The Executive Committee serves as the strategic leadership of NWIBRT, drawing expertise from a diverse spectrum of regional businesses and industrial sectors. Our organization’s strength is rooted in our committee structure; these dedicated groups are the engine that drives our mission forward. To connect with our leaders or learn more about individual committee members, please visit our dedicated committee pages for contact information.

Executive Officers

  • Joseph Lampert

    Chairman
    Cleveland-Cliffs Inc

  • Robert Joseph

    Vice Chairman
    ArcelorMittal USA Research

  • Dewey Pearman

    Secretary
    Construction Advancement Foundation

  • Andrea M. Pearman

    Executive Director
    Diversified Marketing Strategies

Board of Directors

Tish Roach
BCRC Building and Construction Resource Center, Inc.
(219) 764-1488
Chris Ketterer
Blue Chip Casino Hotel & Spa
(219) 879-7711
Ryan Soultz
Blue Chip Casino Hotel & Spa
(317) 375-1856
Aaron Janovitz
bp Whiting Refinery
Rick Foor
Cargill, Incorporated
(219) 473-5820
Kathleen Neary
Center of Workforce Innovations
(219) 462-2940
Lisa Daugherty
Center of Workforce Innovations
(219) 462-2940
Chris Shabi
Cleveland Cliffs
(219) 787-4608
Colleen Watson
Cleveland Cliffs
(219) 787-2267
Sarah Ahlborn
Cleveland Cliffs
Peter Raketic
Cline Avenue Bridge
Jim Arendas
Construction Advancement Foundation
(219) 764-2883
Kevin Comerford
Construction Advancement Foundation
(219) 764-2883
Joe Coar
Franciscan Health
(219) 879-7321
Debie Coble
Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc
(574) 472-7300
Aco Sikoski
Ivy Tech Community College
(219) 476-4715
Patti Shields
Ivy Tech Community College
(319) 486-3131
Adam Fauth
NIPSCO
(219) 921-3342
John Sabotnik
NIPSCO
Audra Peterson
Porter County Career and Technical Education
(219) 531-3170
Ryan McCoy
Ports of Indiana
(219) 787-8636
Rick Weber
Powers Health – Occupational Health
(219) 501-6205
Jacob Lenson
Purdue Northwest
(219) 989-3120
Tom Dobrowski
Purdue Northwest
(219) 785-5724
Mike Anderson
Steel Cities Steels
(219) 787-9500
Thomas Ruffner
United States Steel Corporation
(412) 215-9459
Dan Marchetti
Urschel Laboratories, Inc.