Our Partner Banks
RDC’s Certified Lender Program
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The Regional Development Company’s SBA 504 Certified Lender Program is a two-hour comprehensive program that will cover the main aspects of the 504 program, including eligibility, loan amounts, and the application process.
The certification program will include on-site presentations at all local lending institutions. Quarterly presentations of the certification program will be held at the RDC office for new lenders and strategic partners. Partner lenders completing the Certified Lender Program will receive a certificate of completion and have their name and contact information listed on the RDC’s website as Certified Lenders.
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Please call Emma Hutchinson at 219.476.0504 to schedule a group meeting at your financial institution.
Our Partner Banks:
| Name | Company | Business Street | City | State | Zip | Business Phone | E-mail Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Lukas | Horizon Bank | 710 Indiana Ave | LaPorte | IN | 46350 | (219) 707-9345 | alukas@horizonbank.com |
| Adam Vander Woude | Midland States Bank | 310 South Schuyler Avenue | Kankakee | IL | 60901 | (815) 928-7763 | avanderwoude@midlandsb.com |
| Alec Nirtaut | Peoples Bank | 9204 Columbia Avenue | Munster | IN | 46321 | (219) 853-7578 | anirtaut@ibankpeoples.com |
| Alan Whipps | 1st Source Bank | 6043 Central Ave | Portage | IN | 46368 | (219) 762-3834 | whippsa@1stsource.com |
| Amal Patel | Tech Credit Union | 10951 Broadway | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | (219) 663-5120 x172 | a.patel@techcu.org |
| Amber Holle | Old National Bank | 100 N. 2nd Street | Lafayette | IN | 47901 | (765) 637-4392 | Amber.Holle@oldnational.com |
| Amy Kezy | Centier Bank | 150 Lincolnway | Valparaiso | IN | 46383 | (219) 477-2733 | akezy@centier.com |
| Analisa Warring | Regional Federal Credit Union | 7144 Kennedy Avenue | Hammond | IN | 46323 | (219) 548-6800 | awarring@regionalfcu.org |
| Anthony Kopp | First Secure Bank & Trust Co. | 10360 S. Roberts Road | Palos Hills | IL | 60465 | (708) 237-3137 | tkopp@firstsecurebank.com |
| Aracely Ledezema | Centier Bank | 600 East 84th Avenue | Merrillville | IN | 46410 | (219)755-6165 Ext: ext.1727 | aledezma@centier.com |
| Benjamin Brown | Peoples Bank | 855 Stillwater Parkway | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | (219) 789-2281 | bbrown@ibankpeoples.com |
| Bill Berdine | 1st Source Bank | 14 Indiana Ave | Valparaiso | IN | 46383 | (219) 476-2603 | berdinew@1stsource.com |
| Bill Gertner | Horizon Bank | 710 Indiana Ave. | LaPorte | IN | 46350 | (219) 874-9245 | WGertner@horizonbank.com |
| Bill Schmidt | Providence Bank & Trust | 240 45th Street | Munster | IN | 46321 | (219) 961-8057 | bschmidt@providencebank.com |
| Bill Winterhaler | Centier Bank | 9701 Indianapolis Blvd. | Highland | IN | 46322 | (219) 922-2410 | bwinterh@centier.com |
| Brent Mithoefer | 1st Source Bank | 133 North 4th Street | Lafayette | IN | 47901 | (765) 807-7103 | mithoeferb@1stsource.com |
| Brian Bittner | 1st Source Bank | 133 North 4th Street, Suite 100 | Lafayette | IN | 47901 | (765) 807-0346 | bittnerb@1stsource.com |
| Brian Boilek | First Financial Bank | 450 W. Lincoln Hwy | Schererville | IN | 46375 | (219) 227-3286 | brian.boilek@bankatfirst.com |
| Brian Jablonski | Centier Bank | 150 W Lincolnway | Valparasio | IN | 46383 | (219) 477-2733 ext. 2176 | Bjablonski@centier.com |
| Bryan Thomas | Tech Credit Union | 10951 Broadway | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | (800) 276-8324 x155 | b.thomas@techcu.org |
| Caleb Walma | First Merchants Bank | 855 Thornapple Way | Valparaiso | IN | 46385 | (219) 277-3042 | cwalma@FirstMerchants.com |
| Candice Villagrana | Old Plank Trail Community Bank (Wintrust) | 2356 Ridge Road | Lansing | IL | 60438 | (708) 390-2725 | cvillagrana@wintrust.com |
| Cara Jones | Centier Bank | 5501 Franklin St. | Michigan City | IN | 46360 | (219) 477-2733 x2118 | cajones@centier.com |
| Christine Zima | Providence Bank & Trust | 240 45th Ave. | Munster | IN | 46321 | (219) 961-8016 | czima@providencebank.com |
| Christine Tanjic | Centier Bank | 9701 Indianapolis Blvd. | Highland | IN | 46322 | (219) 922-2410 ext. 2135 | ctanjic@centier.com |
| Chris A. Chatfield | Tech Credit Union | 10951 Broadway | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | 219-262-4299 | c.chatfield@techcu.org |
| Christina Stavropoulos | Peoples Bank | 14701 S Ravinia Ave | Orland Park | IL | 60462 | (708) 921-1035 | cstavropoulos@ibankpeoples.com |
| Clay Koehler | Centier Bank | 201 Main Street, Suite 606 | Lafayette | IN | 47901 | (219) 765-423-4615 | ckoehler@centier.com |
| Colin Chekaluk | Wintrust Commercial Banking | 3256 Ridge Rd | Lansing | IL | 60438 | (708) 418-1284 | cchekalu@wintrust.com |
| Curt Bowers | Wintrust Commercial Banking | 1420 E. Summit Street | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | (219) 661-6868 | Cbowers@wintrust.com |
| Dale Clapp | First Merchants Bank | 707 Ridge Road | Munster | IN | 46321 | (219) 513-5138 | DClapp@firstmerchants.com |
| Dan Duncan | Peoples Bank | 855 Stillwater Parkway | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | (219) 853-7502 | dduncan@ibankpeoples.com | Dan Magura | Peoples Bank | 2905 Calumet Ave | Valparaiso | IN | 46383 | (219) 462-4100 | dmagura@ibankpeoples.com |
| Dan Peter | Centier Bank | 201 Main Street, Suite 606 | Lafayette | IN | 47901 | (765) 423-4615 | dpeter@centier.com |
| Dan Shelby | Town Center Bank | 1938 E. Lincoln Hwy | New Lenox | IL | 60451 | (815) 806-7017 | d.shelby@towncenterbank.net |
| Darlene Hoelscher | Grand Ridge National Bank | 500 South Country Farm Road | Wheaton | IL | 60187 | (630) 580-1011 | darlene.hoelscher@GRNbank.com |
| David McAvoy | Cornerstone National Bank & Trust Company | 1804 N. Naver Blvd. Ste 450 | Naperville | IL | 60566 | (331) 702-7438 | dmcavoy@cornerstonenb.com | Dennis Karpen | Providence Bank | 950 W U.S. Hwy. 30 | Schererville | IN | 46375 | (219) 961-8517 | dkarpen@providence.bank |
| Derek Estrada | BMO Harris Bank | 200 W Ridge Road | Griffith | IN | 46319 | (219) 707-1460 | Derek.estrada@bmo.com | Don McCormick | Tech Credit Union | 10951 Broadway | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | (219) 680-6664 | d.mccormick@techcu.org |
| Dustin Gorelick | Peoples Bank | 9204 Columbia Ave | Munster | IN | 46321 | (219) 853-7509 | DGOrelick@ibankpeoples.com |
| Edyta Wojtulewicz | North Shore Community Bank & Trust - Skokie | 7800 Lincoln Ave. | Skokie | IL | 60077 | 847-590-7035 | ewojtulewicz@wintrust.com | Emily Beswick | Bank of America | 110 N Wacker Dr | Chicago | IL | 60603 | (312) 904-8004 | emily_beswick@bofa.com |
| Eric Evans | First Financial Bank | 450 W Lincoln Hwy | Schererville | IN | 46375 | (219) 201-1068 | eric.evans@bankatfirst.com |
| Erik Back | 1st Source Bank | 14 Indiana Ave | Valparaiso | IN | 46383 | (219) 362-2065 | backe@1stsource.com |
| Erik Vohs | Key Bank | 10 West Market Street | Indianapolis | IN | 46222 | (317) 538-0242 | Erik_Vohs@keybank.com |
| Frank Licata | Peoples Bank | 14701 S Ravinia | Orland Park | IL | 60462 | (708) 528-9844 | flicata@ibankpeoples.com |
| Gilbert Rynberk | Wintrust Commercial Banking | 3256 Ridge Rd | Lansing | IL | 60438 | (708) 474-1300 | grynberk@wintrust.com |
| Greg Bracco | Peoples Bank | 9204 Columbia Ave | Munster | IN | 46321 | (219) 853-7563 | gbracco@ibankpeoples.com |
| Greg Eller | Kentland Bank | 3803 South St. | Lafayette | IN | 47905 | (765) 448-1300 | greg.eller@kentlandbank.com |
| Greg Gordon | Centier Bank | 600 E. 84th Avenue | Merrillville | IN | 46410 | (219) 755-6165 | ggordon@centier.com |
| Greg Gottschalk | Centier Bank | 150 Lincolnway | Valparaiso | IN | 46383 | (219) 477-2733 | ggottsch@centier.com |
| Guy Weir | CNB Bank & Trust | 12727 Ridgeland Ave | Palos Heights | IL | 60463 | (708) 516-2723 | gweir@cnbil.com | Harry Langbehn, Jr. | First Financial Bank | 450 W Lincoln Highway | Schererville | IN | 46375 | (219) 864-4205 | harry.langbehn@bankatfirst.com | Halle Richey | Alliance Bank | 101 W Montgomery St | Francesville | IN | 47946 | (219) 567-0351 | hrichey@myalliancebank.com |
| Heather Thompson | Old National Bank | 100 N. 2nd Street | Lafayette | IN | 47901 | (765) 637-4394 | Heather.Thompson@oldnationalbank.com |
| Irma Torres | Regional Federal Credit Union | 389 W. US Highway 6 | Valparaiso | IN | 46385 | (219) 762-2930 | itorres@regionalfcu.org |
| James Xeros | Grand Ridge National Bank | 500 South Country Farm Road | Wheaton | IL | 60187 | (630) 580-1011 | james.xeros@grnbank.com |
| Jeff Marsee | Centier Bank | 9701 Indianapolis Blvd | Highland | IN | 46322 | (219) 922-2410 x 4329 | jmarsee@centier.com |
| Jeff Spencer | Porter Bank | 230 Lincoln Street | Porter | IN | 46304 | (219) 926-2136 | jspencer@porterstatebank.com | Jennifer Willis | Centier Bank | 9701 Indianapolis Blvd | Highland | IN | 46322 | (219) 922-2410 | jwillis@centier.com |
| Jerry Tomasic | Centier Bank | 9701 Indianapolis Blvd. | Highland | IN | 46322 | (219) 922-2410 | jtomasic@centier.com |
| Jesse Hunt | Notre Dame Federal Credit Union | 1200 119th Street, Suite A | Whiting | IN | 46394 | (219) 296-6022 | Jhunt@NotreDameFCU.com |
| Jessica Hernandez | JP Morgan Chase | 4730 W. 79th St. | Chicago | IL | 60652 | (772) 838-2852 | jessica.m.hernandez@jpmchase.com |
| Jessica Schneider | Tech Credit Union | 10951 Broadway | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | (800) 276-8324 | jschneider@techcu.org |
| Jim Katona | Tech Credit Union | 10951 Broadway | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | (219) 663-5120 | j.katona@techcu.org |
| Jim Mallios | Centrust Bank | 120 E Ogden Ave, Suite 128 | Hinsdale | IL | 60521 | (708) 655-5554 | jmallios@centrustbank.com |
| John Bodnar | First Secure Bank & Trust | 15901 Central Avenue | Oak Forest | IL | 60452 | (708) 580-4804 | jbodnar@firstsecurebank.com |
| John Freyek | Horizon Bank | 8590 Broadway | Merrillville | IN | 46410 | (219) 750-1113 | jfreyek@horizonbank.com |
| John Rybicki | Horizon Bank | 8590 Broadway | Merrillville | IN | 46410 | (219) 736-0969 | jrybicki@horizonbank.com |
| John Karabis | Old Plank Trail Community Bank (Wintrust) | 20012 Wolf Road | Mokena | IL | 60448 | (708) 326-2576 | jkarabis@wintrust.com |
| Jon DeSmet | Purdue Federal Credit Union | 340 Main Street | Lafayette | IN | 47901 | (765) 497-7431 | jdesmet@purduefed.com |
| Jonathan Elkins | Alliance Bank | 209 Rickey Road | Monticello | IN | 46960 | (574) 583-8885 | jelkins@myalliancebank.com |
| Jonathan B Hildebrand | Horizon Bank | 4208 Calumet Avenue | Valparaiso | IN | 46383 | (219) 548-2809 | jhildebrand@horizonbank.com |
| Karin DeVries | Purdue Federal Credit Union | 11330 Broadway | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | (219) 281-3293 | kdevries@purduefed.com |
| Kathleen Ruzicka | Grand Ridge National Bank | 500 South Country Farm Road | Wheaton | IL | 60187 | (630) 390-5502 | kathy.ruzicka@grnbank.com |
| Karolina Dragulski | 1st Source Bank | 9800 Connecticut Drive | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | (219) 476-2929 | dragulskik@1stsource.com |
| Kathy Ireland | Purdue Federal Credit Union | 11330 Broadway | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | (219) 588-5259 | kireland@purduefed.com |
| Kent Bierma | DeMotte State Bank | 210 S. Halleck St. | DeMotte | IN | 46310 | (219) 987-4141 | kbierma@netdsb.com |
| Keven Jennings | Purdue Federal Credit Union | 340 Main Street | Lafayette | IN | 47901 | (765) 490-7911 | kjennings@purduefed.com |
| Kevin Broadstreet | Centier Bank | 201 Main Street, Suite 606 | Lafayette | IN | 46901 | (765) 423-4615 | kbroadst@centier.com |
| Kevin Crose | Peoples Bank | 141 West Lincoln Highway | Schererville | IN | 46375 | (219) 853-7559 | KCrose@ibankpeoples.com |
| Kim Modigell | Horizon Bank | 8590 Broadway | Merrillville | IN | 46410 | (219) 750-1199 | kmodigell@horizonbank.com |
| Lisa Misch | Centier Bank | 150 W Lincolnway | Valparaiso | IN | 46383 | (219) 714-9719 Ext. 2137 | lmisch@centier.com | Lisa Triezenberg | JP Morgan Chase | 1600 W. 45th St. | Munster | IN | 46321 | (219) 924-4615 | Lisa.K.Triezenberg@jpmchase.com |
| Lydia Bowen | Centier Bank | 150 W Lincolnway, Suite 1003 | Valparaiso | IN | 46383 | (219) 477-2733 x2145 | lbowen@centier.com | Mark Behling | Wintrust Commercial Banking | 5300 West 95th Street | Chicago | IL | 60453 | (708) 952-5228 | Mbehling@wintrust.com | Mark Fleming | Old Second National Bank | 195 W. Joe Orr Road | Chicago Heights | IL | 60411 | (708) 575-6251 | MFleming@oldsecond.com |
| Mark Oganovich | Old National Bank | 7800 W 95th St, 2nd Floor W | Hickory Hills | IL | 60457 | (708) 930-4620 | Mark.Oganovich@oldnational.com |
| Mark Schoettmer | Horizon Bank | 1216 West Carmel Drive | Carmel | IN | 46032 | (317) 608-2066 | mschoettmer@horizonbank.com |
| Mark Wojack | Peoples Bank | 12261 Archer Avenue | Lemont | IL | 60439 | (708)-538-1272 | mwojack@ibankpeoples.com |
| Matt Vessely | 1st Source Bank | 14 Indiana Ave | Valparaiso | IN | 46383 | (219) 476-2601 | vessleym@1stsource.com |
| Michael Hardek | First Secure Bank & Trust Co. | 10360 S. Roberts Road | Palos Hills | IL | 60465 | (708) 237 - 3110 | mhardek@firstsecurebank.com |
| Michael Herbeck | CICB | 120 South LaSalle Street | Chicago | IL | 60603 | (312) 564-1192 | michael.herbeck@cicb.com |
| Michael Hereda | JP Morgan Chase | 10 South Dearborn | Chicago | IL | 60603 | (513) 535-1245 | Michael.l.hereda@chase.com |
| Michael McCracken | Beverly Bank & Trust Company | 3960 W 95th Street | Evergreen Park | IL | 60805 | (773) 987-3247 | mmccracken@wintrust.com |
| Michael Peters | Regional Federal Credit Union | 7144 Kennedy Avenue | Hammond | IN | 46323 | (219) 548-6800 | mpeters@regionalfcu.org |
| Michael Schneider | Wintrust Commercial Banking | 1420 E. Summit Street | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | (219) 661-6872 | mschneider@wintrust.com | Mitch Gaffigan | Purdue Federal Credit Union | 11330 Broadway | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | (219) 406-5295 | mgaffigan@purduefed.com |
| Nikki Grabelle | Porter Bank | 230 Lincoln Street | Porter | IN | 46304 | (219) 926-2136 x 1214 | ngrabelle@porterstatebank.com |
| Paul Carlisle | Wintrust Commercial Banking | 190 S Lasalle Street, 22nd Floor | Chicago | IL | 60603 | (312) 431-6541 | pcarlisle@wintrust.com |
| Paul Orner | First Merchants Bank | 1720 45th Street | Munster | IN | 46321 | (219) 513-5220 | POrner@firstmerchants.com |
| Paul Rodriguez | Peoples Bank | 9204 Columbia Avenue | Munster | IN | 46321 | (219) 853-7181 | prodriguez@ibankpeoples.com |
| Paul Slade | Old Plank Trail Community Bank (Wintrust) | 20012 Wolf Road | Mokena | IL | 60448 | (815) 462-5500 | pslade@oldplanktrailbank.com |
| Paul Thiel | Centier Bank | 600 East 84th Ave. | Merrillville | IN | 46410 | (219) 755-6165 | pthiel@centier.com |
| Paula Reeves | Purdue Federal Credit Union | 340 Main Street | Lafayette | IN | 47901 | (765) 497-7430 | preeves@purduefed.com |
| Peter Wilson | Centier Bank | 600 East 84th Ave. | Merrillville | IN | 46410 | (219) 477-2733 x2114 | pwilson@centier.com |
| Rebecca Nagle | Old Plank Trail Community Bank (Wintrust) | 700 W Exchange Street | Crete | IL | 60417 | (708) 428-4306 | rnagle@oldplanktrailbank.com |
| Rene Martin | First Merchants Bank | 855 Thornapple Way | Valparaiso | IN | 46385 | (219) 476-2707 | RMartin2@firstmerchants.com |
| Richard Brewer | DeMotte State Bank | 507 S. Main Street | Hebron | IN | 46341 | (219) 996-5811 | rbrewer@netdsb.com |
| Rick Gard | American Community Bank | 7880 Wicker Avenue | St. John | IN | 46373 | (219) 440-5990 | rick@acbanker.com |
| Robert Smith | Old National Bank | 22 North 2nd Street | Lafayette | IN | 47901 | (765) 420-8664 | robert.smith@oldnational.com |
| Robin Clark | Horizon Bank | 515 Franklin Street | Michigan City | IN | 46360 | (219) 362-0841 | rclark@horizonbank.com |
| Ron Knestrict | Peoples Bank | 141 West Lincoln Highway | Schererville | IN | 46375 | (219) 853-7500 | rknestrict@ibankpeoples.com |
| Ryan Troxel | Centier Bank | 150 Lincolnway | Valparaiso | IN | 46383 | (219) 477-2733 x1791 | RTroxel@centier.com |
| Sam Boufis | Wintrust Commercial Banking | 1420 E. Summit Street | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | (219) 661-6871 | sboufis@wintrust.com |
| Samantha Tabert | Alliance Bank | 408 N Meadow St | IN | 47970 | (219) 567-0333 | stabert@myalliancebank.com | |
| Scott Casbon | First Merchants Bank | 3853 45th Street | Highland | IN | 46322 | (219) 513-5407 | SCasbon@firstmerchants.com |
| Scott Steinwart | First Merchants Bank | 855 Thornapple Way | Valparaiso | IN | 46385 | (219) 476-2709 | ssteinwart@firstmerchants.com |
| Sharon Wright | Horizon Bank | 515 Franklin Street | Michigan City | IN | 46360 | (219) 873-2646 | swright@horizonbank.com |
| Sheryl Carter | JP Morgan Chase | 15100 S. LaGrange Road | Orland Park | IL | 60462 | (708) 779-1190 | sheryl.j.carter@jmpchase.com |
| Stephanie Snoeberger | Centier Bank | 201 Main Street, Suite 606 | Lafayette | IN | 47905 | (765) 423-4615 | ssnoeberger@centier.com |
| Steven Handel | Peoples Bank | 9204 Columbia Avenue | Munster | IN | 46321 | (219) 853-7183 | Shandel@ibankpeoples.com |
| Steve Kring | Horizon Bank | 710 Indiana Ave. | LaPorte | IN | 46350 | (219) 874-9217 | SKring@horizonbank.com |
| Tami Pae | Wintrust Commercial Banking | 1420 E. Summit Street | Crown Point | IN | 46307 | (219) 661-6869 | tpae@wintrust.com |
| Terry Briese | Wintrust Commercial Banking | 6262 S Kingery Hwy, Suite 300 | Willowbrook | IL | 60527 | (630) 590 - 2362 | tbriese@wintrust.com | Timothy Kemp | 1st Source Bank | 14 Indiana Ave | Valparaiso | IN | 46383 | (219) 476-2917 | kempt@1stsource.com |
| Tim Nelson | Centier Bank | 600 East 84th Ave. | Merrillville | IN | 46410 | (219) 755-6165 | tnelson@centier.com |
| Tim Schooler | Centier Bank | 201 Main Street, Suite 606 | Lafayette | IN | 47901 | (765) 423-4615 | tschooler@centier.com |
| Tim Spoelman | Centier Bank | 600 East 84th Ave. | Merrillville | IN | 46410 | (219) 755-6165 | tspoelma@centier.com |
| Timothy Warner | Centier Bank | 150 Lincolnway | Valparaiso | IN | 46383 | (219) 477-2733 | twarner@centier.com |
| Todd Scheub | Peoples Bank | 9204 Columbia Ave | Munster | IN | 46321 | (219) 853-7500 | tscheub@ibankpeoples.com |
| Tom Wilk | Centier Bank | 600 East 84th Ave. | Merrillville | IN | 46410 | (219) 757-5665 | twilk@centier.com |
| Trent Hanthorn | Centier Bank | 201 Main Street, Suite 606 | Lafayette | IN | 47901 | (765) 423-4615 | thanthor@centier.com | Vasile Malutan | Centrust Bank | (847) 267-1311 | vmalutan@centrustbank.com |
| Virgil Underwood III | First Financial Bank | 9554 US Highway 36 | Avon | IN | 46123 | (317) 741-8193 | virgil.underwood@firstfinancial.com |