Board of Directors

2019-2020 OFFICERS AND VICE CHAIRS


Chairman
Christine Keck
Vectren – A CenterPoint Energy Company


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
To Be Determined


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

Board of Directors


David Anderson
Warrick Co. Chamber
of Commerce


Steve Bennett
CSB State Bank


Jean Blanton
Ziemer, Stayman,
Weitzel & Shoulders


John Briscoe
FC Tucker Emge Realtors


Kathy Briscoe
FC Tucker Emge Realtors


Kyla Dowell
Ivy Tech Community College


Brad Ellsworth
Vectren South


Kyle Fields
SS&C Technologies


Brant Flores
PMG Tree Care & Landscape


Kari Fluegel
Alcoa – Warrick Operations


David Freeman
BKD, LLP


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.


Guy Jackson
BWX Technologies


W. Kerry Jackson
Shoe Carnival, Inc.


Tony Krampe
Henderson Co. Chamber of Commerce
Old National Bank


Darin Lander
Old National Bank


Luke Leder
Valero Renewables –
Mt. Vernon


Brandon McClish
Purple Aces Sports
Properties – UE


Niall McConville
SABIC


Shawn McCoy
Deaconess Health System


Jake McGennis
Curran Miller Auction
Realty, Inc.


Jim McMurray
Atlas World Group, Inc.


Stacey McNeill
Tropicana Evansville


Keith M. Messmer
BKD, LLP


Kelly Mitchell
Warrick Co. Chamber
of Commerce
SIRS


George L. Morgan
CountryMark Energy
Resources, LLC


Brad Muehlbauer
Koch Air, LLC


Pepper Mulherin
AT&T


Michael O’Daniel
D-Patrick, Inc.


Dan Parod
Ascension St. Vincent
Evansville


Bernard Peter
Warrick Co. Chamber
of Commerce


Doug Petitt
United Companies


Christopher Pietruszkiewicz
University of Evansville


Arthur Pike
RB


Paula Pinkstaff
Toyota Indiana


Johnathan Pope
YMCA of Southwestern
Indiana


Jennifer Raibley
Fifth Third Bank


Dave Rector
Warrick Co. Chamber of Commerce
Evansville Vanderburgh County
Bldg. Authority


Kathy Reinke
Spencer Co. Regional
Chamber of Commerce –
Executive Director


Ellen Redding
Henderson Co.
Chamber of Commerce


Greg Risch
Gibbs Die Casting Corp.


Phillip Roberts
Baird Private Wealth
Management


Dr. Ronald Rochon
University of Southern
Indiana


Bill Schirmer
Evansville Teachers
Federal Credit Union


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


Laura Scott
Farmer Scott Ozete
Robinson & Schmitt LLP


Jordan Sheets
MPW Industrial Services


Dr. David Smith
Evansville Vanderburgh
School Corporation


Cindy Staples
AstraZeneca


Scott Thomas


Dr. Matt Thompson
MSD of Mt. Vernon


Amber Thorn
Warehouse Services, Inc.


Patty Vanoven
Gibson Co. Chamber
of Commerce

Mayor Lloyd Winnecke
City of Evansville