Commissioners & Staff

Commissioners

The Tri-City Regional Port District is directed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners.  Each of the three communities (Granite City, Madison and Venice) have one seat on the Board.  This seat is filled by the mayor of each community or their appointee.  The remaining four commissioners are appointed by the governor of Illinois.  Terms are four years.

Current Commissioners are:

The Honorable Ed Hagnauer, Mayor of Granite City – Chairman of the Board
Mr. Joe Schuler – Board Secretary
Dr. Charles King, Jr. – Board Treasurer
Mr. Andy Economy – Commissioner
The Honorable John Hamm, III, Mayor of Madison – Commissioner
Mr. Steve Signall – Commissioner
The Honorable Avery Ware, Mayor of Venice – Commissioner

Staff

The staff of the Tri-City Regional Port District is a multi-talented, diverse group responsible for all operations of the Port’s property, including sales and leasing, building and property maintenance, planning and engineering, and security.  Current staff size is 32 employees.

The administrative staff includes:

Bob Wydra - Executive Director
Dennis Wilmsmeyer - General Manager
Rene Horn - Housing Manager
Bill Stahlman - Engineer
Linda Tanksley - Financial manager
David Cobb - GIS Technician
Judy Truskowski - Bookkeeper
Cheryl Whitten - Receptionist
Robbie Williams - Office Manager
Tom Wobbe - Special Projects Director

The maintenance staff includes:

John Valle - Maintenance Supervisor
Jay Jackson - Assistant Maintenance Supervisor
Steve Miles - Assistant Maintenance Supervisor
Ron Perry - Assistant Maintenance Supervisor
Mike Raeber - Assistant Maintenance Supervisor
Phil Sholl - Assistant Maintenance Supervisor
Darrin Jones – Assistant Maintenance Supervisor
Don Stone – Laborer
Terry Carroll - Laborer
Dennis Greathouse - Laborer
Jerry Heck - Maintenance Mechanic
Richard Jones - Laborer

The security staff includes:

Bob Campbell - Lead Security
Willie Mae Allen - Security Monitor
Chris Evans - Security Monitor
Angela Glover - Security Monitor
Tom Landre - Security Monitor
Bruce Nichol - Security Monitor
Mark Ursch - Security Monitor