UPCOMING REGIONAL CDIs
The Midwest CDI is part of a national network of training sites. The first CDI was launched in Arkansas in 1987. There are currently three other sites across the U.S.: Central CDI, Northwest CDI, and Texas CDI. The Community Development Council, a national non-profit organization, oversees the CDIs and also administers the Professional Community and Economic Developer certification. For more information about the CDC, visit their website.
The core curriculum is the same at all CDI sites. It is possible for an individual to take Year One in one location, Year Two in another, and Year Three at a third site, and still be prepared for the PCED exam. Sometimes called “fast-tracking,” this allows an individual to complete the training and qualify for the PCED certification exam sooner.
CDI Central
July 31-August 4, 2023
Managing Director: Shelby Fiegel
University of Central Arkansas
201 Donaghey Avenue
Brewer-Hegeman 102
Conway, AR 72035
Email: sfiegel@uca.edu
Phone: 501.450.5269
2023 Training Dates:
July 31-August 4
Brewer Hegeman Conference Center
University of Central Arkansas
201 Donaghey Avenue
Conway, AR 72035
2023 PCED Exam Dates:
March 14 (1 p.m. CST)
Brewer Hegeman Conference Center
201 Donaghey Avenue
Conway, AR 72035
October 2023 (1 p.m. CST)
Brewer Hegeman Conference Center
201 Donaghey Avenue
Conway, AR 72035
CDI Northwest
July 10-14, 2023
Director: Jerry Miller
Idaho Commerce
700 West State Street, Boise, ID 83702
Email: jerry.miller@commerce.idaho.gov
Phone: (208) 287-0780
2023 PCED Exam Date:
July 14
The Riverside Hotel
2900 W. Chinden Boulevard
Garden City, ID 83714
CDI Mid-Atlantic
July 24-27, 2023
Director: Roger Hesketh
University of Delaware
Biden School of Public Policy & Administration
100 W. 10th Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Email: rogergh@udel.edu
Phone: 302.573.4422
2023 Training Dates:
July 24-27
Community Education Building
University of Delaware
1200 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
CDI Texas
March 6-9, 2023
Director: Kay Fitzsimons
Lone Star College
5000 Research Forest Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77381
Email: kay.l.fitzsimons@lonestar.edu
Phone: 832.813.6623
Lone Star Community Building
Lone Star College-System Office
The Woodlands, TX
2023 PCED Exam Dates:
March 10 (10 a.m. CST)
Lone Star Community Building
Lone Star College-System Office The Woodlands
5000 Research Forest Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77381
CDI Southeast
June 12-15, 2019
Director: Mary Patterson, CPA, SHRM-CP
College of Continuing Studies
The University of Alabama
240 Paul W. Bryant Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Email: mpatterson@ccs.ua.edu
Phone:205.348.7049
2023 Training Dates:
June 12-15
Bryant Conference Center
The University of Alabama
240 Paul W. Bryant Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487