The Columbus Redevelopment Department has announced that Kelly Geckler will serve as its Project Coordinator. Heather Pope, department director, says the position “will assist the Commission’s implementation efforts of various public and private improvement projects to further grow the City’s economic base.” Geckler is set to serve as a community advocate to build awareness of redevelopment issues, participate in special project teams and assist in conducting studies of future projects in Columbus.

Officials say that Geckler, a Columbus resident of 16 years, has been involved with various community organizations. These include Turning Point Domestic Violence Services, Dwellworks LLC, Lincoln Center Figure Skating Club, Energy Matters Community Coalition, Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation and First Presbyterian Church. She is currently a Board Member of the First Presbyterian Church Foundation and the Women’s Giving Circle of Bartholomew County.