Leadership Team
Administration
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana
8392 Mississippi St., 2nd Floor
Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone: (219) 881-1060
Hours
Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Please visit our Contact page for a complete list of our club locations/addresses and phone numbers.
Administrative Staff:
Ryan Smiley
President and CEO
rsmiley@bgcgreaternwi.org
Beth Claxton
Executive Assistant
bclaxton@bgcgreaternwi.org
Operations Department
Lisa Patrick
Chief Programs Officer
lpatrick@bgcgreaternwi.org
Club Directors:
Rosemarie Joiner
John Will Anderson Club
rjoiner@bgcgreaternwi.org
Maria Feliciano
Merrillville Club
mfeliciano@bgcgreaternwi.org
Predrag Jones
Hammond Club
pjones@bgcgreaternwi.org
Ryan Elinkowski
Cedar Lake Club
relinkowski@bgcgreaternwi.org
Donna Gonzales
Lake Station Club
dgonzales@bgcgreaternwi.org
Pablo Palominos
East Chicago Katherine House Club
ppalominos@bgcgreaternwi.org
Ronald Ranta
Duneland Club
rranta@bgcgreaternwi.org
Kristina Balog
Valparaiso Club
kbalog@bgcgreaternwi.org
Steve Letic
Portage Club
sletic@bgcgreaternwi.org
Jason Kegebein
South Haven Club
jkegebein@bgcgreaternwi.org
Orlando Drummond
Grant Manager
odrummond@bgcgreaternwi.org
Mark Jones
Chief Operating Officer
mjones@bgcgreaternwi.org
Maggie Beezhold
Kidstop Director
mbeezhold@bgcgreaternwi.org
Gregory Parker
Building and Grounds Supervisor
gparker@bgcgreaternwi.org
George Tucker
Information Technology Director
gtucker@bgcgreaternwi.org
Development Department
Alison Martin
Chief Philanthropy Officer
amartin@bgcgreaternwi.org
Buffy Adams
Director of Development
badams@bgcgreaternwi.org
Stephanie Hamilton
Director of Marketing and Communications
shamilton@bgcgreaternwi.org
Dillon McKee
Grant Writer
dmckee@bgcgreaternwi.org
Finance Department
Shire Kuch
Chief Financial Officer
skuch@bgcgreaternwi.org
Linda Wirtz
Controller
lwirtz@bgcgreaternwi.org
Holly Martinez
Accountant
hmartinez@bgcgreaternwi.org
Human Resources Department
Kris Condon
Chief Human Resources Officer
kcondon@bgcgreaternwi.org
Angie Barber
Training & Development Coordinator
abarber@bgcgreaternwi.org
LaShawn Wilson
Human Resources Generalist
lwilson@bgcgreaternwi.org