Board of Directors

Isaac Blue

President

Representative Member- First Farmers Bank & Trust since 2023

Janice Hernandez

Vice-President

At-Large Member Since 2015

Owner of Professional Employment Partners

Autumn Ferch

Secretary

At-Large Member since 2021

 

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

Casandra Garbas

Representative Member - 1st Source Bank since 2026

Dave Pearman

Representative Member - Starke County Council 2026

Dave Howell

Representative Member- Kankakee Valley REMC

Don Binkley

Representative Member - Starke County Board of Commissioners 2025

J.R. Hicks

CEO of JW Hicks- Member since 2026

Katie Eaton

Representative Member - Nipsco 2025

Kay Gudeman

Representative Member from Starke County Council since 2020

Jerry Gurrado

Representative Member -  Starke County Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Kelly Shepherd

Representative Member - North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation Superintendent since 2023

Melissa Mitchell

Representative Member - HealthLinc