Welcome to our Planning Department staff page. We look forward to working with you. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with your questions or concerns. For general inquiries you can also reach us at planning@columbus.in.gov.

Jeff Bergman, AICP
Planning Director
E-mail: jbergman@columbus.in.gov

Melissa Begley, AICP
Assistant Director
E-mail: mbegley@columbus.in.gov

Ashley Beckort
MPO Manager
E-mail: ashleybeckort@columbus.in.gov

Chelsea Cottingham, CFM
Floodplain Manager
E-mail: ccottingham@columbus.in.gov

Jesse Boshell
Senior Planner
E-mail: jboshell@columbus.in.gov
Senior Planner
E-mail: kbehrman@columbus.in.gov

Desiree Aldrich
Senior Planner
E-mail: daldrich@columbus.in.gov

Andres Nieto
Associate Planner
E-mail: anieto@columbus.in.gov

Audrey Lewis
Planning Technician
E-mail: alewis@columbus.in.gov