The Pulaski County Community Development Commission (C.D.C.) was established on 19 December 1995 by a resolution of the County Commissioners. In 2023, the Board of Commissioners (Board) and Council adopted various ordinances and resolutions restructuring community-development operations and reorganizing the C.D.C.
Under the direct supervision and guidance of the C.D.C., the Department of Community Development provides staffing to the Pulaski County Advisory Commission on Industrial Development (ACID), Economic Development Commission (E.D.C.), Redevelopment Commission (R.C), and Tourism Advisory Committee (TAC) in addition to supporting the Board and Council. The Department of Community Development is responsible for implementing Pulaski County’s economic-development, community-development, and tourism-development efforts.
Commission Members
ACID
President: Doug Roth (2027), Vice-President: Jason Potthoff (2029), Secretary: Tim Fox (Winamac Power and Light, 2027); Bill Champion (Pulaski Co. Industrial Forum, 2026), John M. “Mike” McClure (County and building trades, 2029), Chelsea Smith (1st Source Bank, 2026)
All industrial-development commissioners are appointed by the Board to four-year terms and eligible for reappointment.
E.D.C
President: Al Breyfogle (Winamac Town Council nominee, Jan. 2029), Vice-President: Parker Fox (Council nominee, Jan. 2030), Secretary Christian Smith (Board nominee, Jan. 2027),
All economic-development commissioners are appointed by the Board to four-year terms, with one commissioner being nominated by the Council, and another by the fiscal body of the largest municipality in the county, and are eligible for reappointment.
R.C.
President: Brian Ledley (Council appointee), Vice-President: Brandi Larkin (Board appointee), Secretary: Katelyn Bierrum (Council); Stan Bennett (Board), Jon Frain (Board), Kyle Sefchek (Board), Isaiah Tidwell (Council); Joe Cunninghan (Board; non-voting advisory member representing local schools)
All redevelopment commissioners serve one-year terms and are eligible for reappointment; the non-voting advisor serves a two-year term.
TAC
President: Diana Day (Board appointee, 2027), Vice-President: Kelsie Zellers (Board, 2026), Secretary: Vernon Gillum (Council appointee, 2026); Beth Hargrove (Main Street Winamac appointee, 2027), Jeff Litke (The UPTOWN Project appointee, 2027), Anita Messer (Board, 2026), Tom Miller (Winamac Town Council appointee, 2026), Christie Nicholson (Council, 2027), David Scott (Winamac, 2027),
All TAC members serve two-year terms and are eligible for reappointment.
