RIVER RIDGE - Key Persons
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Job Titles:
- Board Member, Appointed by Clark County
Brian Lenfert has served on the Clark County Council for over a decade. A successful entrepreneur, Lenfert started his construction management career in Indianapolis, Indiana leading to him founding his own real estate development company (Lenfert Properties). He is an active member of the community, sitting on boards for the Floyd Memorial Foundation, German American Bank Advisory Board, and is President of the Clark County Jail Holding Corporation. Lenfert earned a B.S. in Building Construction Management from Purdue University. He resides in Sellersburg, Indiana with his wife and four children.
Job Titles:
- Deputy Director
- Business Development & Land Availability
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- President, Appointed by the City of Charlestown
Dr. Treva Hodges is the current Mayor of Charlestown, Indiana, serving her second term. She received her B.A. (2006) and M.A. (2008) in Communication Studies from the University of Alabama and completed her Ph.D. in Humanities at the University of Louisville in 2019.
Dr. Hodges began her professional career as a business analyst for a major southeastern mortgage banking company before transitioning to higher education where she obtained over a decade of teaching and administrative experience. She has served in a variety of educational and community youth mentor programs that connect economically and socially marginalized students with resources to improve academic performance and foster interest in higher education. Dr. Hodges has been recognized by her peers with several awards for service and research. She currently serves on the Executive Board of the River Hills Economic Development District and on the Accelerating Indiana Municipalities Board of Directors. In addition, Dr. Hodges volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana and the Youth Link Lunch Buddies program at local elementary schools. A self-described "Hoosier by choice," Dr. Hodges loves living in Southern Indiana with her husband, Ed Byers, and an assortment of furry and feathered friends.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Vice President, Appointed by the Town of Utica
EDWARD "ED" MEYER Secretary/Treasurer, appointed by the Town of Utica, Indiana, Mr. Meyer was a former Clark County commissioner for 12 years, and a member of the original Clark County team that helped pass federal legislation to acquire the roughly 6,000 acres from the U.S. Army to establish River Ridge. Mr. Meyer also worked with other government entities to develop the first interlocal agreement which set the framework for the River Ridge Development Authority that is still in place today. Mr. Meyer has a BS and master's degree in education and retired after 40 years as a public school teacher. He also has extensive public service experience, in addition to being a commissioner, he was a member of the Clark County Council, President of the Clark County Building Authority, President of the Clark County Jail Authority, and many other civic organizations and youth programs
Job Titles:
- Senior Director - Business Development & Real Estate
Job Titles:
- Chief Director Engineering & Operations
Job Titles:
- Director of Construction & GIS
Job Titles:
- Board Member, Appointed by the City of Jeffersonville
Since 1965, Norman E. (Ned) Pfau, Jr. has been President and CEO of Geo. Pfau's Sons Co. Geo. Pfau is an international manufacturer of specialty fats and oils. Mr. Pfau is a native Hoosier and a graduate of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, earning a B.S. in Finance. Mr. Pfau's current directorships include Indiana Manufacturers Association (past Chairman); Jeffersonville Urban Enterprise Association; Indiana University Foundation; Indiana University Varsity Club (past President); Paul Ogle Foundation. Bank One Kentucky (27 years); Your Community Bank (8 years); 20 years Indiana Port Commission; Indiana State Chamber of Commerce; Ivy Tech Community College (former Trustee); Clark County Metro United Way (past Chairman and President); Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis-Louisville Branch (past Chairman); Bridgepointe Goodwill & Easter Seals, Inc. (past President); Mr. Pfau was inducted into Kentuckiana Business Hall of Fame 2012; Honorary I-Man Indiana University in 2019; and Past recipient Red Cross Humanitarian Award and Ivy Tech Legacy Award.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chairman of the Board of Align Southern Indiana
- Secretary / Treasurer, Appointed by the Indiana Port Commission
Phil McCauley is a retired CPA having served 25 years in public accounting. He began his public accounting career with Yeager, Ford and Warren CPAs in Louisville, Kentucky before becoming managing partner of McCauley Nicolas and Company, CPAs in Southern Indiana and Kentucky. He also has served as Deputy Mayor, Executive Director of Redevelopment and City Councilperson for the city of Jeffersonville, IN. and as a financial advisor specializing in purchases, sales and valuations of businesses.
He has been married to Sandy Wolf McCauley for 56 years and they have four children, 9 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Job Titles:
- Senior Director of Projects and Planning
Job Titles:
- Chief Director - Corporate Strategy & External Affairs