The district is governed by a 27 member board pursuant to
Indiana Code 13-21 et al. The business and affairs of the district are managed
by persons listed below representing the Board of Directors. The Board is
represented by one member appointed by the county executive from its membership;
two members appointed from the county fiscal body appointed by its membership;
the executive of each second or third class city; one member of the fiscal body
of each town appointed by the fiscal body; one member of the legislative body of
that municipality; and if a local government unit in the county has an operating
final disposal facility located within the unit's jurisdiction, one member of
the unit's board of public works is appointed by the board of public works.
The board holds monthly meetings generally on the third
Thursday at the Lake County Government Center Auditorium, 2293 North Main
Street, Crown Point at 7:00PM. The Board is responsible for approving all
financial matters, creating policy and ordinances as needed to carry out the
district's programs.
| Chairman |
Phillip Kuiper, Lowell |
| Vice-Chairman |
Gerry Scheub, Lake
County Commissioner |
| Attorney |
Clifford Duggan, Jr. |
| Controller |
John Petalas |
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Board Members |
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| Cedar Lake - Robert Carnahan |
Lake County Council - Christine Cid |
| Crown Point - Mayor
David Uran |
Lake County Council - Larry Blanchard |
| Dyer - Connee Trepton |
Lake Station - Mayor
Keith Soderquist |
| East Chicago - Mayor George Pabey |
Merrillville - Tom
Goralczyk |
| East Chicago - Al Velez |
Munster - David Nellans |
| Gary - Mayor Rudy Clay |
Munster - Robert Mangus |
| Gary - |
New Chicago - Roger Pelfrey |
| Gary - Kyle Allen,
Sr. |
St. John - Michael
Forbes |
| Griffith - George
Jerome |
Schererville - Harold Slager |
| Griffith - Richard Konopasek |
Schneider - Richard
Wright |
| Hammond - Mayor
Thomas McDermott, Jr. |
Whiting - Mayor Joseph Stahura |
| Highland - Bernie
Zemen |
Winfield - Paulette
Skinner |
| Hobart - Mayor Brian
Snedecor |
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| Lake County - Commissioner Gerry Scheub |
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| District Staff: |
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| Executive Director |
Jeffrey Langbehn |
| Assistant Director |
Jeanette Romano |
| Legal Council |
Clifford
Duggan |
| Solid Waste Specialist |
Leonard White |
| Household
Hazardous Waste Coordinator |
Tom Buford |
| Secretary |
Joyce
VanSessen |
| Environmental
Education Specialist/Enviromobile |
Lara
Gonzalez, Enviroroom |
| Environmental Education
Specialist/Enviromobile |
Kristin
Enderle, Douglas Environmental
Education Center |
| Environmental Education Specialist/Enviromobile |
Angela
Petyko, Hammond Enviromental
Education Center |
| Education
Assistant |
Jennifer Lute,
Hammond Environmental Education Center |
