Membership
We’re grateful for the support of our members.
How to Join
About our Members
Over 70% of our funding comes from the financial support of our member businesses and the balance from local government partners. As a member-supported, non-profit organization, we are tremendously grateful for the active support of our members and partners, and we know that our work would not be possible without their support. If you have an opportunity to extend business to any of our member businesses, we encourage you to do so. If you would like to see your business added to our distinguished list of members and supporters, please check out the benefits of our different membership levels and call us today to discuss.
Membership Levels & Benefits
Members contribute to the Greater Columbus EDC because they believe in the work we do. They take pride in knowing that their support helps grow economic opportunities for our residents and businesses. They place value in having a professionally run, full-time, local economic development organization. For most, they view it as being the right thing to do, while also offering a return on investment. We offer multiple membership levels to fit businesses of all sizes, and we hope you’ll call us today to discuss the level that’s best for you!
| Annual Member Benefits | Platinum Member $20,000+ | Diamond Member $10,750 - $19,999 | Gold Member $7,500 - $10,749 | Silver Advisory $3,750 - $7,499 | Bronze Supporter $1,000 - $3,749 |
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| Recognized Supporter of Economic Development! | |||||
| One Seat on EDC Board of Directors, Invited to Monthly Board Meetings, Full Voting Rights | |||||
| “First to Know” of Pending Economic Development Announcements | |||||
| Invited to Quarterly EDC Board Meetings (Non-Voting), and early notification of pending announcements | |||||
| Opportunity to Participate in EDC Committees | |||||
| Your Company Logo Featured on EDC Website and other Publications | |||||
| Priority Placement of Your Company Logo/Name in Publications | |||||
| Early Bird Invitation to Annual Meeting Luncheon (Ticketed Event) | |||||
| Complimentary Reserved Corporate Table at Annual Meeting Luncheon | |||||
| Invited to End-of-Year Gathering (Complimentary) |
Committees
Get connected and have influence! Members of the Greater Columbus EDC have the opportunity to serve in one of three committees:
Business Retention & Strategy
Committee
Sites & Buildings
Committee
Attraction & Strategy
Committee
Members
| Platinum Level Members | |||||||
| Bartholomew Co. Commissioners | Tony London | County Commissioner | |||||
| Bartholomew County Council | Leah Beyer | County Councilperson | |||||
| City of Columbus | Mary Ferdon | Mayor | |||||
| City Council | Kent Anderson | City Councilperson | |||||
| Cummins Inc. | Miranda Fox | Director – Americas Real Estate Leader, Global Integrated Services – Facilities | |||||
| Diamond Level Members | |||||||
| Bartholomew Co. R.E.M.C. | Courtney Metzger | CEO | |||||
| Columbus Regional Health | Julie Abedian | VP, Community Health Initiatives | |||||
| First Financial Bank | Brittany Diebolt | VP, Commercial Relationship Manager | |||||
| Forvia Group/Faurecia | Mark Wasserman | VP of Engineering | |||||
| Old National Bank | Brock Biehl | Private Banker | |||||
| Smithville | Paul Quick | President | |||||
| Toyota Material Handling | Tony Miller | Sr. Vice President - Operations & Engineering | |||||
| Gold Level Members | |||||||
| AIM Media Indiana/The Republic | Steve Swails | General Manager - Indiana | |||||
| Applied Laboratories | Jeff Logston | President (Blairex & Applied Labs) | |||||
| Beck Rocker, LLC | Jeff Beck | Attorney | |||||
| Breeden, Inc. | Tara James | Director of Brokerage Services | |||||
| Centra Credit Union | Brad Davis | Chief Growth Officer | |||||
| Duke Energy | Kylie Foster | Govt & Community Relations Manager | |||||
| Dunlap & Co., Inc. | Tom Dowd | Executive Vice President, Partner/Owner | |||||
| Elwood Staffing | Nick Seger | Chief Operating Officer | |||||
| Force Construction Co., Inc. | Clayton Force | President | |||||
| Georg Utz, Inc. | Michael Chiado | President | |||||
| German American Bank | Scott Ballard | Commercial Banking Officer | |||||
| Horizon Bank | Amanda Meza | Business Banker | |||||
| JCBank | Jeff Nolting | SVP, Chief Banking Officer | |||||
| Johnson Ventures | Richard L. Johnson | President | |||||
| LHP Engineering Solutions | Shen Macheel | Executive Admin / Business Development Manager | |||||
| Louisville & Indiana Railroad | Kathleen Sackett | Director, Marketing & Sales | |||||
| Milestone Contractors, LP | F.A. (Buck) Ritz | Business Development Rep. | |||||
| Ninth Avenue Foods | Zachary Pavlik | Plant Manager | |||||
| NTN Driveshaft, Inc. | Jeff Zike | VP of Manufacturing | |||||
| SIHO | Marc Rothbart | Sr. VP of Commercial Products | |||||
| Taylor Bros. Construction | David Doup | President | |||||
| The Phoenix/Falcon Companies | Scott Newlund | Vice President | |||||
| Town of Edinburgh | SaraBeth Drybread | Economic Development Director | |||||
| Ex-Officio Members | |||||||
| Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. | Dr. Chad Phillips | Superintendent | |||||
| Chamber of Commerce | Cindy Frey | President | |||||
| Columbus Municipal Airport | Brian Payne | Airport Director | |||||
| Community Education Coalition | Dr. Jim Roberts | President & CEO | |||||
| Heritage Fund Community Foundation | Tracy Souza | President & CEO | |||||
| IUPUC | Jeanine Scheidler | Director, IU MBA Columbus | |||||
| Ivy Tech Community College | Dr. Steven Combs | Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs | |||||
| Purdue Polytechnic Columbus | Dr. Nancy Lollar | Director, Statewide Site, Columbus | |||||
| Silver Board Members | |||||||
| Agresta, Storms & O'Leary, PC | Rita Wilder | Partner | |||||
| AT&T Indiana | Pepper Mulherin | External & Legislative Affairs | |||||
| Blue & Company | Stephen Stringer | Director | |||||
| CenterPoint Energy | Nathan Kunkler | Sr. Key Account Manager | |||||
| Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components LLC | Sheri Redelman | VP, Human Resources | |||||
| Conlan Company | Stuart Price | Executive Vice President | |||||
| Gaylor Electric, Inc. | Jon Endris | Operations Manager | |||||
| Kenny Glass Inc. | Dave Bush | President, Co-Owner | |||||
| Kramer Furniture & Cabinet | Polly Kramer | President | |||||
| PMG Corporation | Alina Burton | HR Manager | |||||
| Russell Development Company | Brian Russell | President | |||||
| Shelby Materials | Curt Wheeler | Sales | |||||
| Sunright America | Mark Capps | Executive Managing Director | |||||
| Tsune America | Mike Riebl | President | |||||
| Bronze Level Members | |||||||
| Copperfield Development LLC | Steve Booher | President | |||||
| Cornerstone Environmental Health & Safety Inc. | Mark Miller | President | |||||
| DartPoints | Charles Carlos | General Manager, Midwest | |||||
| Harrison Lake Country Club | Bob Haddad, Jr | COO | |||||
| HRC Roofing & Sheet Metal | Tom Hinshaw | Owner | |||||
| Kamic Corp. | Nobu Nakajima | VP/Treasurer | |||||
| Rightway Fasteners | Chris Sutton | HR Manager | |||||
| Scheidt Commercial Realty, LLC | Randy Scheidt | Owner | |||||
| Vision Hotel Partners, LLC DBA Hotel Indigo | Tim Dora | Owner |
