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Membership

Membership on the NIRPC Board of Commissioners is specified in state law.  Each County Board of Commissioners, County Council and County Surveyor, and the 41 municipalities has an appointment to the Board.   The Governor also appoints a representative to NIRPC.   Every appointment must be an elected official.  

NIRPC Membership
2008

Appointing Authority   Member
Lake County    
City of Whiting  Mayor Joseph M. Stahura, Chairman
City of Crown Point Mayor David Uran
Lake County Commissioners   Roosevelt Allen, Jr., County Commissioner
Lake County Council Jerome Prince, County Council
Lake County Surveyor   George Van Til, County Surveyor
Town of Cedar Lake   Patricia Wisniewski, Town Council
Town of Dyer    Robert Rybicki, Town Council
City of East Chicago   Myrna Maldonado, City Council
City of Gary   Shirley Stanford, City Council
Town of Griffith  Stanley Dobosz, Town Council, Secretary
City of Hammond    Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr.
Town of Highland    Michael Griffin, Clerk-Treasurer, Exec. Board
City of Hobart Mayor Brian Snedecor
City of Lake Station   Mayor Keith Soderquist
Town of Lowell   Judith Walters, Clerk-Treasurer
Town of Merrillville    Shawn M. Pettit, Town Council, Executive Board
Town of Munster    David F. Shafer, Clerk-Treasurer
Town of New Chicago   Dennis Bastin, Town Council
Town of St. John   Michael Forbes, Town Council
Town of Schererville  Perry Ferrini, Town Council
Town of Schneider Rich Wright, Town Council
Town of Winfield    Michael DeNormandie, Town Council
     
Porter County    
City of Valparaiso Mayor H. Jonathan Costas, Vice-Chairman
Porter County Commissioners   Robert Harper, County Commissioner
Porter County Council   Dan Whitten, County Councilman
Porter County Surveyor Kevin Breitzke, County Surveyor
Executive Board
Town of Beverly Shores Geof Benson, Town Council
Town of Burns Harbor T. Clifford Fleming, Town Council
Town of Chesterton    David Cincoski, Town Council, Executive Board
Town of Dune Acres John Sullivan, Town Council
Town of Hebron  Kelly Teel, Town Council
Town of Kouts  David Brooks, Town Council
Town of Ogden Dunes    Eric Kurtz, Town Council
Town of The Pines Cathi Murray, Town Council
City of Portage   Mayor Olga Velazquez
Town of Porter    William Sexton, Town Council
Union Township Trustee   Anthony Pampalone, Trustee
Porter Township Trustee   Edward Morales, Trustee
La Porte County    
La Porte County Council Jerry Cooley, County Councilman, Treasurer
La Porte County Commissioners   Mike Bohacek, County Commissioner
La Porte County Surveyor   Robert Przybylinski, County Surveyor
Town of Kingsbury   Ed Ritter, Town Council
Town of Kingsford Heights  Rosalie A. Jacobs, Clerk-Treasurer
Town of La Crosse   vacant
City of La Porte Mayor Kathy Chroback
Town of Long Beach  Robert Schaefer, Town Council
Town of Michiana Shores Steve Millick, Clerk-Treasurer
City of Michigan City   Mayor Charles E. Oberlie
Town of Pottawattamie Park   Michael Sloan, Town Council
Town of Trail Creek    Ron Lombard, Town Council
Executive Board
Town of Westville    vacant
Town of Wanatah     Stephen E. Mockler, Clerk-Treasurer
Others    
State of Indiana    
Governor of Indiana Appointee * State Rep. Chester Dobis, Executive Board
     
Ex-Officio Membership    
INDOT Commissioner   Karl Browning
NW Indiana Transit Operators   Jerry Hanas, NICTD
     
Staff    
Executive Director     John A. Swanson
Attorney   David Hollenbeck

 

 
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Last Updated: July 7, 2008

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