The Steering Committee

The Committee helps us plan our initiatives, reviews our progress, and guides us on our next steps. It consists of regional employers, regional chambers, education providers, the non-profit community, etc.

Alex Sejdinaj

South Bend Code School

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Alice Ramos

Bethel University

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Brian Pawlowski

Garatoni Family Office

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Charles Loeser

Garatoni Family Office

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Claudius Moore

Not Available

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David Mattingly

South Bend Code School

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Elliot M Thostesen

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

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Jared Myers

Daman Products

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Jeanette Shown

Goshen College

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Jeri Burkhart

Indiana Tech

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Jon Morningstar

Blue Star IT Services & Computer Support

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Kate Lee

South Bend Regional Chamber

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Kelly Friend

Goodwill Industries of Michiana

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Krystal Levi

Workone Northern Indiana

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Laurie Buckley

Heartland Ventures

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Lisa M Wenzel

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

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Mark Melnick

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

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Mary Jo Ogren

Graham Allen Partners

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Michael Mancini

Indiana University South Bend

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Michael Wicks

Covur

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Patsy Boehler

ETHOS Innovation Center

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Shabbir Qutbuddin

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

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Sharif Nijim

University of Notre Dame

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Sue Haynes

Garatoni Family Office

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Terry Linhart

Bethel University

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Valerie Golay

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

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Violet Hawkins

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

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Will Cernanec

enFocus

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Alex Sejdinaj

South Bend Code School

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Brian Donoghue

City of South Bend

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Brian Wiebe

Horizon Education Alliance

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Chris Lowery

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

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Colleen Hoover

Saint Mary's College

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Ellen Brown

Indiana Tech

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Greg Vollmer

Workone Northern Indiana

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Jason Harrison

Horizon Education Alliance

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Jeff Scott

Pennfield Capital Corporation

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Jill Scicchitano

South Bend Elkhart Regional Partnership

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Justin Bentham

CFS Technology

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Kay House-Clark

Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce

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Kristin Jehring

Saint Mary's College

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Larry Garatoni

Garatoni Family Office

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Levon Johnson

Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce

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Maggie King

Raymond Kate

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Mark Warlick

Beacon Health System

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Melissa Denton

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

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Michael Sanders

Purdue Polytechnic South Bend

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Patrick Jones

enFocus

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Raman Adaikkalavan

Indiana University South Bend

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Shane Fimbel

Trek 10, Inc.

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Shawn Oltz

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

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Teresa Hill

ETHOS Innovation Center

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Tracy Graham

Graham Allen Partners

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Vince Doepker

Lippert Components, Inc.

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Wes Hershberger

Mapletronics

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