PRESIDENT & CEO LETTER
SWIN newsletter JUNE 2018 #TogetherWeThrive
MEMBER MILESTONES NEW MEMBERS & RENEWALS UPCOMING EVENTS NEWSMAKERS
Seton Harvest In this issue: New Member Profile
A service vital to our community
June Focus:
Julie Dietz - Community Outreach Manager and Joe Schalasky - Farm Manager of Seton Harvest.
COMING TOGETHER
President & CEO Letter
SUMMER OFFERS MANY
WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES
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t’s summer! Time for festivals, vacations, baseball and lazy days on the river. And for our youth, that time-honored tradition of a summer job. Always a right-of-passage, but today’s summer work experiences are more than a source of spending money, they are an essential part of our region’s talent pipeline. Internships, co-op experiences, job shadowing days...all are key to introducing our next generation to the jobs and careers A message from of tomorrow. They are equally important for our member businesses and regional TARA BARNEY President & CEO employers. These early opportunities for a constructive relationship between future employers and employees certainly provide great work opportunities, but for our employers they are a critical strategy to recruiting a future workforce. Our businesses get to know their potential future employees and the students get to know and evaluate the business and our community. And they do evaluate—much like those old lazy days on the river, the era of young talent saying yes to the first job offer to come along is nostalgia. A meaningful work opportunity is a winner if these NextGens can see them-selves living here. What’s our play this summer? Hundreds of our businesses are hosting and employing students as summer interns. Many of these students live and attend school elsewhere. We can increase the odds of fueling our talent pipeline by being great hosts. We all win if we partner with business to share the best of our vibrant and cool region, its special places and the fantastic array of music, art, sports and festivals. Join us, as together we can help close the hiring deal by seeking out these talented summer guests and making them welcome. The Chamber, the Indiana Small Business Development Center, the state of Indiana, and many aligned partners are here to support businesses contributing to our region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. We provide innovators with the resources, technical assistance and expert counseling needed to grow business in Southwest Indiana. We support the work of our elected officials to enable a forward-looking business climate and the infrastructure essential to robust business growth. The Chamber has its pulse on the priorities of business, small and large: a welcoming and high-quality, business-friendly location; access to capital and customers; and a pipeline to the well-prepared talent we will need to continue to thrive. If your business offers summer work experiences, thank you! Please tell us the details and we’ll get it posted under 'Member News' on our website to help get the word out. Just email the information to news@ swinchamber.com. At the Chamber, we value young talent and we are supporting initiatives to help your business recruit and grow the thriving talent pool we need for future success. Together we thrive!
Seton Harvest
New Member Profile
Julie Dietz - Community Outreach Manager and Joe Schalasky - Farm Manager
Let's welcome Seton Harvest as a new member to the Southwest Indiana Chamber. Seton Harvest is located in Evansville and can be reached at 812-963-7530 or online at www.setonharvest.org. Read on as Julie Dietz, community outreach manager, describes how their work is vital to our community. Tell us about Seton Harvest and the services you offer. Seton Harvest, a ministry of the Daughters of Charity Providence of St. Louise, is a community supported agriculture that provides fresh natural, locally grown produce to shareholders and to those in need. What inspires your group? Seton Harvest is inspired by the Daughters of Charity and their nature to help the less fortunate. Seton Harvest donates 20% of what is harvested to homeless shelters, food banks, church pantries and the elderly community. In 11 seasons, we have donated over 111,000 pounds to 12 different local facilities. What career advice would you give the younger generation interested in this type of work? The advice that I would give to the younger generation is to love the Earth, love where you live and take pride in it. Try to do your part, recycle, reuse and reduce and to educate yourself on growing your own food naturally. In your opinion, what are three ingredients for success? 1. Ownership - you must love what you do and own it, make everyone want to know more about what you do 2. Collaboration - working with others to make things happen for your community. If you don’t, who will. 3. Hard work - nothing easy is worth having, working hard and feeling the accomplishment at the end. Knowing all the work you put in is paying off. What has been one of the toughest challenges? There are many challenges to a farm, but the toughest challenge for our farm is the weather. This spring has to be one of the toughest for our farm as it has put us, and most farmers, about four weeks behind. Thankfully we have very understanding shareholders who know the risks and rewards they are in for when they sign up. New Member Profile, continued last page
MILESTONES
MEDIC ON-SITE SERVICES Medic On-Site Services celebrated their 10-year Anniversary at 4925 Hitch-Peters Road with a ribbon-cutting. Medic On-Site Services provides cost-effective safety, training, medical and rescue service solutions. Contact them at 812-550-2524 or online at www.mediconsite.com.
LEGENCE BANK Legence Bank celebrated their 10-year Anniversary at 7325 E. Virginia Street with a ribbon-cutting. Legence Bank provides a customer-focused commitment to quality that never stops for the individuals, families, businesses and communities they serve. Contact them at 812-213-3615 or online at www.legencebank.com.
WALNUT CREEK ALZHEIMER'S SPECIAL CARE CENTER Walnut Creek Alzheimer's Special Care Center celebrated a grand opening at 525 Bentee Wes Court with a ribbon-cutting. Walnut Creek is a dedicated state-of-the-art memory care facility located on the east side of Evansville. Contact them at 812-449-0427 or online at www.walnutcreekalz.com.
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MEETING THE NEEDS OF LOCAL FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES
amily-owned businesses are quite prevalent throughout the region, but they come with their own set of unique problems and situations. That’s why in early 2015 the Southwest Indiana Chamber established the Family Business Alliance as a means for those companies to come together, compare notes and learn from each other what does and does not work in operating a business alongside relatives. Bill Theby, current chairman of the FBA Steering Committee, said the time seemed right to put together an entity that would allow family-owned businesses to be of benefit to one another. “Our thought when forming the steering committee was, how do we pull these businesses together to share their stories,” Theby said, noting that they are a big part of the regional workforce. “You generally create more jobs through these companies than some of the other big businesses.” Kim Howard, another member of the steering committee, said the Alliance provides resources to support and encourage family enterprises through educational events, networking with like-minded companies and access to industry experts. “They face challenging issues and hurdles, so we strive to find professionals in areas like succession planning to help them navigate these challenges,” Howard said. She said in that first year they hosted three events with close to 400 attendees, underscoring the great need for and high level of interest in the Alliance. “We know that family-based companies are a major contributor to the U.S. economy,”
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...family-based companies are a major contributor to the U.S. economy.”
CARVER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION Carver Community Organization celebrated with a ribbon-cutting at 400 S.E. Eighth Street. Carver Community Organization's mission is to provide unique services within a safe environment that teaches respect for self, others and the community. Contact them at 812-423-2612 or online at www.carverorg.org.
– Kim Howard, regional director Southwest ISBDC Howard said. She said these businesses account for 50% of the national gross domestic product and are responsible for 60% of the nation’s employment and 78% of new jobs created. Howard said the steering committee drives the FBA’s mission and agenda by identifying and presenting resources that are key to assisting family-owned businesses. “The committee determines programming based on input from these businesses and stakeholders,” Howard said. “The committee then executes the initiatives in the business plan that was developed, following a SWOT analysis.” The committee’s next big event for family-owned businesses will be August 16, when it hosts its Summer Panel at Evansville Country Club. Presentations will be given by Peter Fehrenbacher of Fehrenbacher Cabinets Inc. and Kyle Brinker of Brinker’s Jewelers. Both are third-generation, locally owned, family businesses. Topics that generally come up are, how did you get started, what has been your most challenging problem, and how has running this type of business affected your family. Past presenters have included Azzip Pizza, Goldman’s Pawn Shop and Romain Buick. “We’re hoping that everyone who attends an event or participates in a peer group has the chance to make new connections and be exposed to best practices in the business community that will assist them in growing a healthy family business,” Howard said. Added Theby: “People understand your set of problems because they’re also going through them at the same time. But to be able to pass these things on and keep it in the family for many generations, it’s a really neat deal.” Past events have proven to be a hit with those affiliated with the Family Business Alliance. Following is a comment from Craig Seibert of Harding, Shymanski after he attended an FBA presentation: “‘Developing a Plan for Your Family Enterprise’ with Greg McCann was an awesome event! The thing I liked most about the event, was it was like going to a marriage counselor prior to the big day. It gave us a chance to talk to each other about the transition phase of the business and how we need to handle it. For two people who do not typically like to talk about ‘feelings,’ this gave us the perfect atmosphere to get things going in the right direction. In seven days we plan on sitting down with my two younger brothers and speaking to them about their current and future interest into the company. Thanks again for giving us the opportunity to attend the Family Business Alliance event!”
ENERGY SYSTEMS GROUP (ESG) ESG celebrated a silver anniversary with a ribbon-cutting at 9877 Eastgate Court in Newburgh. ESG is a leading energy services provider that specializes in energy efficiency, sustainability and infrastructure modernization solutions. Contact them at 812-471-5000 or online at www.energysystemsgroup.com.
AT&T AT&T celebrated a newly remodeled store with a ribbon-cutting at 3231 N. Green River Road. AT&T Inc. is a world leader in communications, media and entertainment, and technology. Contact them at 812-422-9056 or online at www.att.com.
NEW MEMBERS APRIL LET’S GET TAN
Sherri Tosti 5706 E. Virginia Street Evansville, IN 47715 812-479-8826 letsgettan@att.net BORROWED HEARTS FOUNDATION
Sarah Gough 1144 Indy Court Evansville, IN 47725 812-602-5551 sarahg@borrowedheartsfoundation.org
HUCK’S FOOD & FUEL
Kirk Dixon 2225 N Fares Avenue Evansville, IN 47711 812-470-0866 kdixon@hucks.com PKE FIREARMS
Brian Pease 4209 US Hwy 41N, Suite 27 Evansville, IN 47711 812-909-3596 partners@pkefirearms.com CHINNO MEN'S HAIRDRESSING
Phillip Baker 323-379-3917 info@magnoliasproducts.com
Maytes Rivera 1016 S. Weinbach Avenue Evansville, IN 47714 812-893-0684 maytes.rivera@gmail.com
HOMIE’S HOPE
COLORMAX
MAGNOLIA’S PRODUCTS
Valerie Douglas 270-823-2610 info@homieshope.org THE INSURANCE SHOP
Adam Graber 812-486-8875 agraber@tisprotection.com FIBERTECH
Natalie Young 11744 Blue Bell Road Elberfeld, IN 47613 812-983-2642 nyoung@fibertechinc.net LOWRY HOLLOW
Lynn Clark 801 Raintree Street New Harmony, IN 47631 812-306-5338 lwilsonclark@gmail.com ADVANCED DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS
Brennan Downs 2516 Washington Ave Evansville, IN 47715 812-463-7722 Brennan.downs@ads-tech.com
David O’Dell 626 Court Street Evansville, IN 47708 812-477-3805 dto@colormax.net IMPRESSION BODY WORKS
Regina Maier 4324 Joyce Lane Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 812-430-0250 impressionbodyworks@gmail.com DIGESTIVE CARE CENTER
Stephanie Selby 801 St. Mary’s Drive, Suite 205W Evansville IN 47714 812-266-2902 sselby@dccevv.com RISING STARS CHILD CARE
Valerie Chester 4501 Marble Court Newburgh, IN 47630 812-629-3232 valeriechester30@yahoo.com
THE TRAVELING MAN
(travel agency) Kenyatta Tyler 414-459-6952 Ktyler04@gmail.com
MOUNT VERNON DEMOCRAT
Heather Reese 132 E. 2nd Street Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812-838-4811 advertising@mvdemocrat.com INDIANA STATE GAMES
Holly Schneider 812-297-9568 indianastategames@gmail.com BMO HARRIS BANK
Jason Mihelic 317-464-0393 jason.mihelic@bmo.com KEY OIL COMPANY
Kacie Miller 1512 Haynes Avenue Owensboro, KY 42303 270-926-1133 kmiller@keystops.com
BROWN EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Joseph Fisher 2501 S. Kentucky Avenue Evansville IN 47714 800-747-2312 jfisher@brownequipment.net
MEMBER RENEWALS APRIL
• A+Derr Heating & Cooling • Accuride Corp. • Action Staffing, Inc. • Advanced Disposal • Advanced Pain Care Clinic • All American Storage & Pakmail • Ambassador Travel & Cruises • American Structurepoint, Inc. • Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana • ATC Group Services, LLC • Azzip Pizza (Home Office) • Basilea Pharmaceutical International Ltd
wine + beer + food + music • Bath Fitter • Beam, Longest & Neff • Benny's Flooring • Budget Rent A Car • Busler Enterprises, Inc. • C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. • Carolyn's Piano Tuning • Cash Waggner & Associates • Chris Berneking Photography • Comfort Homes • Community State Bank of Southwestern Indiana • Concept Sound & Light, Inc. • Core Chiropractic, PLLC • Cricket Wireless • Culver's Restaurant • Culvers West • Custom Sign & Engineering, Inc. • Diamond Valley Federal Credit Union • E & B Paving, Inc. • Eastland Apartments • Echo Community Health Care • Elite Environmental & Safety Services, Inc. • Emge's Deli • Evansville African American Museum • Evansville Federal Credit Union • Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union • Evansville Western Railway • Ewing Printing Co. Inc. • Farmer Scott Ozete Robinson & Schmitt LLP • First Love Boutique • Four Seasons Lodging • Freedom Insurance Advisors LLC • Fulton Interior Systems, Inc. • Gene Warren Jr., Co., Inc. (dba - North Park Corp.) • Gilda's Club Evansville • Goebel Commercial Realty, Inc. • Graham Packaging Company • Habitat for Humanity of Evansville • Hamister Group LLC • Hamlin Tractor Co. Inc. • Henderson Chevrolet Buick GMC • Heston Insurance Agency • Historic Newburgh, Inc. • Hofmann Landscaping & Lawn Care • Hokanson Companies, Inc. • Holiday World & Splashin' Safari • Holy Redeemer • Homes by Eagle Construction • HR Solutions, Inc, an OI Global Partner • ID & A, Inc. • Indiana Tube Corp. • J & S Cleaning, LLC • J. Alex Rang DDS • Jackson Kelly PLLC • JC Michaelson Consulting LLC • Just a Stone's Throw • Just Rennie's, LLC • Kaskaskia Engineering Group, Inc. • Kenco Group • Kitch & Schreiber, Inc. • Kruse, Dicus & Associates, LLP • Lamar Advertising of Evansville
• Lampion Center, Inc. • Leadership Evansville • Lockyear Law, LLC • Maple Direct • Maple Hill Engineering, LLC • Mel-Kay Electric Co., Inc. • Melmar Properties, Inc. • MSD of Mt. Vernon • Mt. Vernon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center • Mt. Vernon Transfer Terminal, LLC • Oak Meadow Country Club • Old National Bank • One Life Network, Inc • OneMain Financial • Pacific Press Technologies • Pandora (Eastland Mall) • PBJ Group LLC (dba House Hunter Realty) • Peephole • ProCare HealthSpot, LLC • Profile by Sanford • Public Education Foundation • R2B2 Industries DBA Pipeconx • Real Property Management Results • Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co., Inc. • Reitz Home Museum • Remax Revolution Real Estate • Rhoda's Photo Memories • Roca Bar North • Rotary Club of Evansville • Schindler Elevator Corp • Shepherd Insurance & Financial Services • Simms Painting Co., Inc. • Slade Print • St. Vincent Early Learning Center • Sunset Funeral Home & Memorial Park • Sycamore Services • Tacit Solutions, Inc. • The Buckle • The Trophy Case • Thomas Companies of Evansville • Thrifty Car Care Center • Time Salvation • Toadily Handmade Jewelry • Town of Chandler • Toyota Indiana • Tremark Development LLC (dba Wingstop) • Tri-State FocalPoint Business Coaching • Tri-State Restoration Contractors • TriState Functional Wellness • Tropicana Evansville • uVest Advisory Group, LLC • VernonCorp • Wayback Burger • Wayne's Appliance and Mattress • Weddle Bros. Building Group, LLC • WEHT Local & Local 7 WTVW • Weichert Realtors The Schulz Group • Western Hills Country Club • Wilde Horticultural IHC • Woodlake Environmental Services • Yoshis Industrial Packaging Supply • Yunker Health & Wellness
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3 - 10 PM
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NEW HIRES & PROMOTIONS
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BUFFALO TRACE COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Buffalo Trace Council, Boy Scouts of America made two promotions and one new hire.
EVANSVILLE TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
JAIME WILDER Assistant Account Executive
MICHAEL RICHARD
District Director
BETH RENDER Office Manager/ Executive Assistant
Jaime Wilder is now Assistant Scout Executive and will provide direct service to all Finance Sub Committees, including the Distinguished Citizen Committee, Golf Committee and Popcorn Sale. She will provide direct leadership to the support staff operations. A 19-year BSA staff member, she was Development Director the past six years. Michael Richard is District Director and will provide staff leadership in the Lincoln Heritage District, to Chris Felton in the Algonkian District, and to Shannon Lake, for Exception Needs Scouting. He will advise the Membership committee. He is a five-year BSA staff member, and an Eagle Scout. Beth Render has joined the staff as Office Manager/Executive Assistant. She previously served in positions in human resources, accounting operations and corporate development.
St. Vincent made three key hires in Evansville. GWYNN PERLICH was named Chief Operating Officer of the Southwest Region for St. Vincent. She has been serving as Interim Chief Operating Officer since February 2017. Perlich is responsible for supporting the execution of strategic and operational goals in service, quality, growth, people and finance. She began her career as a nurse at St. Vincent Indianapolis and served as the Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at St. Vincent Carmel. Prior to this, she served as Vice President of Clinical and Non-Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Officer at St. Vincent Indianapolis. CRAIG POLKOW is now Vice President of Finance for the South Region. He will oversee financial functions of the region from St. Vincent Evansville. Polkow has more than 25 years of progressive healthcare experience and expertise in both operations and finance in the healthcare sector. He joins the ministry from DeKalb Health in Auburn, Indiana, where he served as Chief Executive Officer for the independent, not-forprofit hospital. DEBBIE HINTON joined St. Vincent as the Director of the Foundation for St. Vincent Evansville and St. Vincent Warrick, a charitable, not-forprofit entity that serves to develop and oversee philanthropic gifts in support of the programs and services of St. Vincent Southwest Region. Hinton is responsible for overseeing all operations within the Foundation, which supports the many needs of the St. Vincent healthcare ministry, such as educational opportunities and special programs for associates and the community, advanced technologies and projects funded by capital campaigns and major gifts. Hinton has served on the St. Vincent Evansville Foundation Board, the St. Vincent Breast Center Board and the Women and Children’s Advisory Board.
Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union had recent promotions and new hires of note.
TIM WOOD
LORI TEVAULT
SHAWN MEECE
SHECARI SEIB
ANGIE VANDIVER
TIM ETHRIDGE
Branch Manager
Mortgage Loan Originator
Mortgage Loan Originator
Mortgage Loan Originator
Mortgage Lending Training Coordinator
Business Development Officer
Tim Wood is the manager of ETFCU’s new branch located in Fort Branch, Indiana. Wood previously was assistant manager at the ETFCU office in Princeton, where he grew up. He also has experience in banking with National City/Integra, and in retail clothing with Siebert’s and Strouse’s. He leads a team of six at the Fort Branch location, which sits at U.S. 41 South and Mulberry Street near the Dairy Queen. Lori Tevault joined ETFCU as a Mortgage Loan Originator. Tevault, a graduate of Castle High School, attended Indiana University and USI before pursuing a career in radio. After serving as a morning show co-host in Evansville, Fort Wayne and College Station, Texas, she spent four years as a Senior Collections Specialist for OneMain (formerly Springleaf). Shawn Meece joined ETFCU as the Mortgage Lending Training Coordinator. Meece graduated from USI with a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. He had worked for First Guaranty Mortgage. Shecari Seib is a Mortgage Loan Originator based at the ETFCU main office at 4401 Theater Drive. A graduate of Reitz High School and Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, Seib has more than 12 years or mortgage lending experience, much of it with the credit union. She joined a mortgage company in 2017 but has returned to ETFCU. Angie Vandiver is a Mortgage Loan Originator based at the Burkhardt Road office. The native of Murray, Kentucky, graduated from the University of Southern Indiana and began her financial career in 2005 after relocating to Newburgh. She previously worked for Banterra Bank and Heritage Federal Credit Union. Tim Ethridge joined ETFCU as a Business Development Officer, focusing on community engagement. Ethridge formerly was executive editor of the Evansville Courier & Press. He serves on the Indiana Debate Commission, the Habitat for Humanity of Evansville 500th Build Committee, the Public Education Foundation Hangers Committee, and the Evansville Men’s City Golf Tournament and Dan Scism Scholarship committees, among others.
NEW HIRES & PROMOTIONS OLD NATIONAL BANCORP Old National Bancorp announced the election of Ryan C. Kitchell, 44, and Thomas E. Salmon, 54, to its Corporate Board of Directors. RYAN KITCHELL
Indiana University Health
Ryan Kitchell serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Indiana University Health where he previously served as Chief Financial Officer since 2012. He served as President of IU Health Plans from 2011 to 2012 and Treasurer of Indiana University Health from 2010 to 2011. Before joining IU health, Kitchell served under former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, first as Public Finance Director and then as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. TOM SALMON Berry Global
Tom Salmon has more than 20 years of manufacturing experience and serves as Chairman and CEO of Berry Global, Inc. where he was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2017. He has been with Berry Global since 2003 and most recently served as Berry Global’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Berry Global Salmon was with Honeywell Plastics, Allied Signal’s Engineering Plastics and Films and GE Plastics and GE Lighting, divisions of General Electric. DONNA Q. TAYLOR Associate Broker
Donna Q. Taylor joined Woodward Realty as an associate broker after a 25-year career in accounting and banking. She served as a commercial real estate lender for a super-regional bank where she cultivated relationships and gained extensive experience in income producing properties including malls, shopping centers, apartments, industrial buildings, and subdivision development. She is a graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan College and is a proud Castle Marching Knights Band parent. She is a licensed commercial real estate professional and a member of the Indiana Board of Commercial Realtors. SHANNON WILLMAN AT&T Director of Sales
Shannon Willman, AT&T Area Retail Sales Manager, was promoted to AT&T Director of Sales for Middle and West Tennessee, Western Kentucky and Evansville. Most known for her inspiring leadership and innovative ideas to drive sales, Willman has been a part of the AT&T family in Southern Indiana and Western Kentucky for over 20 years. Starting her career in customer service, she transitioned to retail sales, and was promoted to manager to lead teams in both authorized and company-owned channels. CAREN WHITEHOUSE is now assistant director, clerkships and volunteer clinical faculty at the Indiana University School of MedicineEvansville. Whitehouse had been director of development for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. as well as working with the Vanderburgh County Medical Society and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. DANIEL (DAN) SALES joined Courtyard Evansville as Maintenance Supervisor. In a news release, Courtyard Evansville said Sales has a background in engineering and hospitality experience. He started his new position on May 21.
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DR. ASHLEY JORDAN
Executive Director - Evansville African American Museum
Dr. Ashley Johnson is off-and-running as executive director of the Evansville African American Museum. She replaced Lu Porter, who retired after serving as the museum’s first full-time director. Jordan was curator with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Museum in Cincinnati, and previously worked with the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, Ohio, and the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House in Washington, DC. She is a graduate of Kent State University in Ohio, with master’s and doctoral degrees from Howard University in Washington, DC. REGENCY PROPERTIES Regency Properties, a commercial real estate company specializing in County Seat Communities, has made two key hires: MICHELLE BROWN Leasing Representative
Michelle Brown fills a newly created leasing representative position. Her primary responsibility will be attracting and retaining tenants to Regency owned properties throughout the United States. Brown, an Evansville native, graduated from Ivy Tech Community College. She has more than 15 years of experience in management and sales positions from Townsquare Media, David’s Bridal, and Macerich. JONI RAHMAN
Director of Administration
Joni Rahman joined the team as Director of Administration. The Ferdinand, Indiana, native is a graduate of the University of Evansville with a Masters from Brescia University. She spent over 30 years at Deaconess Hospital working in Marketing, Finance, Process Improvements, and Information Systems.
SARAH KLUEMPER Corporate Relations Officer
Sarah Kluemper joined United Way of Southwestern Indiana as Corporate Relations Officer. She most recently served as the Event Administrator for Heritage Federal Credit Union. Kluemper earned an Associate Degree in paralegal studies from Vincennes University and a Bachelor’s Degree in marketing communications from Western Governor’s University. MEGAN BASS
Administrator Coordinator
Megan Bass joined Within Sight as Administrative Coordinator. The Evansville native earned her Child Development Associate Credential from Ivy Tech Community College, worked in early childhood development, then joined the medical field with jobs with Deaconess Hospital in patient services and Parkview Care Center in medical billing. Within Sight provides individual counseling for children, adolescents and adults, and also specializes in couples, family and group counseling.
NEW HIRES & PROMOTIONS
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HAHN KIEFER REAL ESTATE SERVICES
DEACONESS Eight doctors at Deaconess were named certified physicians of the MD Anderson Cancer Network, a program of MD Anderson Cancer Center. The doctors join 12 colleagues who also are network certified physicians in areas of medical, radiation and surgical oncology, and subspecialties of gynecologic oncology and urologic oncology. Deaconess Cancer Services became a certified member of the network in July, 2016. The certified physicians include:
Hahn Kiefer Real Estate Services added Will Smith and Chris Kiefer II as associate brokers.
WILL SMITH Associate Broker
Will Smith formerly worked for NYK Logistics, a multi-billion dollar company that offers transportation services, warehousing, and international logistics services. He was an Accounts Manager, working with Fortune 500 companies such as Coca-Cola Supply, The Home Depot, Georgia Pacific Chemical Division, and CVS Pharmacy. Since returning to Evansville, he has purchased investment property. His grandfather started Universal Operating, Inc., in Evansville, a crude oil operating and production company. He has worked in the family business since high school.
CHRIS KIEFER II Associate Broker
Chris Kiefer II is working in all aspects of commercial real estate, including facility management. He has owned and operated Kiefer Lawn Services since 2008, starting the business while in high school at Memorial. He earned a degree in political science at the University of Southern Indiana while working with the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.’s after-school program to help kids with everyday needs and teach them the fundamentals of being productive members of society.
ANDY DAVIDSON
Commercial Property Manager
Andy Davidson has joined Summit Real Estate Services as a commercial real estate professional. Davidson comes to Summit with more than 30 years’ experience in the real estate field. He has been responsible for the leasing and management of properties for county government, individual owners, institutional owners and family owned. Davidson is a graduate of Leasing Institute of the International Council of Shopping Centers, and he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Ball State University.
Dr. Amy Baden, Oncologist/Hematologist, Deaconess Cancer Services Radiologists Dr. Jugesh Cheema, Dr. Lee Hoagland, Dr. Marc Johnson, Dr. Janine Morris, Dr. John Sutkowski and Dr. Craig Triola of Evansville Radiology
Dr. Guido Gutter, plastic/reconstructive surgeon, The Women’s Cancer Center.
SOUTHWEST INDIANA CHAMBER
Southwest Indiana Chamber announces two key leadership changes.
CLAYTON PEACOCK Project Engineer
Nix Companies welcomed Clayton Peacock as a Project Engineer. Peacock has more than 10 years of professional experience in engineering, project management, and product development.
ADAM TRINKEL
Events and Marketing Manager
Adam Trinkel has joined the Downtown Evansville Economic Improvement District as the Events and Marketing Manager. Most recently he served as Major Gifts Coordinator for St. Vincent Evansville Foundation. Prior to joining St. Vincent, he held similar positions at the University of Southern Indiana Foundation and the Arc of Evansville. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Indiana with a Bachelor of Science in political science and public relations.
ELLEN KNAPP Vice President Chief Financial Officer
TIM HAYDEN
Vice President Chief Operating Officer
The Southwest Indiana Chamber announced two key leadership changes in naming Tim Hayden as vice president and chief operating officer and Ellen Knapp as vice president and chief financial officer effective May 31, 2018. The organizational changes position the chamber for continued growth and set forth a succession planning strategy ensuring the Chamber’s next generation of leadership has broad experience within the organization. Hayden is the current chief communications and engagement officer for the Chamber where he has served for the past year in addition to serving as the interim president and CEO upon Christy Gillenwater’s resignation in September 2017. His promotion to COO will expand his responsibilities to include membership investments, strategic direction of the Chamber’s marketing and communications initiatives, and all internal operations of the organization. Knapp has served as COO since 2005. Her move to CFO will see her manage the organization’s financial performance, serve as the human resources and contracting officer, and assume primary responsibility for audit coordination.
New Member Profile, continued
CALENDAR CALENDAR UPCOMING EVENTS: POSEY COUNTY ALLIANCE: Q2 LUNCHEON June 6 | 11:45 AM - 1 PM | The Red Wagon CONSTANT CONTACT TRAINING: DRIVE NEW BUSINESS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA June 7 | 9:30 - 11 AM | Fat Head Media RIVERBEND MARKET June 28 | 4 - 7 PM | Mt. Vernon Riverfront SEMINAR SERIES: SPARK YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE EXPERIENCE July 10 | 7 - 9 AM | Southwest Indiana Chamber LAUNCHING YOUR OWN BUSINESS WORKSHOP July 18 | 3 - 5 PM | Southwest Indiana Chamber RIVERBEND MARKET July 26 | 4 - 7 PM | Mt. Vernon Riverfront CONSTANT CONTACT TRAINING: WHAT TO SAY AND HOW TO SAY IT August 2 | 10 - 11:30 AM | Fat Head Media CHAMBER NETWORKING & NEWS June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 | July 13, 20, 27 7:30 - 9 AM | Various Locations - visit swinchamber.com/events
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What is your favorite thing about your work? There are so many things that are my favorites… I am fortunate to love my job, and love my coworkers, but our mission has to be the top of the list... Providing and educating the less fortunate on fresh, natural local produce. Knowing that we are providing the best produce to them where they may not be able to afford it. Teaching the best way to get the most out of what they are receiving. When you hear and see the excitement from the clients of the facilities that we donate to, it warms my heart and it makes me want to strive to continue to do the best you can for them and to work to be able to provide more. What do you like most about the community in which you serve? That our community is very accepting of new things and that they love local business. I love how our local businesses also support other local businesses. Is there anything else you would like to share? Our farm is not only about providing fresh naturally and locally grown produce to our community, it is about building a community. From our shareholders to the facilities that we donate to, to the less fortunate, we are all interested in sustainable agriculture and healthy lifestyles and creating a better world for all of us. Thank you, Julie Dietz, community outreach manager, and Joe Schalasky, farm manager, of Seton Harvest, for taking the time to share with us!
SOUTHWEST INDIANA CHAMBER SIGNATURE EVENT SOUTHWEST INDIANA CHAMBER SIGNATURE EVENT SACHEM SPONSORS:
LUNCH WITH THE GOVERNOR
JONATHAN JENNINGS SPONSOR:
JUNE 8, 2018 | 11:30 AM - 1 PM
OLD NATIONAL EVENTS PLAZA
The governor will highlight upcoming state projects and plans for the next year.
FOR MORE INFORMATION & RESERVATIONS, CONTACT: Karen Robinson, 812-425-8147 krobinson@swinchamber.com