Board of Directors

* denotes an executive committee member.

Business

Name Organization City State
Jeff Brant Brant Construction Schererville IN
Timothy Brust* Wille & Stiener Enterprises, Inc. Crown Point IN
Todd Dickard CB Richard Ellis Michigan City IN
Linda Hough* Craighead, Lange and Hough, P.C. Michigan City IN
Cynthia Powers Powers Realty, Inc. Gary IN
Diane Thalmann NIPSCO Merrillville IN
Curtis Whittaker Whittaker and Company Gary IN

Community

Name Organization City State
John Diederich Peoples Bank Munster IN
Heather Ennis Duneland Chamber of Commerce Chesterton IN
Chuck Hughes Gary Chamber of Commerce Gary IN
Dewey Pearman* Construction Advancement Foundation Portage IN
Pete Peuquet* Chester, Inc. & VEDC Valparaiso IN
Rex Richards Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce Valparaiso IN
Dave Ryan Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce Hammond IN
Charles Weaver Starke County Development Foundation Knox IN

Financial

Name Organization City State
Kevin Beres LaPorte Savings Bank Michigan City IN
Scott Casbon* Fifth Third Bank Merrillville IN
Dale Clapp Citizens Financial Bank Munster IN
David Corralez Chase Chesterton IN
Joel Gorelick Peoples Bank Munster IN
James Magera 1st Source Bank Chesterton IN
Helen Pennington Harris Bank Crown Point IN
David Stephenson Horizon Bank Merrillville IN
Tom Wilk Centier Bank Merrillville IN

Government

Name Organization City State
Tim Gropp Greater LaPorte Economic Development Corporation LaPorte IN
Mark McLaughlin Hammond Development Corporation Hammond IN
Cecile Petro Town of Highland Highland IN
Jim Staton IEDC Crown Point IN
John Regetz Michigan City Economic Development Corp. Michigan City IN
Terra Samuel City of East Chicago Economic & Business Development East Chicago IN

* Executive Committee Members

Scott Casbon Chair
Dewey Pearman Vice Chair
Linda Hough Treasurer
Tim Brust
Secretary
Pete Peuquet

Past Chair

 

 

Executive Director & President
Tom Galovic
Regional Development Company
Valparaiso
IN
Legal Counsel Brian Hittinger Kreig DeVault LLP Schererville IN


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