(INDIANAPOLIS) -- Twenty-one business and civic leaders from throughout the state have been named to the Indiana Chamber of Commerce board of directors, effective immediately:

Anderson

-     Judy Nagengast, CEO, Continental, Inc.

-     Pete Bitar, president and CEO, Xtreme Alternative Defense Systems (XADS)

Carmel

-          Berin McKeown, president, Delta Technologies

Crawfordsville

-          Stephen Seamans, platform VP of manufacturing, R.R. Donnelley

Ellettsville

-          Darby McCarty, president and CEO, Smithville Telephone Co.

Fort Wayne

-          Barry LaBov, president and CEO, LaBov & Beyond Inc.

Fowler

-          JoAnn Brouillette, president, Demeter

Indianapolis

-     Doug Banning, CEO, Miller Pipeline Corporation

-     Wally Brant, CEO and president, Indiana Oxygen Company

-     Mark Gramelspacher, president and CEO, CMW International, Inc.

-     R.J. McConnell, partner, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP

-     Jamie  Merisotis, president and CEO, Lumina Foundation for Education

-     Tony Nicholas, vice president of finance, Mussett, Nicholas & Associates

-     Dan Philpott, senior vice president, Fifth Third Private Bank

-     Bill Shrewsberry, president and CEO. Shrewsberry & Associates, LLC  

Kokomo

-     Jean Neel, vice president of corporate affairs, Haynes International, Inc.

Lafayette

-     Mindy Anderson, president, Employee Benefits Solutions of Indiana

-     Steve Shook, president, Coldwell Banker Commercial Shook

Logansport

-          Todd Miller, president and CEO, Myers Spring Company, Inc.

Merrillville

-          Michael Schrage, president and CEO, Centier Bank

Terre Haute

-          Daniel Bradley, president, Indiana State University

The full Indiana Chamber board consists of 125 members who are presidents, CEOs and high-level executives from companies throughout the state. 

As the "Voice of Indiana Business," the Indiana Chamber is dedicated to providing member companies with numerous cost-saving benefits and timely business information that will enable them to grow their companies.  The Chamber represents nearly 5,000 member companies that employ 800,000 Hoosier workers.

The Chamber's board of directors plays a vital role in developing all aspects of the organization's business advocacy efforts.  Members serve on various committees that research key topics and define policy positions for adoption by the entire board each fall.  These positions are used by the Chamber's lobbying team to initiate and evaluate legislation at the Statehouse and in Congress.

"These members represent some of Indiana's most respected community and business leaders. We are thrilled to have them join the Chamber's board to offer their diverse experiences and insights to continuously promote the state's businesses and its workers," says Indiana Chamber President Kevin Brinegar.

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The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has been the state's largest broad-based business advocacy organization for over 85 years.  The nearly 5,000 member companies employ 800,000 Hoosier workers.