La Porte County CVB elects 2026 officers, approves contractors and financials

The La Porte County Convention and Visitors Bureau Board elected its 2026 officers and approved a slate of vendor appointments and two months of financial statements during its Jan. 27 meeting.

The nominating committee presented a slate naming Pat Harris as president, Adam Givenchy as vice president, Diane Gonzales as secretary and Becky Greenlaw as treasurer. After a motion and second, the board held a roll‑call vote and approved the slate.

Board members then approved minutes from November (the board did not meet in December) and moved to reappoint or confirm a set of contractors for 2026. The list presented for board approval included Freeman and Associates for legal counsel (representative: Laura Nuremberg), Applegate & Company for CPA/audit support, AFS (Accounting and Financial Services) for accounting, Dodd Insurance and Blake Insurance for insurance services, and retirement services through Fax Incorporated and American Funds. The board approved those appointments by roll call.

The board also confirmed special role assignments for the year: Mike Schultz was named to represent the bureau on the county fair board and Don Babcock was designated as an advocacy liaison. The board approved Pat Harris for the FMEC/FDC board of directors by roll call.

Treasurer’s business was part of the organizational agenda after appointments. The board moved and approved the November and December financial statements by roll call (see separate article for details on the bureau’s financial performance and innkeeper‑tax revenue trends discussed later in the meeting).

The meeting closed with staff updates on accreditation and planning items and a reminder that the board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Feb. 24.

Notes: All actions described above were taken in open session by motion and roll‑call vote as recorded in the meeting transcript.