" I am the owner of NP Awards, Signs, and Engraving, serving New Palestine, and the surrounding area. We have been in business serving our customers since 2003. I graduated from New Palestine High School in 2011 and then attended IUPUI and graduated from there with a Bachelors in Public Safety Management, a certificate in Public Management, and a Minor in Criminal Justice in 2014. While I was attending IUPUI I served as a Police Officer and graduated from the police academy in 2014. From there I started working as a police
officer for the city of McCordsville before going into private security and working on the DHS-FPS Indiana contract. I started back to assisting my father Ronal Ordelheide with the family business NP Awards with the intention to grow the business and take it over when he fully retired. Currently I am on the Hancock County Sheriff's Department as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff and have been there since April of 2018. I am also a member of the Son's of the American  Legion Squadron 182 New Palestine."

" After working in the engineering field for 12 years, a career change led me to Edward Jones in 2017. Since then, I have become familiar with many people and businesses of New Palestine. It was also in 2017 that I joined the new Palestine Chamber of Commerce. I have lived in Hancock County for nearly 30 years and I'm excited about the opportunity to give back to the community."

" Graduate of Purdue University with a degree in Farm and Real Estate Management. I have been a local Realtor here in New Palestine for over 20 plus years. I currently am a Real Estate Broker with Quality Real Estate Solutions on US 52. Also, I have a passion for Tennis and am currently Varsity Tennis Coach for New Palestine High School. I love the New Palestine community and want to see it remain the wonderful community that it is." 

" I am a New Palestine native and a proud alumni of New Palestine High School. My insurance career spans 30 plus years, where I began at a captive agency in Greenfield and branched out and owned my own agency; Lucas Insurance for 8 years and currently work at HRM Insurance in New Pal. My whole life has been as an active volunteer for our community, county, and state. I am currently on the New Palestine Board of Directors and serve as Secretary, I am President of New Palestine Main Street/ New Pal Summer Fest, and truly enjoy being a part of our wonderful community and follow anywhere my heart leads me to help. I look forward to serving on the board for New Pal Chamber and continue to help grow our involvement in the great town we live in and represent. I am a proud mother, grandmother, and wife; and recently celebrated my 30th wedding Anniversary with my husband Larry in May of 2020"  

Brandee Bastin has served as the Coordinator of the Hancock County Tobacco- Free Coalition since its beginnings in May of 2002, and is the Tobacco Initiative Coordinator at Hancock Regional Hospital. Brandee holds the Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist (CTTS) accreditation from the Mayo Clinic. In Hancock County, she administers youth tobacco prevention programs, adult and youth including one of the only comprehensive smoke-free workplace laws in Indiana in Hancock County, and has built a strong coalition with over 45 members and community partners. She has served on the New Palestine Town Council since 2017 and is also a proud Girl Scout leader in New Palestine. She is also a graduate of Leadership Hancock County, the Indiana Leadership Forum, and has received several local and statewide awards for her work in tobacco control over the past seventeen years. Brandee holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication from the University of Evansville and a Master of Arts degree in Adult and Community Education from Ball State University. Brandee lives in New Palestine, with her husband Nick, and two children, Branden and Brenna. 

"Owner of Progressive Hair since 1981. A lifelong learner who believes everything rises and falls on leadership. I have been a chamber member since 2009, and a 2010 grad of Leadership Hancock County. I am also on the board of the Southern Hancock Education Foundation. I have a love for New Palestine and the surrounding community"

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