Bill Schirmer wears many hats in the Franklin County community. Since 2005 Schirmer has owned and operated Schirmer’s Service Center in Brookville, where his family-owned business provides automotive repair and outdoor power equipment sales and service. Bill has sat on the Franklin County Chamber Board since 2007, and he has previously held the Board President position for six years. Bill currently serves as President of the SEI READI, Inc Board of Directors, and has been engaged in the Franklin County Economic Development for many years. He is currently the President of the Redevelopment Commission. In his spare time, he enjoys farming, raising cattle, and spending time with his grandchildren

Brandon Ball is highly involved in Franklin County and throughout the SE Indiana region.  Originally from FC, he moved away to attend school at Indiana State University where he received degrees in Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship.  Once home to Franklin County he started Perpetual Motion Marketing, and then purchased Hilltop Restaurant (at the time called Crazy Dogs) right here in Brookville in September of 2021.  He has served as the Chamber President, and currently serves on the chamber board as well as other boards throughout SE Indiana.  When not running his businesses or volunteering with other organizations, you can usually find him on the golf course or spending time with his Fiancé and German Shepard, Diesel

Steve graduated from University of Cincinnati with a BS in physics. He joined Cummins as the leader of Central Measurement Services team where his team globally supports Cummins plants and technical centers which includes leadership of the Corporate Measurement Centers in Indiana, China and India. His love for for the art and science of brewing led him to establish Creek Bottom Brew LLC, Oldenburg Indiana (www.creekbottombrew.com), He become a certified beer judge, through the Beer Judge Certification Program (www.bjcp.org), and now judges the quality of Creek Bottom’s beer, and travels the US judging at sanctioned beer judging competitions.

Michelle is the Director of Managed Care at Indiana University Health and the Founder and Executive Director of Laurel Legacy Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization. Michelle graduated from Franklin County High School in 1993, received her Bachelor’s of Science from Indiana University, and Master’s of Health Administration from University of Cincinnati. Michelle is a Habitat for Humanity volunteer, member of Emerging Leaders and Volunteer Match at Indiana University Health and served two years on the Hillindale Association Board in Batesville. Her free time is spent with family as well as organizing and participating in events which benefit our local community.

Jeanette is a Business Services Consultant at an American Jobs Center, with a BS in Information Technology and proficiency in using technology to drive growth and efficiency. She uses this skill set to form alliances and empower organizations by educating them on available resources, money, and services to suit their recruiting and training requirements. In addition, she collaborates with employment and training professionals to link Indiana adults and youth with employment and work-based-learning opportunities through these alliances.