ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
OF WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA
Annual Board Meeting Minutes
Monday, April 7, 2014
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:Clark, Cohen, Elzemeyer, Green, Guiley, Hackman, Meredith, Upchurch,Warner, Witte

BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:

Barrett

STAFF PRESENT:

Shaffer, Geres

STAFF ABSENT:

Doty

GUESTS PRESENT:
Ahaus, KevinAnderson, Sheral
Ball, Lenny
Beeson, Christopher
Bitner, Joyce
Borchers, Steve
Bosworth, Kris
Bowne, Andrew
Burns, Denny
Butters, Mary Anne
Chamness, JoeCole, RickColeman, ChrisColeman, Stephanie
Cordero, Hector
Fowler, MickFrame, Tim
Fulton, Dave
Gaddis, Mike
Groth, NoreneHamm, Dick
Hauptstuek, John
Hays-Mussoni, Stephanie

Hollis, Misty
Holthouse, Amy Oler
Huffine, Jeff
Jeffers, Jeff
Kates, Gene
Kinyon, Craig
Lagemann, Paul
Lane, Jeff
Lingle, Paul
Luther, Lori
Martin, Gail
Martindale, Chuck
Mitchell, Sarah
Nocton, Sandy
Oler, Ron
Pappin, Diana
Parsons, Laurie
Paust, Kenneth
Plasterer, Jeff
Poinsett, Kim
Powell, Bob
Ray, Valerie
Reed, Susan

Ronald, Louise
Salter, Danielle
Salzarulo, June
Saunders, Gary
Sawyer, Dan
Scalf, Karen
Soukup, MarkSowers, George
Speessen, Jody
Stover, Jason
Tabeling, Chuck
Templin, Randy
Thurlow, Kim
Underwood, ScottUpchurch, BruceWalker, MaryWandersee, DanielWarner, Craig
Weinert, Robin
Whitehead, MollyWinget, DonWright, ScottZhong, LeeCALL TO ORDER
Board Chair Cohen called the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Economic Development
Corporation of Wayne County, Indiana to order at 4:01 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2014, at Forest Hills
Country Club in Richmond, Indiana.
2013 REVIEW
Past Treasurer Tracie Upchurch reviewed 2013 including work on the strategic plan, developing EDIT
grant qualification guidelines, and the projects that would later be recognized in the meeting.

2014 OVERVIEW
Current Chair Jim Cohen presented the work plan for 2014.
RECOGNITION OF PAST CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS
Cohen presented Tracie Upchurch and Kevin Ahaus with a token of the EDC’s appreciation for theirservice on the EDC Board; Tracie as past chair and Kevin as an outgoing board member.
Tracie Upchurch was appointed to the EDC Board of Directors in 2009 as a representative for the Wayne
County Area Chamber of Commerce. Tracie was re-appointed for a second term in 2012. During hertenure on the EDC board she has served on the Marketing and Communication, Finance and Executive
Committees. She served as chair of the board in 2013.
Kevin has served a total of 9 years on the EDC Board of Directors. He was first appointed to the board in2001 serving a three-year term as an appointee of the Mayor of the City of Richmond. He was appointed
to the EDC board for a second time in 2008 as a representative of the Wayne County Area Chamber ofCommerce, and in that role has served two consecutive three-year terms which concluded in 2013.
During Kevin’s time on the EDC board he has served in many capacities including 2010 chair of theboard; committees including Executive, Marketing, Finance, Personnel and Industrial Park; and on theIncubator Taskforce.
COMPANY RECOGNITIONS
Valerie Shaffer recognized and presented a plaque to the following companies and their representatives
and thanked them for their investment in Wayne County in 2013:
Finance System, Inc. – Chris Coleman, Vice President
Matthews International Corporation – Scott Wright, Director of Metal Manufacturing
Paragon Casket, Inc. – Lenny Ball & Craig Warner, Owners
Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC – Hector Cordero, Plant Manager; Danielle Salter, Quality Manager; andJason Stover, Maintenance Manager
The Stride Rite Corporation – Dan Sawyer, Senior Director of North American Operations for Wolverine
Worldwide and Laurie Parsons, Director of Dealer Services
The following companies were recognized, but were unable to attend: Maxwell Milling of Indiana, Inc.
GUEST SPEAKER
Lori Luther, board chair of Energize – East Central Indiana spoke to the attendees about the coreindustries with growth in our region, strengths that east central Indiana has to offer, the importance ofregionalism, and an overview of Energize-East Central Indiana as an organization.
ADJOURNMENT
Cohen adjourned the meeting at 5:05 p.m.
NEXT BOARD MEETING – 4:00 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2014
EDC Board Room, 500 S A Street, Suite 2, Richmond, IN 47374