Potawatomi Park Team

Park Staff

  • Lacey Pfeiffer

    Park Manager

  • Chad McIntire

    Part Time Maintenance

Elected Potawatomi Park Inc Board Members

  • JH Northrop

    Board Vice President

    *Representative for

    Fulton County

    *Board Vice President

    *Sawmill Operator

  • Holly Sellers

    *Representative for Marshall County

    *Bowen Center Skills Coach

    “I wanted to join the board because I have a history with Potawatomi Park. Many memories were made with my grandpa and I want to be able to give back to a place that meant a lot to me growing up.”

  • Mark Espich

    *Representative for

    St. Joseph County

    *St. Jo Co. Health Dept.

  • Amber VanNess

    *Representative for

    Kosciusko County

    *Human Resources Generalist at OMCO

  • Tim Berger

    *Representative from Elkhart County

    “I wanted to join the board to help with the success of the park and give back to our community.”

  • Wyatt Stephen

    *Board President

    *Pharmaceutical Project Manager

  • Keith McIntire

    *Career Firefighter at City of Mishawaka & Volunteer Firefighter at Tippecanoe Fire

  • River Watson

    *Board Secretary

    *Education: Environmental Education

  • Tom Devros

    * Retired: Forest Management & Lumber

    “I wanted to join the board to help with wood lot management to keep the grounds healthy and viable for the future”

  • Mandy Nifong

    *Medical assistant

  • Alex Gaughan

    *College Student pursing Technology

    *Volunteer Firefighter

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General Elected Board Member Information: Up to fifteen (15) persons shall be elected. Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, and St. Joseph Counties shall each be represented (via work or resides) by at least one (1) member. The remaining ten (10) members will be selected as at-large members.

Appointed Potawatomi Park Inc Board Members

  • Jeff Klinefelter

    *Appointed by:

    Etna Green Lions

    *Professional Wildlife Artist

  • Open Position

    For appointment from Bremen Kiwanis

  • Open Position

    Open Position

    For appointment from Bourbon Lions

  • Open Position

    For appointment from Triton Kiwanis

    (Currently not an active group)

  • Open Position

    For appointment from Mentone Lions

    (Currently not an active group)

General Appointed Board Member Information: The board shall be composed of five (5) persons representing the five (5) service club organizations

Junior Board Members

  • Open Position

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General Junior Board Members Information: Two (2) junior board members, ages 16 to 17, may serve in an advisory capacity. At the age of 18, a junior board member may apply for a regular board member position if one is available. Junior board members do not have governance responsibility or voting power and do not count towards the 20 total board members.

Advisory Committee

  • Don Fites

    Retired - living in Florida

    Former chairman and CEO of Caterpillar, Inc.

  • Dan stichter

    President at OrthoLazer

  • Dr. Micheal Williams

    Warsaw, Indiana

    Physician

  • Dr Mark Schurr

    Professor of Anthropology at Notre Dame

  • Dave Gibson

    Owner Gibson Insurance Agency

  • Ginny Gibson

    Business Women

  • Tim Gochenour

    Agri-Business - Owner

Interested in joining the team?

Interested in joining the BOARD: Click here for the board application

Interested in joining the BOARD as a JUNIOR board member: Click here for Junior Board member application

Interested in joining a COMMITTEE: email potawatomiwildlifepark@gmail.com *This position is not a board member position and nonvoting

  • Steering & Finance Committee- Wyatt(Chair), Mark

  • Grounds, Buildings and Maintenance Committee- Jeff(Chair), Alex, Tim, Keith, J.H., River, & Tommy

  • Grounds tree task force: JH, River, Tommy, Terry Scott

  • Donor Relations - Wyatt(Chair), Mark

  • Human Resources & Administration Committee- Amber(Chair), J.H., Wyatt

  • Events & Marketing Committee - Mark(Chair), J.H., Mandy, Wyatt

Interested in joining the Advisory Committee: email potawatomiwildlifepark@gmail.com(1) A little about yourself, (2) your expertise, (3) the reason you would like to serve on the advisory committee.

Thank you past board members for your service

  • Amanda Petrucelli

  • Barry Davis

  • Bette K. McDaniel

  • Betty Bessinger

  • Bill Cleavenger

  • Bill Price

  • Bill Veldt

  • Brian Pyle

  • Brooke Downing

  • Carol Bowen

  • Eldon Horn

  • Forrest Kantner

  • Gerald Romine

  • Jay Grossman

  • Jim New

  • John Anglin JR

  • Jon Cook

  • Jordan Maiden (2015 -

  • Kevin Pfeiffer

  • Larry Beeson (1987 - 2024)

  • Lisa Eiser

  • Louise Mason

  • Lynn Utter

  • Lynne Baldwin

  • Mark Schurr

  • Margaret Easton (2015 -

  • Michael Williams

  • Nick Treber

  • Robert Fisher

  • Roger Terry

  • Ron Zimmerman (2017 -

  • Seth Carter

  • Sylvia Bieghler

  • Tana Beeson

  • Wayne Bessinger

  • Wes Rettinger (2015 -

Thank you past advisory committee members for your service

  • Capt. William Pippenger

  • Dr. Cecil Burket

  • Dr. Dane Miller

  • John Zeglis

  • Ralph Mason

  • Ronald D. Gifford

  • Suzzie Light

  • William Erwin