Darren Peterson, downtown Noblesville business owner and 24-year resident, will run for Noblesville Common Council, At-Large in the May 2019 primary.
Peterson
Peterson is the President of Peterson Architecture, a full service architectural and planning firm founded in downtown Noblesville over 21 years ago. Locally, Peterson is the current board President of Nickel Plate Arts, Treasurer of Noblesville Main Street, a board member of Keep Noblesville Beautiful and a member of all four Hamilton County Business Chambers of Commerce.
“It’s time to start planning for Noblesville’s future using an innovative lens. I’m ready to work collaboratively, take on challenges and find solutions that make sense for all of us. Given my background from business to arts to project activation in the community, I have proven my leadership from strategy to execution on countless projects. I’m ready to take that experience, expertise and knowledge to Noblesville at the city level,” Peterson said.
Peterson has already started transforming Noblesville, not only as an architect, but as an artist. He has a passion for making a difference. In the spring of 2018, Peterson conceptualized and carried out the artwork covering the crosswalks at Forest Park in a partnership project with Noblesville Parks.
Most notably, Peterson has been the driving force behind creating and executing several successful events and projects in Noblesville. These include: Noblesville Main Street’s Thursday market, which evolved into Meals from the Market, a great example of alley and lost space activation; CanStruction, a non-perishable food sculpture event that has donated over 20,000 cans to local food pantries in the last five years and has been instrumental in transforming the annual Duck Race into a Festival celebrating the White River.
As a Noblesville Councilperson, Peterson will be an active and vocal advocate for historically sensitive, intelligent and sustainable growth to evolve into an even stronger and safer community. He is married to Jennifer Roberts and is the proud father of two daughters, Emily and Ava, both Noblesville High School graduates, now attending Ball State University. Peterson enjoys creating opportunities for youth and people to get more involved in the community. As a business owner, he’s been a host to several college and high school interns. Peterson has also been a certified cake decorating instructor to over 450 students.
Accomplishments
- 2014 Noblesville Chamber of Commerce, Business Person of the Year, Winner
- 2014 Noblesville Main Street, Board Member of the Year
- 2015 Noblesville Corporate Volunteer of the Year
- 2017 Legacy Fund Community Pillar Award Winner
To learn more, visit the campaign’s Facebook page and Twitter profile, or go online to electpetersonnoblesville.com.