Board of Directors

Heather Ennis

Board Chair
Northwest Indiana Forum

Marisa Smoljan

Vice Chair
McMahon & Associates CPAs, P.C.

Ken Turner

Treasurer
PwC

Erica Maar

Secretary
The Lakeshore Group of Thrivent

Aaron McDermott

Latitude Co.

Al Spajer

National Mascot Hall of Fame

Brienne Hooker

Jasper Newton Foundation

Chris White

Independent Consultant

Crystal Cartwright

​1st Source Bank

Desila Rosetti

Organizational Development Solutions, Inc.​

Dr. Carolyn Whittier

​Valparaiso University​

Jeff Strack

Strack & VanTil Supermarkets

Jim Dye

Community Volunteer

Lynda Farris

Meijer

Matt Burden

Porter-Starke Services

Matthew Holowell

Shive-Hattery

Megan Richter

Key Bank

Melissa Deavers

Portage Township Schools

Meredith Mohlke

Purdue University Northwest​

Michael J. Jasaitis

Austgen Kuiper Jasaitis P.C.

Mike Schneider

Wintrust Commercial Banking​

Phil Taillon

City of Hammond

Raeann Trakas

Cleveland Cliffs

Ron Donahue

​InHealth​

Scott Casbon

First Merchants Bank

Sherri Ziller

Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority