierchamber.com
318.746.0252
March 2-5, 2026
Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
Director: Kay Fitzsimons
Kay.L.Fitzsimons@lonestar.edu
832.813.6623
July 20-24, 2026
The Riverside Hotel
Boise, ID
Director: Jerry Miller
jerry.miller@commerce.idaho.gov
208-287-0780
March 23-26, 2026
University of Delaware
Biden School of Public Policy and Administration
Wilmington, Delaware
Roger Hesketh, PCED
302-573-4422
rogergh@udel.edu
August 10-13, 2026
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
June 8-11, 2026
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