Thank You to All Involved

Many people were involved in bringing the EV battery plant to St. Joseph County. The region is fortunate to have had such a diverse and talented team working together on this generational project. With them, this project came to fruition. Recognizing the partners and collaboration necessary for a project of this magnitude is essential. While this list is long, it is not exhaustive, and we will be continuing to add individuals and organizations in the future. Thank you for your dedication and teamwork. Together we have changed the trajectory of our community forever.

State and Federal Partners


Governor Holcomb

Secretary Brad Chambers

Congressman Rudy Yakym

Senator Ryan Mishler

Senator David Niezgodski

Senator Linda Rogers

Representative Maureen Bauer

Representative Dale Devon

Representative Ryan Dvorak

Representative Jake Teshka

Representative Timothy Wesco

 

Indiana Economic
Development Corporation


Ann Lathrop
Chief Strategy Officer

Brock Herr
Sr. Vice President Business Development

Matt Saltanovitz
Vice President Domestic Business Expansions

Jessica Tower
Vice President Attractions

Erin Sweitzer
Vice President External Communications

Linda Walczak
Director Expansions & Retentions
North Region

Dave Behr
Director Expansions & Retentions
North Region

Sarah Salisbury
Manager Site Selection

 

St. Joseph County Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Growth


Bill Schalliol

Director Economic Development

Sky Medors
County Engineer

Abby Wiles
Area Plan Director

Terry Obrien
ED Team

Frank Fotia
ED Team

 

South Bend Regional Chamber – Lead Economic Development Organization


Jeff Rea

President | CEO

Alyson Herzig
Director Economic Development

Kate Lee
Executive Director Workforce and Education

Amanda Glassen
Graphic Designer

Shari Carroll
Director Marketing Communications

 

St. Joseph County Commissioners


Commissioner Carl Baxmeyer

President

Commissioner Derek Dieter

Commissioner Deb Fleming

Mike Misch
County Attorney

Andy Kostielney
Former Commissioner President 

 

St. Joseph County Council

Mark Root
District I, Council President

Joe Thomas
District A

Amy Drake
District B

Daniel Schaetzle
District C

Rafael Morton
District D, Former Council President

Diana Hess
District E, Former President Pro-Tempore

Randall Figg
District F

Mark Catanzarite
District G

Bryan Tanner
District H

Jamie O’Brien
County Council Attorney

Steve Dalton
County Financial Advisor

Robert Kruszynski
District A, Former Vice President Pro-Tempore

Joe Canarecci
Former District H

Corey Noland
Former District B

Richard Pfeil
Former Councilman District C

Mike Trippel
Former County Council Attorney

 

St. Joseph County
Redevelopment Commission

Dennis Jordan
President

Josh Gobel
Vice President

Larry Beehler
Advisory Member

Benjamin Horvath
Member

Joe Layne
Member

Richard Pfeil
Member

Phil Garrett
St. Joseph County Attorney

Jason Critchlow
Former Secretary

Tyler Gillean
Former Member

Thomas Gryp
Former Vice President

Steve Infalt
Former Member

Peter Mullen
Former Member

Shirley Rynearson
Former Member

 

Town of New Carlisle

Marcy Kauffman
Town Council President

Dave Doll
Town Council Vice President

Allison Abbott
Town Council

Jerry Colanese
Town Council

William Short
Town Council

Will Miller
Township Trustee

Sue Moffitt
City Clerk

Steve Hora
Tri-County Appraisers

Ken & Elaine Sebasty
Property Owners

Ken Sebasty Jr
Property Owner

Tim Kaminski
Property Owner

Todd Kaminski
Property Owner

Jill Oudhuis
Property Owner

 

Utility & Planning Partners


Regina Emberton
President & CEO Choice Light

Steve Baker
President I&M

Shelley Klug
I&M/AEP

Ashley Savieo
I&M/AEP

Jason Durr
Christopher Burke Engineering

Andy Lemberis
DLZ

Jeremy Roschyk
Donahue Associates

Michael Guzik
Lawson-Fisher Associates 

Jared Huss
Lawson-Fisher Associates | Town of New Carlisle engineer

Jessica Clark
Lochmueller Group

Ryan Clark
Lochmueller Group

Cindy Admave
NIPSCO

Richard Calinski
NIPSCO

Denise Conlan
NIPSCO

Dayne Tate
Norfolk Southern Rail

Randy James
St. Joseph County/City of South Bend Building Department

Mayor James Mueller
City of South Bend

Eric Horvath
Director of Public Works, City of South Bend

Jacob Klosinski
Assistant City Engineer, City of South Bend

 

 

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