Executive Board / Full Commission

The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission is governed by a 53-member Commission composed of elected officials from all its municipalities and counties (22 from Lake County, 16 from Porter County, and 14 from La Porte County) as well as a Governor’s appointee. NIRPC has an Executive Board consisting of 11 of those members. The membership and governance of NIRPC is organized under Indiana Code 36-7-7.6.

NIRPC Executive Board
Richard Hardaway
Chairperson

Town of Merrillville Councilman

Thomas Dermody
Vice Chairperson

City of La Porte Mayor

Sue Lynch
Secretary

City of Portage Mayor

Wendy Mis
Treasurer

Clerk Treasurer Town of Munster

Kyle Allen, Jr.

Lake County Commissioner

Breitzke Kevin

Porter County Surveyor

Denise Ebert

Town of Wanatah Clerk Treasurer

Bill Emerson

Lake County Surveyor

Justin Kiel
Immediate Past Chair

La Porte County Councilman

James G. Ton
Town of Chesterton Councilman
Jim Pressel
Governor of Indiana Appointee State Representative
Ty Warner
NIRPC Executive Director
 
Lake County Commissioners
Robert Carnahan
Town of Cedar Lake

Councilman

Town of Cedar Lake
Peter Land
City of Crown Point

Mayor

City of Crown Point
Robert Starkey
Town of Dyer

Councilman

Town of Dyer
Anthony Copeland
City of East Chicago

Mayor

City of East Chicago
Jerome Prince
City of Gary

Mayor

City of Gary
Rick Ryfa
Town of Griffith

Councilman

Town of Griffith
Thomas M. McDermott, Jr.
City of Hammond

Mayor

City of Hammond
Thomas Black
Town of Highland

Councilman

Town of Highland
Brian Snedecor
City of Hobart

Mayor

City of Hobart
Kyle W. Allen, Sr.
Lake County Commission

Commissioner

Lake County Commission
Randall Niemeyer
Lake County Council

Councilman

Lake County Council
Bill Emerson, Jr.
Lake County Surveyor

Surveyor

Lake County Surveyor
Bill Carroll
City of Lake Station

Mayor

City of Lake Station
John Yelkich
Town of Lowell

Councilman

Town of Lowell
Richard Hardaway
Town of Merrillville

Councilman

Town of Merrillville
Wendy Mis
Town of Munster

Clerk-Treasurer

Town of Munster
Sharon Szwedo
Town of New Chicago

Councilwoman

Town of New Chicago
Gerald Swets
Town of St. John

Councilman

Town of St. John
Tom Schmitt
Town of Schererville

Councilman

Town of Schererville
Jack Jeralds II
Town of Schneider

Councilman

Steve Spebar
City of Whiting

Mayor

City of Whiting
Tim Clayton
Town of Winfield

Councilman

Town of Winfield
 
La Porte County Commissioners
Untitled
Town of Kingsbury

Vacant

Duane Arndt
Town of Kingsford Heights

Clerk Treasurer

Lisa Rosenkranz
Town of LaCrosse

Councilwoman

Thomas Dermody
City of La Porte

Mayor

City of LaPorte
Connie Gramarossa
La Porte County Commission

La Porte County Commissioner

LaPorte County Board of Commissioners
Justin Kiel
La Porte County Council

Councilman

LaPorte County Council
Anthony Hendricks
La Porte County Surveyor

Surveyor

LaPorte County Surveyor
Robert LeMay
Town of Long Beach

Councilman

Town of Long Beach
Daina Dumbrys
Town of Michiana Shores

Councilwoman

Town of Michiana Shores
Duane Parry
City of Michigan City

Mayor

City of Michigan City
Regina Ruddell
Town of Pottawattomie Park

Councilwoman

Town of Pottawattomie Park
Joshleen Denham
Town of Trail Creek

Clerk-Treasurer

Town of Trail Creek
Denise Ebert
Town of Wanatah

Clerk-Treasurer

Town of Wanatah
Lori Mercer
Town of Westville

Clerk-Treasurer

Town of Westville
 
Porter County Commissioners
Ellen Hundt
Town of Beverly Shores

Clerk Treasurer

Town of Beverly Shores
Jane Jordan
Town of Burns Harbor

Clerk-Treasurer

Town of Burns Harbor
James G. Ton
Town of Chesterton

Councilman

Town of Chesterton
Jeannette Bapst
Town of Dunes Acres

Clerk-Treasurer

Town of Dune Acres
David Peeler
Town of Hebron

Councilman

Town of Hebron
Robert Forster
Town of Kouts

Town Council President

Town of Kouts
Scott Kingan
Town of Ogden Dunes

Councilman

Town of Ogden Dunes
Untitled
Town of Pines

Vacant

Town of Pines
Sue Lynch
City of Portage

Mayor

City of Portage
Don Craft
Town of Porter

Councilman

Town of Porter
Barb Regnitz
Porter County Commission

Commissioner

Porter County Commission
Ronald (Red) Stone
Porter County Council

Councilman

Porter County Council
Kevin Breitzke
Porter County Surveyor

Surveyor

Porter County Surveyor
Edward Morales
Porter Township

Trustee

George Topoll
Union Township

Trustee

Matt Murphy
City of Valparaiso

Mayor

City of Valparaiso
 
Governor's Appointee
Jim Pressel
Indiana State Representative
NIRPC Attorney
David Hollenbeck
Attorney
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