IA

There are two people who could be considered "ring leaders"-Lane Palmer of IDED and Dorman Otte of USDA.

ID

Jan Peter Blickenstaff chairs the group, sets the agenda, mails notices, makes arrangements, finds speakers for special topics. We keep the minutes and update and print the Advantage Handbook.

IN

In Rural Development Council.

KS

Seems equally shared.

KY

It has been a group effort to this point.

MN

I conduct and chair these meetings.

MO

Sallie Hemenway.

MT

The team votes on team leader. This leader conducts the meetings in a formal matter, with minutes taken and notices mailed to each participating member.

NV

A coordinator with the Rural Community Assistance Corporation.

NM

We rotate the leadership role.

ND

Typically, Lonnie Hoffer is the ringleader since our team put together a joint application with Hazard Mitigation (except in 1998 since we don't know yet what the funding will be). In other instances, I will contact Lonnie to call a team meeting when we have CDBG disaster projects ready for review.

OR

The Oregon Economic Development Dept coordinates the effort. Together, these groups have contributed to an "Inventory of Local Infrastructure and Community Facilities Needs for Economic and Community Development in Oregon" which has just been published to determine financing needs, available revenues, and funding shortfalls in next 4-5 years.

RI

Informally, Michael Tondra.

SC

Sam Cargill.

TN

I talk to everyone as needed.

UT

There is a coordinator of our rural development group mentioned earlier who will likely function as the "ring-leader" when we get it up and functional in the future.