The Center for Rural Development
Management Team

Lonnie Lawson, President & CEO
Charley Simpson, Executive Vice President & CIO
Jim Tackett, Associate Vice President of Leadership, Education & Training
Michael Cornett, Director of Marketing & Public Relations
Larry R. Combs, Director of Business Services
Susan Garrett, Director of Business & Finance
Sharon Hickman, Director of Human Resources
Dianna Winstead, Associate Director of Arts & Culture
Jessica Melton, Youth/Rogers Scholars Program Manager
Laura Glover, Director of Sales & Events
Rob Kennedy, Director of Homeland Security Training Programs