CHE Members
HONORABLE JON COSTAS (1st Congressional District) MR. CHRISTOPHER MURPHY (2nd Congressional District) MS. MARILYN MORAN-TOWNSEND (Secretary, 3rd Congressional District) MR. GARY LEHMAN (4th Congressional District) MR. MICHAEL SMITH (Chair, 5th Congressional District) MR. MICHAEL "JUD" FISHER, JR. (Secretary, 6th Congressional District) DENNIS BLAND, ESQ. (7th Congressional District) MR. GEORGE REHNQUIST (8th Congressional District) MR. KENNETH SENDELWECK (Vice Chair, 9th Congressional District) DR. CAROL D'AMICO (At Large Member) Vacant (At Large Member) DR. GERALD BEPKO (At Large Member) CYNTHIA BAKER, ESQ. (Faculty Representative - Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) MR. CLAYTON SLAUGHTER (Student Representative - Indiana University- Bloomington)
Honorable Jon Costas
Represents District 1 until June 30, 2013
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 his B.A. from St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana, and his 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
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
Ms. Marilyn Moran-Townsend
Represents District 3 until June 30, 2013
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
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.
U.S. 52 South
Lafayette, IN 47903-7940
Tele: (765) 772-4100
Email: glehman@fairfieldmfg.com
Mr. Michael Smith
(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
Mr. Michael "Jud" Fisher, Jr.
(Secretary) 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
Dennis Bland, Esq.
Represents District 7 until June 30, 2012
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
2425 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. St.
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Tele: (317) 923-8111
Fax: (317) 923-8112
Mr. George Rehnquist
Represents 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
Mr. Kenneth Sendelweck
(Vice Chair) 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: mailto:ken.sendelweck@germanamericanbank.com
Dr. Carol D'Amico
At Large Member until June 30, 2011
Dr. Carol D’Amico is the Senior Advisor for Education and Workforce at Conexus Indiana, an organization focused on growing and promoting the advanced manufacturing and logistics sectors in Indiana and preparing Hoosiers to take advantage of new opportunities in these industries. Dr. D’Amico is a nationally recognized expert on education and workforce development issues, co-author of Workforce 2020, and frequent lecturer and key note speaker with extensive experience in advising corporate and government leaders on strategies to strengthen America’s economy through a qualified educated workforce.
Contact:
Conexus Indiana
111 Monument Circle, Ste. 1800
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Tele: (317) 638-1204
Fax: (317) 638-2110
Email: cdamico@conexusindiana.com
Vacant
At Large Member until June 30, 2013
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
Cynthia Baker, Esq.
Faculty Representative until June 30, 2011
Cynthia Baker joined the IUPUI Law School in 1997 as the first Director of the Program on Law and State Government (PLSG). Her primary professional responsibilities include serving as faculty advisor to the PLSG fellows and teaching the PLSG Externship Course, State and Local Government Law, and Legal Aspects of Government Finance. With the help of a grant from the U.S. Dept. of Education, she established the state's first interdisciplinary public policy mediation couse for judges, community leaders, lawyers, and law students. Ms. Baker also serves as a co-chair of the State Administrative Law Committee of the ABA's Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. She was appointed as Clinical Associate Professor of Law in 2005. Before joining the IUPUI Law School, Cynthia was a Section Chief of the Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management's (IDEM's) Office of Legal Counsel and also served as legal counsel to IDEM'S Office of Solid Hazardous Waste Management. Prior to her work at IDEM, Cynthia was a judicial clerk to the Hon. Robert D. Rucker of the Indiana Court of Appeals. She earned her J.D. from Valparaiso School of Law where she served as a note editor and contributing author of the Valparaiso Law Review and graduated magna cum laude.
Contact:
IUPUI
530 W. New York St., Ste. 111L
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Tele: (317) 278-2357
Fax: (317) 278-4780
Email: cabaker@iupui.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: clhslaug@indiana.edu
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