Board of Directors

Janice Hernandez

President

At-Large Member Since 2015

Owner of Professional Employment Partners

Dave Howell

Vice-President

Representative Member – Kankakee Valley REMC since 2014

James W. Wagner

Secretary

Representative Member from 1987-2010
At-Large Member since 2011

Retired - CenturyLink

A.J. Gappa

Treasurer

Representative Member - School Superintendents from May 2011 to July 2017; At-Large Member since July 2017

Former Knox Community School Corporation Superintendent

Isaac Blue

Representative Member - First Farmers Bank & Trust since 2023

Sherry Cowen

Representative Member - Knox City Council since 2023

Denise Cultice

Representative Member - Starke County Plan Commission since 2022

Nancy Dembowski

At-Large Member since 1986; Director Emeritus since 2018

Brian Earnest

Representative Member - Hamlet Town Council since 2023

Mayor Dennis Estok

Representative Member - Mayor of City of Knox since 2016

Formerly: Representative Member - Mayor of Knox 2004-2007
Representative Member – Starke County Plan Commission -August 2009-December 2015

Autumn Ferch

At-Large Member since 2021
City of Knox Attorney

Mark Gourley

Representative Member - Starke County Board of Commissioners since 2021

Kay Gudeman

Representative Member from Starke County Council since 2020

Keith Nichols

Representative Member - Northwest Health Starke Hospital CEO since 2021

Dave Pearman

Representative Member from Starke County Council since 2023

William Reichhart

Representative Member - Knox Community School Corporation Superintendent since 2022

Christin Romine

Representative Member - Starke County Chamber of Commerce since 2020

John Rowe

Representative Member - North Judson Town Council since 2023

Christian Smith

Representative Member - 1st Source Bank since 2022

William J. Sonnemaker

Past President
At-Large Member 2003-2020; Director Emeritus since 2021
Retired - Lockheed Martin Corporation

Donald White

Past President

At-Large Member 2006-2022; Director Emeritus since 2023