The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission is governed by a 53-member Commission composed of elected officials from all its municipalities and counties (22 from Lake County, 16 from Porter County, and 14 from La Porte County) as well as a Governor’s appointee. NIRPC has an Executive Board consisting of 11 of those members. The membership and governance of NIRPC is organized under Indiana Code 36-7-7.6.
- NIRPC Executive Board
Thomas Dermody
ChairMayor
City of La Porte
Wendy Mis
Vice ChairClerk Treasurer
Town of Munster
Justin Kiel
SecretaryCouncil Member
La Porte CountyWendy Mis
TreasurerClerk Treasurer
Town of Munster
Breitzke Kevin
Surveyor
Porter County
Denise Ebert
Clerk Treasurer
Town of Wanatah
Bill Emerson
Surveyor
Lake County
Tom Schmitt
Council Member
Town of Schererville
James G. Ton
Council Member
Town of Chesterton
Jim Pressel
State Representative
Governor of Indiana Appointee
Inactive. New appointment pending
Ty Warner
Executive Director
NIRPC - Lake County Commissioners
Bob Carnahan
Town of Cedar LakeCouncil Member
Pete Land
City of Crown PointMayor
Mary Tanis
Town of DyerCouncil Member
Vanessa Hernandez-Orange
City of East ChicagoCouncil Member At-Large
Eddie Melton
City of Gary
Mayor
Rick Ryfa
Town of GriffithCouncil Member
Thomas M. McDermott, Jr.
City of HammondMayor
Thomas Black
Town of HighlandCouncil Member
Josh Huddleston
City of HobartMayor
Kyle W. Allen, Sr.
Lake County CommissionCommissioner
Randall Niemeyer
Lake County CouncilCouncil Member
Bill Emerson, Jr.
Lake County SurveyorSurveyor
Bill Carroll
City of Lake StationMayor
John Yelkich
Town of LowellCouncil Member
Keesha Hardaway
Town of MerrillvilleTown Councilor, Ward 7
Wendy Mis
Town of MunsterClerk-Treasurer
Sharon Szwedo
Town of New ChicagoCouncil Member
Gerald Swets
Town of St. JohnCouncil Member
Tom Schmitt
Town of ScherervilleCouncil Member
Jenny Beier
Town of SchneiderClerk-Treasurer
Steve Spebar
City of WhitingMayor
Tim Clayton
Town of WinfieldCouncil Member
- La Porte County Commissioners
Town of KingsburyPending
Duane Arndt
Town of Kingsford HeightsClerk Treasurer
Lisa Rosenkranz
Town of LaCrosseCouncil Member
Thomas Dermody
City of La PorteMayor
Connie Gramarossa
La Porte County CommissionLa Porte County Commissioner
Justin Kiel
La Porte County CouncilCouncil Member
Anthony Hendricks
La Porte County SurveyorSurveyor
Jonathan (J.D.) Haley
Town of Long BeachCouncilman
Daina Dumbrys
Town of Michiana ShoresCouncil Member
Angie Nelson Deuitch
City of Michigan CityMayor
Linda PompeiiTown of Pottawattomie Park
Town Council President
Warren Schacht
Town of Trail Creek
Council Member
Denise Ebert
Town of WanatahClerk-Treasurer
Lori Hunt
Town of WestvilleClerk-Treasurer
- Porter County Commissioners
David Phelps
Town of Beverly ShoresTown Council President
John (Jack) McGraw
Town of Burns Harbor
Council Member
James G. Ton
Town of ChestertonCouncil Member
Bonnie Hawksworth
Town of Dunes AcresClerk-Treasurer
Town of HebronPending
CJ Wittmer
Town of KoutsCouncil Member
Scott Kingan
Town of Ogden DunesCouncil Member
Town of PinesPending
Austin Bonta
City of PortageMayor
James Burge
Town of PorterCouncil Member
Barb Regnitz
Porter County CommissionCommissioner
Andy VasquezPorter County Council
Council Member, District 4
Kevin Breitzke
Porter County SurveyorSurveyor
Edward Morales
Porter TownshipTrustee
George Topoll
Union TownshipTrustee
John Costas
City of Valparaiso
Mayor
- Governor's Appointee
Jim Pressel
Indiana State RepresentativeInactive. New appointment pending.
- NIRPC Attorney
David Hollenbeck
AttorneyBlachly, Tabor, Bozik &
Hartman, LLC