CDAC, Inc. is a family-owned business providing good, clean family entertainment and has been in the carnival industry for 40 years. We have been providing carnival rides, games, and food concessions for some festivals such as the
Kewanee Hog Days Festival
for 36 years,
Pekin Marigold Festival
for 33 years, and
The Festival of Lights in East Peoria
for 27 years and fairs such as the
Rock Island County Fair
for 27 years, the
Knox County Fair
for 15 years, and the
Mercer County Fair
for 26 years. We have recently expanded our route to include some Iowa dates which includes Muscatine
Great River Days
and
LeClaire Tug Fest
.
Our Management Team:
Don Pusey
, the company president, worked ten years for Caterpillar, Inc. and has recently retired as the Assist. Chief of Tuscarora Fire Dept. where he served for twenty years. He is also a past president of the Showmen's League of America, St. Louis Chapter and recently retired as Treasurer of the organization.
Debbie Pusey
, office manager, retired from Caterpillar in 2000 with thirty years. Debbie is also a former member of the IL Ride Safety Board, which is a four member board appointed by the governor that develops rules that the Ride Safety Division enforces.
Deanna Pusey
, concessions manager, graduated from Southern IL University with a bachelor of Arts & Sciences and a double minor in Women's Studies and Sociology. Deanna is the forth generation in a family of carnival owners.
Nicholas Konkey,
ride supervisor, graduated from Wyoming Tech with a degree in diesel mechanics. Nicholas has been in the carnival industry his entire life gaining the knowledge to keep our company running smoothly and our rides at our safest.
Don & Deanna at the Barry Apple Festival Car Show.
Don & Debbie
Deanna & Nicholas