Meet the Team

Board of Members

Dedicated to Strengthening and Building Up Hendricks County

Hendricks County Economic Development Partnership is made up of individuals who are continually working to improve and enhance the lives of those living, working, and building businesses within Hendricks County.

Meet the Team

The Board, Investors, and Partners that power HCEDP.

Brian Bilger

Executive Director

Brian Bilger joined the Hendricks County Economic Development Partnership (HCEDP) as the Executive Director in August of 2020.

Brian has over 20 years of economic development experience in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. He previously was Senior Business Development Representative for the Detroit Regional Chamber/Detroit Regional Partnership. He also served as the Project Manager for the Regional Growth Partnership/JobsOhio, based in Toledo, Ohio, as well as the Economic Development Manager of Lucas County, also in Toledo.

Brian graduated from the University of Toledo with a bachelor’s
degree in business administration. He is also a graduate of Heidelberg College, holding a master’s degree in business administration.

Joe Jasin

Project Manager

Joe Jasin is a graduate of Indiana University in nonprofit and public management, and Anderson University for his MBA. Having worked in the private, nonprofit, and public sectors, he brings experience from many disciples into the project coordinator position. With a passion for business and community development, he’s excited to work with HCEDP to improve the lives of those living in Hendricks county. As he’s new to the county, feel free to contact him to welcome him into the team or recommend your favorite places to experience in the county.

President
Jeff Banning, Banning Engineering

Past President
Greg Ternet, Hendricks Power CoOp

Vice President
Ben Comer, Comer Law Office

Treasurer
Jeff Donovan, Donovan CPAs

Secretary
D. Michelle Fenoughty

Public Members
Robin Brandgard, Plainfield Town Council
Dennis Dawes

Public Investors

Hendricks County
Town of Plainfield
Town of Avon
Town of Danville
Town of Pittsboro


 
Private Investors

Abstract and Title Guaranty Co.
Ambrose Property Group
APEC indy
Aqua Indiana
AT&T
Banning Engineering
Browning Investments/ Six Points Assoc.
Citizens Bank
Co-Alliance
Colliers
Comer Law Office
Cranfill
Donovan CPAs
Duke Energy
Electric Plus
Endeavor Communications
First Merchants
Garmong
Gibson Commercial Construction
Hageman Group
Hendrick Regional Health
Hendricks County Bank
Hendricks Power
IDS
Indianapolis Airport Authority
IU West Hospital
Keers Development
MIBOR
Milestone
North Salem State Bank
Rigdon
State Bank
Sunbeam
Synthesis Inc.
Tonn and Blank Construction
Vectren (Centerpointe)
Veridus Group
Wabash Valley Power

In-Kind
Aqua Systems
Hendricks College Network
Indiana Municipal Power Agency

Public Partners
Town of Avon
Town of Danville
Hendricks County
Town of Pittsboro
Town of Plainfield

Local Partners
Hendricks College Network
Indiana Small Business Development Centers
Visit Hendricks County

Chamber Partners
Avon Chamber of Commerce
Danville Chamber of Commerce
Plainfield Chamber of Commerce

Regional Partners
Indy Partnership
Conexus
Indiana Career Connect
Leadership Hendricks County
Hendricks County Community Foundation
Central Indiana Workforce Investment Board
INzone: Trade Zone

State Partners
Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Indiana Health Industry Forum
SCORE
Indiana Small Business Development Centers

Jim Staton, AES

Wes Brown, AES

Stephen Lindley, Ambrose Property Group

Robert George, APEC

Matt Hadley, APEC

Jeff Gard, Aqua Indiana

Jim Shields, Aqua Indiana

Kieran Tansy, Aqua Indiana

Bob Ervin, Aqua Indiana

Tanya Singh, Aqua Indiana

Tyler Beaver, ARCO

Greg Zusan, Town of Avon

Tom Downard, Avon Chamber

Dawn Lowden, Avon Town Council

Jeff Banning, Banning Engineering

Brian Gildea, Banning Engineering

Angela Cecil, BMO Harris

Mark Susemichel, Browning

Andrew Theisz, Center Point Energy

Keith Lindauer, Citizens Bank

Mike Hayden, Co-Alliance

Jason Speckman, Colliers

Ben Comer, Comer Law

Eric Wathen, County Council

Mark Cranfill, Cranfill Development

Kelly DiBenedetto, Danville Chamber

Jeff Donovan, Donovan CPAs

Haley Tomlinson, Duke Energy

Jeff Rigdon, Edwards Rigdon

Tim Whicker, Electric Plus

Jay Watkins, Endeavor

Luke Ivers, Endeavor

Zach Canterbury, F.A. Wilhelm Construction

Adam Treibic, First Merchants

Frank Vandervort, First Merchants

Mitch Hannum, Garmong Construction

Joe Murphy, Garmong Construction

Brett Clark, Garmong Construction

Nathan Taulman, Hageman Group

Brandy Wethington-Perril, HCN

Adam Hemmer, Hemmer Group

Nolan Merten, Hemmer Group

Stephen Denhart, Hendricks County Bank

Jay Puckett, Hendricks County Bank

Jerry Orem, Hendricks County Bank

Jeff Eder, Hendricks County Bank

Dennis Dawes, Hendricks County Commissioner

David Wyeth, Hendricks County Council

Tim Dombrosky, Hendricks County Planning & Building

Dave Olmstead, Hendricks Power Cooperative

Greg Ternet, Hendricks Power Cooperative

Holly Reynolds, Hendricks Regional Health

Michelle Fenoughty, Hendricks Regional Health

Beth Ann Holmes, Hendricks Regional Health

Scott Sweeney, HIS Constructors, INC. 

Mario Rodriguez, Indianapolis Airport Authority

Marsha Stone, Indianapolis Airport Authority

Adam Hillsamer, IU Health

Doug Puckett, IU Health

Juan Guzman, IU Health

Steve Schwegman, JLL

Brian Seitz, JLL

Chad Collier, McGuire Sponsel

Ryan Berry, Meyer Najem

Brad Coffing, MIBOR

Jackie Deppe, MIBOR

Charles Kacmar, Milestone Contractors

Matt Howrey, NSSB

Jeff Joyce, NSSB

Alex Vulic, Opus Group

Valerie Cleveland, Opus Group

Jarod Baker, Pittsboro Town Council

Brad Dubois, Plainfield Chamber

Robin Brandgard, Plainfield Town Council

Amy Curtis, RDG

Tony Shepard, Rigdon Construction

Ken Sebree, Sebree Architects

Mike Baker, State Bank of Lizton

Justin Furr, Sunbeam Development

Jamie Christman, Sunbeam Development

Tracey Shafer, Superintendant

Kevin Blankenship, Synthesis

Greg Perkins, Synthesis

Mat Brauer, The Peterson Company

Eric Wise, Tonn and Blank Construction

Scott West, Tonn and Blank Construction

John Taylor, Town of Avon

Robert Pope, Town of Avon

Ryan Cannon, Town of Avon

Lesa Ternet, Town of Danville

Mark Morgan, Town of Danville

Greg Irby, Town of Danville

Jason Love, Town of Pittsboro

Andrew Klinger, Town of Plainfield

Alyssa Woolard, Town of Plainfield

Tim Weigel, Town of Plainfield Chamber

Jaime Bohler-Smith, Visit Hendricks County

Vicki Gardner, Wabash Valley Power Association

Rachel Huser, Wabash Valley Power Association