Meet our Team

President & CEO

Leah Konrady

Leah Konrady was born and raised in Michigan City, IN. She recently returned to Northwest Indiana after living in California, Colorado, and Washington, D.C. Prior to joining One Region, Leah worked for CH2M in Fresno, California, focusing on government affairs and community outreach for water infrastructure. While in Washington, D.C. she served as a Legislative Assistant for Congressman Pete Visclosky and worked at the Northeast Midwest Institute as Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program collaborating with the bipartisan Congressional Great Lakes Task Force.

Leah is passionate about Northwest Indiana as she is fifth generation to the area. Leah has a B.A. in Geography and a MBA from the University of Denver.

Board of Directors

Violet Sistovaris
Executive Vice President & President of NIPSCO (Chairman)
Craig Dwight
Chairman and CEO of Horizon Bank (Vice-Chairman)
Tom Keon
Chancellor of Purdue Northwest (Secretary)
Ben Bochnowski
President and CEO of Peoples Bank (Chair Emeritus)
John Diederich
(Non-Voting Treasurer)

Chris White
Publisher of the Northwest Indiana Times
Mark Heckler
President of Valparaiso University
BR Lane
Helios Consulting
Michael Bergerson
Partner, Barnes & Thornburg