Officers & Committees

Executive 2004 - 2005

POSITION	PERSON	COMPANY
President	Keith Kirkpatrick	Indiana University Northwest
VP Marketing	Carol Moore	Laughing Cat Productions
VP Membership	Charles Pintar	Mercantile Bank
VP Programs	Harry Lepinske	Turkish-American Chamber of Commerce
VP Resource Development	Calvin Bellamy	Bank Calumet
VP Services	Tim Sutherland	Indiana University Northwest
Treasurer	Sandra Becker	Becker & Associates, CPA
Secretary	Colleen Hickman	The Center at Purdue University Calumet
Past President	William Miller	William B. Miller & Associates
Legal Advisor	William Satterlee	Hoeppner, Wagner & Evans

Committees (Chair)

EXECUTIVE (Keith Kirkpatrick) - Be responsive to the board, recommend policy changes, and streamline the board meetings by attending to that which is covered by existing policy.

VP MARKETING (Carol Moore) - Plan and coordinate marketing of the Council.

VP MEMBERSHIP (Chuck Pintar) - Enroll new members and retain the old ones. Member recognition. Generate income. Recruit manufacturers.

VP PROGRAMS (Harry Lepinske) - Inform, provide a forum for members and others, and generate visibility for the Council. Organize and host Trade Missions and Delegations. Recruit sponsors for programs. Generate income.

VP RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Cal Bellamy) - Encourage world trade and investment in Northwest Indiana by providing innovative direct assistance to members and to the business community as follows: International Directory, Translator/Interpreter Directory, Foreign Owned Companies, Manufacturers, Foreign Trade Zones, Foreign Visitors, Communicators/Trade Shows, Lawyers, Bankers, Accountants and Insurers.

VP SERVICES (Tim Sutherland) - Develops services for the Council and oversees the website.

Board of Directors

October 2004 - September 2005

• Julie Maddox, Valparaiso University;
• Hugh McGuigan, Valparaiso University;
• Diane Thalmann, NIPSCO;
• John Diederich, Bank One;
• Thomas McDermott, Sr;
• Marvin Syren, Syren Management, Inc.;
• Vic DeMeyer, Community Resources, LLC;
• Mary Kaczka, Northwestern IN Technology Assn.;
• Michael McIntyre, Peoples Bank;
• Tony Rodriguez, Michigan City Economic Development Corp.;

• DeeDee Duhn, Customs Imports & Beach House Furniture;
• Russell Snyder, Prudential Partners Real Estate;
• Maria Werner, Prudential Partners Real Estate;
• Abir Clark, City Savings Bank;
• Timothy Cleland, Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc.;
• Denise Williams, DEW Consulting Group, Inc.;
• Viktoria Voller, Ivy Tech State College;
• Gideon Falk, PhD, Purdue University Calumet;
• James Tsismanakis, Lake County Convention & Visitors Bureau;

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