PORTER — Two new members were appointed to the Indiana Dunes Tourism Board of Directors in 2015. They are Barb Lusco and Karen Webster. Both were appointed by Portage Mayor James Snyder.
Lusco studied philosophy at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, IL and Indiana University Northwest in Gary. She is director of the Portage Public Marina. She is active as a volunteer with the Portage American Legion Post #260. She has 20 years of boating experience on Lake Michigan and is on the board of the Lake Michigan Yachting Association.
Webster studied business finance, accounting and elementary education at Franklin College in Franklin, IN and Purdue University Calumet in Hammond. She has been manager of Days Inn in Portage from 1994 to 2006 and again starting in 2014. From 2007 to 2013, she worked for Super 8 in Delavan, WI. She previously coached youth sports in Portage. She also previously served on the board.
