CENTER TOWNSHIP OF HOWARD COUNTY - Key Persons


Alisha Davenport

Alisha has been with Center Township since the spring of 2014. She is one of our main Case Investigators and assists our clients with obtaining township assistance.

Anthony Hobbs

Anthony joined Team Trustee in July of 2022. He is currently serving as the Comptroller. His main obligations include payroll, yearly budgets and other various accounting activities. He has a Bachelor's in Business Management and MBA from Western Govener's University. He is a lifetime resident of Kokomo; truly enjoys giving back to the clients and is excited about how he can help serve the people in the community.

Brittney Malone

Job Titles:
  • Member of Our Front Office Staff
Brittney is the newest member of our Front office staff and within a few weeks, will soon be completing her orientation. She started at the beginning of October 2023.

Cameron Dessing

Cameron started at the Township in late June of 2022. He currently is Front Desk backup for the Trustee's office and will soon transition to running the Workfare Program as well.

Connie Longshore

Job Titles:
  • Township Assistance Investigator Supervisor
Connie has been working for the township since 1991 with over 25+years of township experience. Connie is the Township Assistance Investigator Supervisor where she not only takes client cases but oversees the investigator department as a whole. She instructs classes at our statewide Annual ITA Conference and leads with remarkable knowledge of all Indiana Standards and Guidelines.

Darla Pugh

Job Titles:
  • Chief Deputy
Darla Pugh is the Chief Deputy to Trustee Durham. She worked for the township in earlier years of her life, but returned to serve her community in 2009. Darla works closely with the Trustee and Team to ensure efficient operations of the office. You may find her at the front office overseeing the Workfare Department or at the front desk answering calls. The majority of her time is spent in her office working alongside of the Trustee or Comptroller. She is a 2017 Leadership Kokomo graduate. Darla is an Ivy Tech Graduate with an Associate Degree in Secretarial Science.

Derek Tuggle

Derek has been the Housing Inspector for the Center Township for over 20 years. He has vast experience and knowledge in inspecting rules and codes, as well as basic living standards.

Jerilynn Scott

Job Titles:
  • Team Trustee
Jerilynn became part of Team Trustee in June of 2022. She spent 8 years working in social service at Bona Vista of Kokomo .

Leslie Jones

She began her career at the Township in 2019 working the Front Desk along with running the Workfare Program. Then advanced to working alongside the Comptroller and Payee Administrator in the Admin Department as the Township Accounting Clerk. Leslie earned her Associate's Degree in Office Administration from Ivy Tech Kokomo and a Bachelor's in Business Management from Indiana Wesleyan University. She is excited about her future at the Township and hopes to serve the people of Kokomo for many years to come.

Susan Zincan

Susan has been with The Center Township since 2013 first as Intake Clerk and now is an Assistant with the Representative Payee Program. She takes genuine interest and care with her clients and it proves her years of experience in the social work field. Prior to Joining the Township she worked for the Welfare Department for over 25 years. After that she worked for United Way's 211. She is currently involved with a group that coordinates local food pantries.