Election of Officers for MACOG Policy Board

New officers have been elected to serve on MACOG's Policy Board, the organization’s governing board, for calendar year 2026.

The following persons have been elected to serve:

Chair
Phil Jenkins, Mayor, City of Nappanee

1st  Vice Chair
Rod Roberson, Mayor, City of Elkhart

2nd Vice Chair
Kathy Groninger, Council Woman, Kosciusko County

Secretary
Jesse Bohannon, Commissioner, Marshall County

Treasurer
Carl Baxmeyer, Commissioner, St. Joseph County

Policy Board meetings are held at 10:00 am (Eastern Time), the second Wednesday of each month at Mishawaka City Hall. All meetings are open to the public as well as live-streamed. You can view the meetings live by visiting the Michiana Area Council of Governments YouTube channel. Additional meeting details can be found on the MACOG website at macog.com.

Policy Board meeting dates for calendar year 2026 have been approved by the Policy Board and are as follows:

January 14
February 11
March 11
April 8*
May 13
June 10
July 8
August 12
September 9
October 14
November 11*
December 9

*Dates are subject to cancellation