Dana Dumezich of Schererville recently was appointed to the board of directors of American Community Bank of Indiana.

“As a local resident who grew up in the area and graduated from Lake Central High School, I’m honored to contribute to the bank’s deep-rooted connection with this community,” Dumezich said.

Dumezich’s professional background is in medical coding and hospital data quality and research, but since 2013 has served as a member of the Lake County Election and Registration Board.

She has a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University Northwest.

Dumezich and her husband, Dan, reside in Schererville. She has two adult children, Alexandra and Steve.

The bank operates five locations in Northwest Indiana including Schererville, Crown Point, Dyer, Hammond and Munster.