
Sherri Johnston – President and CEO
Sherri is a LaGrange County native with a diverse business background of experience in manufacturing, distribution, transportation, energy infrastructure, entrepreneurship, and nonprofit endeavors. A Prairie Heights graduate, she holds a B.S. in Accounting from Marian University. Sherri serves on the NIESC Advisory Board, LaGrange County REMC Operation Round Up Committee, and is a member of the Mongo Lions Club and Delta Theta Tau Philanthropic Sorority. Her professional memberships include the Indiana Economic Development Association and MidAmerica Economic Development Council. She also serves Springfield Township as the Trustee. She and her husband, Todd, have two daughters, Lydia and Amelia. Outside of her professional and community engagements, Sherri enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends, kayaking the Pigeon River, and tending to her flowers.

Emilee Buller – VP of Community Development & Engagement
Emilee is a Northeast Indiana native who graduated from Angola High school and went on to earn her B.S. from Penn State University. She has lived in four states outside of Indiana since graduating and has worked in a variety of leadership roles that have ranged from accounting to family advocacy. Her current role includes oversight of the efforts for both LaGrange County Together and Connect LaGrange County, our countywide comprehensive plan and pursuit of a Stellar Pathways Designation from the state. She also serves as the Secretary of the Board for Main Street LaGrange and is a LaGrange County Chamber of Commerce Ambassador. She has volunteered in LaGrange County schools to lead Junior Achievement for the last two years and is a part of Crossroad’s United Way’s Read United program. She is also an OCRA-certified Grant Administrator and has attended seminars and training on small town vitality and community development efforts. Outside of work Emilee aspires to have a hobby farm and homestead. She enjoys gardening, cooking and baking, spending time with her husband Kenny and their dogs, and creating.

Amelia Johnston – Marketing and Administrative Specialist
Amelia is a LaGrange County native with a background in agriculture, construction, and entrepreneurship. A graduate of Prairie Heights High School, she recently received a B.S. from Purdue University in Construction Management Technology, with a minor in Design and Construction Integration, and certificates in Collaborative Leadership, and Entrepreneurship and Innovation. While at Purdue, she held leadership positions in student organizations, including Sigma Lambda Chi, the American Society for Health Care Engineers, Twin Pines Cooperative, and more. She is excited to learn about the people, businesses, and developments shaping LaGrange County and to share those stories with the community. In her free time, Amelia enjoys photography and traveling to new places.