LINCOLN, NEB. (October 7, 2005)—Linda Fettig has been named director of the Nebraska Rural Development Commission (RDC). She has been with the Nebraska Department of Economic Development since 1993 as a field representative working with rural communities in central Nebraska. Previously, she served as director of the Putnam County Foundation, a grassroots community and economic development organization, Main Street coordinator, and engineering assistant with a consulting engineering firm specializing in assisting rural communities.

Fettig is a member of the Nebraska Development Network, the Nebraska Economic Developer’s Association, and CREATE2, Nebraska entrepreneurial development team. She also co-chairs the Nebraska Development Network Central Region, and is a member, past secretary, vice president and president of the Nebraska Chapter of the International Community Development Association.

She has a master’s degree in Leadership Development from Bellevue University, Bellevue, Neb., bachelor’s degree in Community Development with a minor in Business Administration from Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, a management certificate from Indian Hills Community College, and is a graduate of the Economic Development Institute.

Fettig and her husband, Hank, have two daughters and three grandchildren.

FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Linda Fettig at 308-749-2291, or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it