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Board Roster

Current Board Roster

Lori Tubbs, Chair
President, 
Lori Tubbs Development Consultant, Michigan City

Jim Clarida Vice-Chair
Business Manager
IBEW Local 531, La Porte

Kevin Comerford, Treasurer
Director of Professional Development
Construction Advancement Foundation, Portage

Chris Beebe, Secretary
Chief Human Resources Officer
HealthLinc, Valparaiso

George Douglas
Principal
Peddler’s Pizza Pub, Valparaiso

Liz Negron-Haniford
Regional Support Manager, Region 1
Department of Workforce Development

Anna Ortega
Director, Human Resources
NiSource, Merrillville

Audra Peterson
Director
Porter County Career & Technical Education, Valparaiso

Barbara Sacha
Labor Relations Manager
Cleveland Cliffs, Inc., Burns Harbor

Adrienne Carrol
Director of Adult Education
NEO, Portage

Aco Sikoski
Chancellor
Ivy Tech Community College, Valparaiso & Michigan City

Martina Tovar
Area Supervisor, Vocational Rehabilitation
Family & Social Services Administration, East Chicago

Amy Henningfield
MW Contracts & Compliance
Superior Construction, Portage

Marcos Marcelo
CEO
Langer & Laumann North America, Valparaiso

Frequency of Meetings

The Northwest Indiana Workforce Board has set meeting dates for 2022. Northwest Indiana Workforce Board meetings are open to the public and take place from 2-4 p.m. (CST). Meetings usually take place at the Center of Workforce Innovations office, 2804 Boilermaker Court, Valparaiso.

As of March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meetings are being held via Zoom until further notice. For those that would like to attend, the Zoom meeting links are posted underneath the meeting dates below before each meeting. Please check back regularly for updates on future meetings.

2025 NWIWB Meeting Schedule

Thursday, January 16th
Thursday, March 20st
Thursday, May 15th
Thursday, July 17th
Thursday, September 18th
Thursday, November 13th