Angela Peyton Executive Director
Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission (GWRPC) Executive Director, Angela Peyton is a graduate from Carmi White County High School and studied business/accounting at Southeastern Illinois college. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from University of Cumberlands, Kentucky. Angela is a Certified Community Action Professional with experience in economic workforce growth and community relations. The first at large region project for the new Executive Director will be updating the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) plan. Angela looks forward to collaborating with community leaders, private sector, public sector, and the community in the planning process. The Planning Commission’s main objective is to assist in building regional capacity through infrastructure, that in return contributes to communities’ success.
Taegan Garner
Community Development Coordinator
Taegan Garner is from Olney, IL and a graduate from the University of Southern Indiana, majoring in Sociology and Political Science. At USI, Taegan was the Student Body President, running The Student Government Association. Also, her interest in rural development has driven her research in rural migration and development.
Jeff Vaughan
Grant Administrator
Jeff Vaughan joined the Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission in July of 2022. A 2010 graduate of Fairfield Community High School, he has lived in the GWRPC service area for his entire life on farmland southeast of Fairfield; Vaughan graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in Radio/Television. Past jobs include working on his family’s farm, reporting for the Wayne County Press, and broadcasting news and sports on WFIW/WOKZ Radio in Wayne County.
Sarah Mann
Consulting Director
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