NICTD Board Members
NICTD is governed by a Board of Trustees representing the four Indiana counties served by the South Shore Line.
The Board welcomes your comments at any time.
NICTD CHAIRPERSON
Lyndsay Quist
Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner
3/31/2025 Statutory Appointment by virtue of being Commissioner of INDOT
100 N. Senate Ave., IGCN 755 Indianapolis, IN 46204
NICTD Board Member
Eddie Melton
Mayor of Gary
January 19, 2024 – May 31, 2028 Appointed by Governor
401 Broadway #203 Gary, IN 46402
NICTD Board Member
Jon Costas
Mayor of Valparaiso
January 25, 2024 – May 31, 2026 Appointed by Governor
166 Lincolnway Valparaiso, IN 46383
(219) 462-1161 ext. 3303
NICTD Board Member
Jim Arnold
LaPorte Community School Board of Trustees
February 8, 2025 – May 31, 2025
Appointed by Governor
5698 W. Johnson Rd.
LaPorte, IN 46350
NICTD Board Member
Carl Baxmeyer
Board of County Commissioners
November 16, 2022 – May 31, 2025
Appointed by Governor
227 W. Jefferson Blvd.
South Bend, IN 46601
2025 Board Meetings & Minutes
Board meetings are generally held at NICTD’s Administrative Office, 33 East U.S. Highway 12, Chesterton, Indiana. Standing dates and times may change. For a tentative schedule of meeting dates for this calendar year, please see below or contact NICTD at 219-926-5744.
- January 27, 2025
- March 31, 2025
- May 28, 2025
- July 28, 2025
- September 29, 2025
- November 24, 2025
