Committee Strategies:
1. Places to Be: Enhance desirability of the South Bend - Elkhart region through increased community spaces, diverse housing choices, and connectivity among communities.
2. Telling our Story: Develop a comprehensive internal and external communications strategy based on “One Degree of Separation" from social, physical and professional opportunities.
3. People to Know: Define, organize, and promote engagement initiatives to attract and retain talent at all levels.
Committee Members:
Chuck Lehman
Co-Chair
Lehman and Lehman
chuck@landlehman.com
Sarah Niespodziany
Regional Partnership Liaison
South Bend - Elkhart Regional Partnership
sniespodziany@southbendelkhart.org
Diana Lawson
Elkhart County CVB
diana@eccvb.org
Erin Bonin
Kruggel Lawton CPAs
ebonin@klcpas.com
Mark Brinson
City of Goshen
markbrinson@goshencity.com
Radharani B. Magallon
Latino Student Alliance of Elkhart
rbuenrostromaga@ivytech.edu
Sam Centellas
La Casa de Amistad, Inc.
sam@lacasadeamistad.org
Marvin Curtis
Indiana University South Bend
mvcurtis@iusb.edu
David Daugherty
Goshen Theater
davidbdaugherty@msn.com
Kyle Hannon
Ivy Tech Community College
khannon8@ivytech.edu
Joe Hart
South Bend Cubs
jhart@southbendcubs.com
Chris Hooley
Berkshire Hathaway Realty
chrishooley@bhhsni.com
Cori Humes
Marshall County CVB
ceh@visitmarshallcounty.org
Dan Lifferth
1st Source Bank
lifferthd@1stsource.com
Levi King
King Corp.
levijojo61@gmail.com
Meghann Sullivan-Redding
Co-Chair
Fidelity National Title- Indiana
meghann.sullivan@fnf.com
Rob Decleene
South Bend Regional Chamber
rdecleene@visitsouthbend.com
Eric Kanagy
RedPost
eric@theredpost.com
Kara Kelly
Saint Mary's College
kkelly@saintmarys.edu
Julia King
Goshen Common Council
jk@juliaking.net
Pete Owsianowski
Integritas Search LLC
pete@integritassearch.com
Aaron Perri
South Bend Venues, Parks & Arts
aperri@southbendin.gov
Brian Prince
Flaherty & Collins Properties
bprince@flco.com
Leslie Pinson
DTSB
lpinson@downtownsouthbend.com
Andrew Wiand
enFocus
a.wiand@sbenfocus.org
Linda Yoder
Marshall County Community Fnd.
lyoder@marshallcountycf.org
Crystal Welsh
City of Elkhart
crystal.welsh@coei.org
Phil Jenkins
City of Nappanee
pjenkins@nappanee.org
