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.

Organizational Chart

Jeff Bergman

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

Janie Meek

Office Administrator
E-mail: jmeek@columbus.in.gov