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
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Robert Joseph
Chairman
ArcelorMittal USA Research -

Jacob Lenson
Vice Chairman
Purdue University Northwest -

Adam Fauth
Treasurer
NIPSCO -

Dewey Pearman
Secretary
Construction Advancement Foundation -

Andrea Pearman
Executive Director
Board of Directors
Tish Roach
BCRC Building and Construction Resource Center, Inc.
(219) 764-1488
Joseph Lampert
Cleveland Cliffs
(219) 399-8019
Ryan Soultz
Blue Chip Casino Hotel & Spa
(317) 375-1856
Rick Foor
Cargill, Incorporated
(219) 473-5820
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
Patrick Kennedy
Cleveland Cliffs
(219) 808-5536
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
Mike Anderson
Steel Cities Steels
(219) 787-9500
Thomas Ruffner
United States Steel Corporation
(412) 215-9459
Dan Marchetti
Urschel Laboratories, Inc.

