Nelson Peters
Allen County Commissioner
Nelson Peters was re-elected to a second term as 1st District Allen County Commissioner in November 2008. He first took office on January 1, 2005, and currently serves as secretary of the Board of Commissioners.
Peters holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor's Degree in Public Affairs, both from Indiana University.
He is also a partner in Calico Precision Molding, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
As Commissioner, Peters has served as a member of the Allen County Plan Commission, the Allen County Community Corrections Board, the Maumee River Basin Commission, the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, the Alliance Board and as President of the Allen County Emergency Management Advisory Board.
His community involvement has included memberships on the Salvation Army Board of Directors, board of the Chandler's Landing Association, the Faith Baptist Church Board of Managers, the Northeast Indiana Easter Seals Board of Directors, United Hispanic-Americans and the board of Park Center, Inc.
Peters is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and an associate faculty member at Concordia University and the IPFW School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
Peters lives in the Chandler's Landing addition in St. Joseph Township with his wife, Tammy, and his children, Nelson and Chelsea.