Eli Svaty

Eli Svaty is the executive director for the Seward County Development Corporation, a community development organization serving Southwest Kansas. Prior to this role, Eli spent fourteen years teaching English and College Composition at the high school and junior college levels. He holds a BA in Language and Literature and an MA in English.  He is a certified Strategic Doing Practitioner, a certified Ice-House Entrepreneurial Mindset Facilitator, and now a certified Destination Creation Facilitator.

Eli is passionate about the history of the Great Plains and serving the communities within this region. While he is no longer in a classroom every day, he loves the opportunity to teach through one-on-one sessions and group classes. Eli completed the Destination Creation workshop in January of 2021 and the Destination Bootcamp in February 2021.