Northwestern Indiana
Regional Planning Commission

 

 

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
effective July 1, 2007

UPDATED JANAURY 31, 2008

APPOINTING AUTHORITY

MEMBER

Lake County

City of Whiting  Mayor Joseph M. Stahura, Chairman
City of Crown Point Mayor Dan Uran

Lake County Commissioners

Roosevelt Allen, Jr., County Commissioner
Lake County Council Elsie Franklin
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, Executive Board
City of Hobart
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 Sherry Sury, Clerk-Treasurer
Town of Schererville  Perry Ferrini, Town Council
Town of Schneider Rich Wright, Town Council
Town of Winfield

 Michael De Normandie, Town Council

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 Susan Tochell, Town Council
Town of Trail Creek  Ron Lombard, Town Council
Executive Board
Town of Westville 

vacant
Town of Wanatah   Stephen E. Mockler, Clerk-Treasurer, Executive Board

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 Robert M. Perrine, 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 Valasquez
Town of Porter  William Sexton, Town Council
Union Township Trustee Anthony Pampalone, Trustee

Porter Township Trustee

Edward Morales, Trustee

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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