Local nonprofit organizations benefit from panel members’ involvement
NIPSCO today announces the La Porte and Porter County area members of its 2012 Community Advisory Panel (CAP) – a diverse group of 148 local leaders representing all of NIPSCO’s 30-county service area that contributes to the Company’s commitment to improve service and foster open dialogue with customers and communities.
The La Porte and Porter County chapter is one of five regional Panels representing all of northern Indiana – the West, Central, Fort Wayne, North Central and Wabash Valley Regions. The groups, which originated in 1990, meet three times each year to discuss current topics relative to NIPSCO’s operations and customer programs. Members of the 2012 La Porte and Porter County chapter include:
- Sen. Jim Arnold, State of Indiana
- Don Asher, Kenneth J. Allen & Assoc.
- Mike Aylesworth, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, North Region
- Mike Bucko, Porter County
- Vicki Burge, Salvation Army of Porter County
- Deb Butterfield, Deb Butterfield Communications
- Mary Linda Casey, Lucas, Holcomb & Medrea LLP
- Mark Cichoracki, Nexus Environmental Group
- Dale Clapp, Citizens Financial Bank
- Chuck Compton, Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad
- Ann Dahm, Michigan City Area Chamber of Commerce
- Jane Daley, La Porte County Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Bernie Doyle, Town of Chesterton
- Heather Ennis, Duneland Chamber of Commerce
- Jon Groth, Porter County Education Services
- Bill Hackney, The News Dispatch
- Dee Haklin, Community Volunteer
- Bill Hanna, Community Volunteer
- Mike Horton, Community Volunteer
- Sharon Kish, United Way of Porter County
- Steve Kring, Horizon Bank La Porte
- Georgia Mareska, Re/Max 1st
- Fred McNulty, HR Dimensions/AD Force
- Tara Miller, Michigan City Senior Center
- Ron Miller, WEFM 95.9-FM
- Barbara Moehl, The Arc Northwest Indiana
- Sheriff Mike Mollenhauer, La Porte County
- Trustee Ed Morales, Porter Township
- Marcia Morris , Community Volunteer
- Tom Moss, Beachwalk Resort Community
- Matt Murphy, City of Valparaiso
- Pat Puffer, Community Volunteer
- Rex Richards, Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce
- John Seibert, Valparaiso Parks & Recreation Department
- Mike Seitz, Greater La Porte Chamber of Commerce
- David Sisk, United Way of La Porte County
- Maggi Spartz, Unity Foundation of La Porte Count
- Jim Szymusiak, Tefft Bridge & Iron
- Bob Thompson, Porter County Plan Commission
- Jeff Trout, Trout Glass & Mirror
- Stephen R. Turner, Purdue North Central
- Wayne Welter, Parker Drive Partners
- Fred White, F.L. White Enterprises, Inc
- Beth Wrobel, Healthlinc
- Barb Young, Porter County Community Foundation
“Our Community Advisory Panel members are the eyes and ears of our local communities and the input they provide plays an important role in helping us continually improve how we serve a very diverse customer base across northern Indiana,” said NIPSCO CEO Jimmy Staton.
In thanks for their time and volunteerism, NIPSCO makes a donation in each member’s name to a nonprofit of his or her choice. Those donations have amounted to $82,550 to more than 200 organizations since 2004.
Year-to-date contributions for the La Porte and Porter County CAP totaled $28,450 since the donation program’s 2004 inception. The donations support local priorities, such as health and human services; environmental stewardship; education and youth development; economic development; and faith-based services. For more information on NIPSCO’s community investments, visit NIPSCO.com/AboutUs