Board of Directors

Dave Howell

President

Representative Member- Kankakee Valley REMC since 2014

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

Bruce Bennett 

Representative Member - Starke County Council 2025

Jeff Berg

Representative Member- Knox City Council 2025

Don Binkley

Representative Member - Starke County Board of Commissioners 2025

Isaac Blue

Representative Member - First Farmers Bank & Trust since 2023

Katie Eaton

Representative Member - Nipsco 2025

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

Kay Gudeman

Representative Member from Starke County Council since 2020

Jerry Gurrado

Representative Member -  Starke County Chamber of Commerce

Melissa Mitchell

Representative Member - HealthLinc

Dave Pearman

At-Large Member 2025

Dr. Kelly Shepherd

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

Christian Smith

Representative Member - 1st Source Bank since 2022