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.
Lake County Commissioners
Robert Carnahan Town of Cedar Lake Councilman Peter Land City of Crown Point MayorRobert Starkey Town of Dyer CouncilmanAnthony Copeland City of East Chicago MayorJerome Prince City of Gary MayorRick Ryfa Town of Griffith CouncilmanThomas M. McDermott, Jr. City of Hammond MayorThomas Black Town of Highland CouncilmanBrian Snedecor City of Hobart MayorKyle W. Allen, Sr. Lake County Commission CommissionerRandall Niemeyer Lake County Council CouncilmanBill Emerson, Jr. Lake County Surveyor SurveyorBill Carroll City of Lake Station MayorJohn Yelkich Town of Lowell CouncilmanRichard Hardaway Town of Merrillville CouncilmanWendy Mis Town of Munster Clerk-TreasurerSharon Szwedo Town of New Chicago CouncilwomanGerald Swets Town of St. John CouncilmanTom Schmitt Town of Schererville CouncilmanJack Jeralds II Town of Schneider CouncilmanSteve Spebar City of Whiting MayorTim Clayton Town of Winfield Councilman |
La Porte County Commissioners
Untitled Town of Kingsbury VacantDuane Arndt Town of Kingsford Heights Clerk TreasurerLisa Rosenkranz Town of LaCrosse CouncilwomanThomas Dermody City of La Porte MayorConnie Gramarossa La Porte County Commission La Porte County CommissionerJustin Kiel La Porte County Council CouncilmanAnthony Hendricks La Porte County Surveyor SurveyorRobert LeMay Town of Long Beach CouncilmanDaina Dumbrys Town of Michiana Shores CouncilwomanDuane Parry City of Michigan City MayorRegina Ruddell Town of Pottawattomie Park CouncilwomanJoshleen Denham Town of Trail Creek Clerk-TreasurerDenise Ebert Town of Wanatah Clerk-TreasurerLori Mercer Town of Westville Clerk-Treasurer |
Porter County Commissioners
Ellen Hundt Town of Beverly Shores Clerk TreasurerJane Jordan Town of Burns Harbor Clerk-TreasurerJames G. Ton Town of Chesterton CouncilmanJeannette Bapst Town of Dunes Acres Clerk-TreasurerDavid Peeler Town of Hebron CouncilmanRobert Forster Town of Kouts Town Council PresidentScott Kingan Town of Ogden Dunes CouncilmanUntitled Town of Pines VacantSue Lynch City of Portage MayorDon Craft Town of Porter CouncilmanBarb Regnitz Porter County Commission CommissionerRonald (Red) Stone Porter County Council CouncilmanKevin Breitzke Porter County Surveyor SurveyorEdward Morales Porter Township TrusteeGeorge Topoll Union Township TrusteeMatt Murphy City of Valparaiso Mayor |
NIRPC Attorney
David Hollenbeck Attorney Blachly, Tabor, Bozik & Hartman, LLC |
