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:: Current Commission Members
Honorable Jon Costas
(Chair) Represents District 1 until June 30, 2009
Jon Costas was elected as Valparaiso's 26th mayor in November
2003. Prior to being elected mayor, Mr. Costas served as an at large
member on the City Council. Mayor Costas is a 1975 graduate of Valparaiso
High School. He received has B.A. from St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer,
Indiana, and he law degree (with high Distinction) from Valparaiso University
School of Law in 1989. He maintains a small, private practice in the field
of Elder Law and has obtained his certification in elder law from the National
Law Foundation. Mayor Costas is also an adjunct professor at Valparaiso
Law School.
Contact:
Mayor's Office
City Hall
166 Lincolnway
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Tele: (219) 462-1161
Fax: (219) 464-4273
Email: mayorcostas@netnitco.net
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Mr. Christopher Murphy III
Represents District 2 until June 30, 2010
Mr. Murphy is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of 1st Source Corporation and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 1st Source Bank, a South Bend-based financial institution with more than $3.2 billion in assets. Mr. Murphy has a strong educational background having received a B.A. in Government from the University of Notre Dame, an M.B.A. (with Distinction) from Harvard University Business School, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia Law School. In addition to his responsibilities at 1st Source, Mr. Murphy has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the World Presidents' Organization in 2002 and has been a board member for
several years.
Contact:
1st Source Bank
P.O. Box 1602
South Bend, IN 46601
Tele: (574) 235-2710
Fax: (574) 235-2033
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Ms. Marilyn Moran-Townsend
(Secretary) Represents District 3 until June 30, 2009
Marilyn Moran-Townsend is in her 25th year of creating strategic sales,
marketing and training programs for clients across the nation as Chairman and
CEO of CVC Communications-Business Storytellers (SM). Ms. Moran-Townsend
was Founding Chair of "Invent Tomorrow," a Fort Wayne community project created
with the National Civic League. Under her leadership, the group developed
a model Education Consortium to create collaboration among public and private
K-12 schools and universities. Ms. Moran-Townsend is a Purdue
University graduate with B.A. degrees in radio/television/film and journalism.
Contact:
CVC Communications
811 Lawrence Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
Tele: (260) 432-7427
Fax: (260) 436-7701
E-mail: mmtownsend@cvccommunications.com
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Mr. Gary Lehman
Represents District 4 until June 30, 2012
Gary Lehman is the President and CEO of Fairfield Manufacturing Co., Inc., the
largest independent gear manufacturer in North America. Prior to
Fairfield, Mr. Lehman was the founder and Managing Director of The Cannelton
Group, which provided operations and financial assistance to private equity and
closely held manufacturing firms. He has also held executive positions at
Phillips Lighting Electronics, Advance Transformer, ITT Automotive,
Federal-Mogul Corp., TRW Inc. and John Deere. Mr. Lehman received a
bachelor's degree in Industrial Management from Purdue University in 1974, and
an MBA from Case Western University, where he was the recipient of the Eaton
Scholarship and a member of Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society.
Contact:
Fairfield Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Lafayette, IN 47903-7940
Tele: (765) 772-4100
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Mr. Michael Smith
(Vice Chair) Represents District 5 until June 30, 2010
Michael L. Smith served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Anthem, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
He was the co-executive lead of Anthem's $4.0 billion demutualization and
initial public offering in 2001. Following the merger of Anthem and
WellPoint Health Networks, Inc, Mike retired in 2005. He is a member of
the Board of Trustees at DePauw University, the Michigan Maritime Museum, the
Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Lumina Foundation and the Park Tudor School
Trust.
Contact:
15358 Whistling Lane
Carmel, IN 46033
Tele: (317) 580-0765
Fax: (317) 580-0772
E-mail: mikeanthemsmith@comcast.net
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Mr. Michael "Jud" Fisher, Jr.
Represents District 6 until June 30, 2011
Mr. Fisher is responsible for managing the Ball Brothers Foundation in
Muncie. He joined the Foundation in 2003 after working in administration
for Old National Signature Group. A Michigan native, Jud is a graduate of
DePauw University and the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy.
Contact:
Ball Brothers Foundation
P.O. Box 1408
Muncie, IN 47308
Tele: (765) 741-5500
Email: jud.fisher@ballfdn.org
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Dennis Bland, Esq.
Represents District 7
until June 30, 2008
Dennis Bland is the President of the Center for Leadership Development in
Indianapolis, Indiana, where he also lives. Dennis Bland received his primary
and elementary education through Indianapolis Public Schools and attended DePauw
University in Greencastle, Indiana following his graduation from Broad Ripple
High School. After graduating from DePauw with a Bachelor of Arts degree
in economics, he went on to obtain his juris doctorate degree from Indiana
University School of Law--Indianapolis.
Contact:
Center for Leadership Development
3536 N. Washington Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Tele: (317) 923-8111
Fax: (317) 923-8112
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Mr. George RehnquistRepresents District 8 until June 30, 2011
Mr. Rehnquist is a retired attorney from Princeton, Indiana. He
has been actively involved with local economic development and community
initiatives. Mr. Rehnquist is a graduate of DePauw University and Indiana
University School of Law.
Contact:
201 Hawthorne Dr.
P.O. Box 1265
Princeton, IN 47670
Tele: (812) 385-2105
gbrehnq@sigecom.net
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Mr. Kenneth Sendelweck
Represents District 9 until June 30, 2012
Kenneth L. Sendelweck
currently serves as the
President,
Private Banking and Wealth Management, for German
American Bancorp, Inc., a $1.2 billion financial institution based in Jasper,
Indiana serving the banking, insurance and investment advisory needs of
commercial and retail clients throughout southern Indiana. His
responsibilities include the executive oversight of the Company's standalone
Trust and Insurance subsidiaries as well as indirect engagement with the
Commercial Banking lines of business. Mr. Sendelweck is a 32 year veteran of a
variety of corporate finance, treasury and accounting roles (previously
employed with Kimball International, Inc. prior to German American Bancorp,
Inc.), is a graduate of the University of Southern Indiana, and is a Certified
Public Accountant and a Certified Treasury Professional. He serves on a number
of regional economic development, governmental, healthcare and educational
Boards of Directors and is active in several area civic and church groups
Contact:
German American Bank
711 Main Street
Jasper, IN 47546
Tele: (812) 482-0704
Fax: (812) 482-0745
E-mail:
ken.sendelweck@germanamericanbank.com
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Mr. Robert L. BowenAt Large Member until June 30, 2011
Robert L. Bowen is the founder and president of the Bowen Engineering Corporation, an Indiana-based company specializing water, wastewater, power and industrial construction. Mr. Bowen currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Associated General Contractors of America, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, the Center for Leadership Development, and Big Brothers of Indianapolis. In addition, Mr. Bowen founded the Bowen Foundation, Inc., which provides technical scholarships to African Americans.
Mr. Bowen graduated from Purdue University in 1962 with a Bachelor of
Science in Civil Engineering. Upon graduation, he joined the W. M. Lyles
Construction Company in Fresno, California as project manager. In 1967, he
returned to Indiana and founded Bowen Engineering.
Contact:
Bowen Engineering Corporation
10315 Allisonville Road
Fishers, IN 46038
Tele: (317) 842-2616
Fax: (317) 841-4257
E-mail: bob@bowenengineering.com
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Mr. Richard Johnson
At Large Member until June 30, 2009
Mr. Johnson graduated from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business
and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Johnson Ventures. He has
stayed involved with his alma mater by serving on the Board of Directors for the
Indiana University Foundation, Indiana University Kelley School of Business
Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Indiana University
Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Arts and Science. He
and his wife, Ruth, make their home in Columbus, Indiana.
Contact:
Johnson Ventures
P.O. Box 27
Columbus, IN 47202
Tele: (812) 373-4036
Fax: (812) 373-4038
Email: dick.johnson@johnsonventures.com
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Dr. Gerald Bepko
At Large Member until June 30, 2010
Gerald L. Bepko was first appointed at Indiana University in the School of
Law--Indianapolis in 1972 and served the university in various capacities for 32
until his retirement in 2004. As Chancellor for seventeen years, he
presided over significant changes including enrollment changes, increased
research support, physical consolidation of the campus to West Michigan Street
and a successful capital campaign for IUPUI which produced more than one billion
dollars. In his last year of work as a university executive, Bepko served
as Interim President of IU, in between Myles Brand's departure to become head of
the NCAA and the appointment of Adam Herbert. Bepko earned a BS from
Northern Illinois, a JD from the IIT Chicago Kent College of Law, and the LLM from
Yale.
Contact:
IUPUI, Inlow Hall 219
530 W. New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Tele: (317) 278-9240
Fax: (317) 278-4785
E-mail: gbepko@iupui.edu
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Dr. Kathleen Tobin
Faculty Representative (Purdue University Calumet) until June 30, 2009
Ms. Tobin is Associate Professor of Latin American Studies at Purdue
University Calumet. Her current area of research is population policy in
Latin America since the mid-20th century. She received her BA in Communications
from Calumet College, her MA in History from Purdue University Calumet and Ph.D.
in History from the University of Chicago.
Contact:
Purdue University Calumet
Center for
International Programs
2415 169th St.
Hammond, IN 46323
Tele:
(219) 989-3192
Fax: (219) 989-8103
E-mail:
tobin@calumet.purdue.edu
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Mr. Clayton Slaughter
Student Representative until June 30, 2010
Clayton Slaughter is currently a student at Indiana University-Bloomington where he
is pursuing a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Student Affairs with Law Minor, and
is the Assistant Director of the Indiana University Bloomington Student
Advocates Office He received a bachelor's degree in Genetic Biology
from Purdue University in 2003, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Indiana
University School of Law-Bloomington in 2006. While attending Purdue
University, he was an active member of the Student Government Association.
Mr. Slaughter is highly involved in a wide variety of community activities,
including 4-H Monroe County and Boy Scouts of America, where he achieved the
levels of Eagle Scout Silver Palm and the Order of the Arrow Brotherhood.
He currently serves as Scoutmaster of Troop 121 in Bloomington. His other
awards include the Purdue University Dean's List, Shreve Hall Outstanding
Executive, and "The Chancellor's List."
Contact:
Indiana University
Student Advocates Office
Owen Hall 202
790 E. Kirkwood Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405-7101
Tele: (812) 855-0761
E-mail: clhslaugh@indiana.edu
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