Meet the Owner
Express Employment Professionals, Valparaiso, IN
Jerry L. and Jean M. Phelps, Franchise Owners
Industry Experience:
- 1997 to present - franchise owners
- Valparaiso franchise est.1993
- Circle of Excellence award winning office (13 consecutive years)
- ISO registered
Professional Affiliations:
- Chesterton Rotary Club - past treasurer, past president
- Executives' Council - past president
- Workforce Investment Board - past board of director
- Duneland Exchange Club - past president
- Merrillville Chamber of Commerce - past member
- Portage Chamber of Commerce - past member
- Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce - board of director
- Ivy Tech - advisory board member
- Commonwealth Business College - advisory board member
- Society of Human Resource Management - board of director
- Merrillville Chamber - Athena award nominee
- Duneland/Chesterton Chamber - member/Athena award winner
- Chesterton/Porter Rotary Club - Rotarian of the Year
- Chesterton/Porter Rotary Club - Paul Harris Fellow awards
Philanthropy:
- Porter Memorial Health Systems Foundation
- National Corporate Sponsor for Children's Miracle Network
- Contributor to Riley Hospital (CMN)
- Tri Kappa - Inactive Member
- Duneland School Foundation
- Community Prayer Breakfast - founding board member
- Youth for Christ
- Porter County Community Foundation
- American Heart Association - past committee chairperson
- Opportunity Enterprises - past silent auction chairperson
- Indiana University Northwest - Innovative Leadership panel member
- United Way - board of director, secretary, allocations committee, vice-chairperson
- United Way - chairs for 2010 fund raising campaign
- Scholarships donated to area universities