Board of Directors

2018-2019 OFFICERS AND VICE CHAIRS


Chairman
Christine Keck
Vectren


Chairman Elect
Curt Begle
Berry Global


Secretary
Beth McFadin Higgins
McFadin Higgins & Folz


Treasurer
Keith Messmer
BKD, LLP


Immediate Past Chairman
Jim Sandgren
Old National Bank


Vice Chair, Advocacy & Public Policy
Luke Yaeger
Commerce Bank


Vice Chair, Quality of Place
Jeff Justice
Hafer PSC


Vice Chair, Workforce Development
Connie Lucas
Toyota Motor Manufacturing,
Indiana, Inc.


Vice Chair, Small Business & Entrepreneurship
John Lamb
German American Bank

Vice Chair, Membership Engagement
& Operational Excellence
Lisa Slade
Slade Print


Vice Chair, Branding Awareness
Pete Paradossi
Evansville Regional Business Committee


President & CEO
Tara Barney
Southwest Indiana Chamber


Vice-President & CFO
Ellen Knapp
Southwest Indiana Chamber


Vice-President & COO
Tim Hayden
Southwest Indiana Chamber

Board of Directors


Steve Bennett
CSB State Bank


Jean Blanton
Ziemer, Stayman, Weitzel & Shoulders


John Briscoe
FC Tucker Emge Realtors


Kathy Briscoe
FC Tucker Emge Realtors


Joe Castrale


Brad Ellsworth
Vectren South


Brant Flores
PMG Tree Care & Landscape


Kari Fluegel
Alcoa – Warrick Operations


Nate Hahn
Evansville Regional Airport


Mike Head
First Federal Savings Bank


Drew Heckert
Edward Jones/Drew Heckert


Jay Hiett
WFIE/Raycom


M. Michelle Hudson
Shrode Agency, Inc.


Chris Jackson
Woodward Commercial Realty, Inc.


W. Kerry Jackson
Shoe Carnival, Inc.


Darin Lander
Old National Bank


Luke Leder
Valero Renewables – Mt. Vernon


Krista B. Lockyear
Krista Lockyear Law


Shawn McCoy
Deaconess Health System


Jake McGennis
Curran Miller Auction Realty, Inc.


Jim McMurray
Atlas World Group


Stacey McNeill
Tropicana Evansville


George L. Morgan
CountryMark Energy Resources, LLC


Brad Muehlbauer
Koch Air, LLC


Pepper Mulherin
AT&T


Michael O’Daniel
D-Patrick, Inc.


Dan Parod
St. Vincent Evansville


Christopher Pietruszkiewicz
University of Evansville


Art Pike
RB


Jennifer Raibley
Fifth Third Bank


Phillip Roberts
Hilliard Lyons


Dr. Ronald Rochon
University of Southern Indiana


Josey Roth
Evansville Christian Life Center


G. Michael Schopmeyer
Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP


Laura Scott
Farmer Scott Ozete Robinson & Schmitt LLP


Dr. David Smith
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation


Trudy Stock
Harding, Shymanski & Company, P.S.C.


Dr. Michael Szakaly
Ivy Tech Community College


Scott Thomas
Skanska


Amber Thorn
Warehouse Services, Inc.


Jake Tucker
Old National Bank


Larry Williams
McKim’s IGA

Mayor Lloyd Winnecke
City of Evansville

Regional Chamber Alliance Members


Karen Beghtel
Gibson County Chamber


Lin Shannon
Kyndle


Tony Iriti
Kyndle


Tony Krampe
Kyndle


Kathy Reinke
Spencer County Regional Chamber


Kelly Mitchell
Warrick County Chamber


Bernard Peters
Warrick County Chamber


Dave Rector
Warrick County Chamber