The former Carroll Chamber of Commerce and Carroll Area Development Corporation (CADC) Executive Director, Shannon Landauer, CEcD, has been elected to serve as President of the Professional Developers of Iowa (PDI) for 2022. “It is really a special time to have the opportunity to serve as the president of Professional Developers of Iowa,” Landauer says. “I follow many of my mentors in leading the organization. With the leadership of Governor Reynolds and Director Durham, we have a significant amount of money being invested in the state for community development and infrastructure projects to support economic development efforts. Aligning the objective of PDI to be a premier organization and connecting our members to information will be priorities throughout the year. I appreciate having this opportunity and look forward to being connected to the members throughout the year,” Landauer adds. The elections took place at their recent annual meeting and Landauer, who is now the President and CEO of the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation, was joined by three other newly elected officers: Drew Kamp, President and CEO of Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce, who will serve as Vice President; Kay Snyder, Communications Director for the Iowa Area Development Group, is the new Treasurer; and James Hoelscher, CEcD, Senior Program Manager at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Institute for Decision Making, is the sitting Past President. PDI was founded in 1973 and currently has more than 300 members. They are dedicated to advancing the professionalism of economic development and its members through a wide range of programs and services.
