About CDR

CDR is your resource to guide recreation, community, and professional development. With almost a decade of experience with planning, training, and research and public service in the parks and public lands world at Indiana University and the National Park Service lead consultant Layne Elliott’s experience includes:

Planning

Park system master plans:

  • Silver Creek Township 2025, Consultant
  • Salem, Indiana 2024, Project Manager
  • Borden, Indiana 2024, Project Manager
  • New Pekin, Indiana 2024, Project Manager
  • Orleans, Indiana 2024, Project Manager
  • Cary, North Carolina 2024, Project Team
  • Wabash, Indiana 2023, Project Manager
  • Huntingburg, Indiana 2023, Project Manager
  • Morgantown, Indiana 2023, Project Manager
  • Gary, Indiana 2023, Project Team
  • Aurora, Colorado 2022, Project Team
  • Monroe County, Indiana 2022, Project Manager
  • Marshall Township, Indiana 2022, Project Manager
  • Hudson, Ohio 2020, Project Team
  • La Junta, Colorado 2019, Project Team
  • Wabash, Indiana 2018, Project Manager
  • Monroe County 2018, Project Manager
  • Parker, Colorado 2017, Project Team

Other plans:

  • Wingate, Indiana Park Site Plan 2023, Project Team
  • Lincoln City Depot Conceptual Site Design Plan 2016, Project Manager

Research

  • Monon South Trail Visitor Use Study, Project Manager and Researcher 2025-present- 2025 report
  • Monon South Trail Economic Impact Assessment 2024-2025, Project Manager
  • Indiana Trails Study 2017-2018, Project Manager
  • American Battle Monuments Commission Visitor Use Study 2022-2024, Project Team
  • Lawrence County (IN) Parks Feasibility and Implementation Study 2021, Project Manager
  • National Park Service Facility Management Competencies 2022, Project Team

Training

  • Great Lakes Park Training Institute, Assistant Director- 2017-present
  • US Play Coalition, Conference on the Value of Play, Project Team- 2023-present
  • Playground Maintenance Technician Training Program, Coordinator 2023-2024
  • Santa Clara County Parks Customer Service Workshop, Co-facilitator- 2019
  • Recreational Sports Management Certificate Program, Author and Instructor
  • Fundamentals of Park Safety Certificate Program, Author and Instructor
  • Park and Recreation System Master Planning, Co-Author and Instructor
  • First-Line Supervisor Management Certificate Program, Instructor
  • Tourism Planning for Park and Recreation Agencies Certificate Program, Author and Instructor
  • Fundamentals in Interpretation Certificate Program, Co-Author
  • Knowing and Connecting to Your Audience e-course, Author

Public Service

  • Monroe County Environmental Resilience Commission, Member 2025- present
  • Indiana Parks Alliance, Board Member 2022- present