Steve Dovellos
President
Steve is the CCML visionary. Mr. Dovellos is a 1990 graduate of Crown Point High School. After high school he attended Ivy Tech in Gary, Indiana. There, he got a degree in Industrial Maintenance and Welding Technology. He worked in the City of Chicago in the mid to late 90’s as a crane and Hoist Technician. For the last 24 years, he has been working for Cleveland Cliffs Steel Company. Mr. Dovellos has 30+ years in the industrial arena and very accomplished in several areas of the trades.
Scott Williams
Board Member
Scott has been providing entrepreneurial assistance to start-ups and existing businesses for over 40 years. His educational and training has included both post-secondary education and the USW ICD Program. In addition, he has been affiliated with numerous boards and commissions and has served on the Portage City Council. From 2018 to 2020, Scott managed the Art House in Gary Indiana. A facility that housed numerous caterers and companies that prepared food products for sale. Scott has also helped launch several Not-For-Profit ventures.
Joe Eberts
Secretary
Joe is a passionate innovator and collaborator with a deep-rooted commitment to the culture of making. His journey into the world of making began during his formative years, in Cub Scouts building pinewood derby cars and a homemade wood steam-bending box. Joe attended a small parochial high school where a trade vocation path was not available. He worked for a summer as a Carpenter’s Assistant and another as an apprentice to a Master Cabinet Maker. He quickly became enamored with the idea of hands-on learning and collaborative creativity. Fueled by this passion, Joe searched for like-minded hands-on people to build a makerspace community. Imagine a fostering hub where students, professionals, and do-it-yourselfers could explore their ideas through discussion, feedback, prototyping, and experimentation.
Joe Nugent
Treasurer
Joseph J Nugent II is the owner of Nugent & Co. LLC and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He currently is the Indiana CPA advocate, assisting the state and our representative on topics that involve accounting. He is founder of Total Home Health Services, Complete Home Health Services, Total Rehab Services, and Nugent Enterprises. He has been with Total In Home Services since its inception. Mr. Nugent brings to Craftsman Community Maker Labs of Indiana, Inc. a record of exceptional leadership and financial vision for not-for-profit organizations. Mr. Nugent has worked for Nugent and Co. LLC for more than 40 years beginning his career with his mother Ethel I Nugent, CPA.
John Balogh
Board Member
John Balogh, 75, married 50 years in October ’24, with 4 children and 6 grandchildren. John is semi-retired and has worked as a character sculptor and model maker for the toy industry for 45 years. He has created prototypes of Disney, Warner Bros, and Sesame St. characters for major toy companies. Early in his career and working at Chicago toy development studios, John would make sculptures in clay and wax, a labor intensive process. About 20 years ago, John started working with 3D modeling, 3D scanning and 3D printing to make prototypes of new toy products, a methodology which has substantially reduced the sculpting time and increased productivity. John is looking forward to volunteering at the Craftsman Community Maker Labs and sharing his skills with old and new Makers.
Sue Lynch
Board Member
Sue grew up in Wheeler, Indiana, studied communications at Ivy Tech and attended Indiana University where she studied environmental science. She has had a lifelong passion for nature, the environment, animal welfare, veteran’s issues, and politics.
In 2007, Sue was elected to the Portage City Council and served as its President from 2008 thru 2019. She ran for, and was elected, Mayor of the City of Portage where she served from 2020-2024. She also served as chairperson of the Redevelopment Commission, the Stormwater/Sanitary boards, the City Council and the Board of Works.
Currently, Sue serves on the Boys and Girls Club CAB, is a member of the Portage Exchange Club, Portage LIVE Entertainment board, continues to participate in environmental forums and is very excited to be a board member of CCML. She looks forward to providing educational opportunities to those who desire to learn new skills.
Donald Clifton
Board Member
Donald Clifton taught as a Technology Coordinator for Northwestern Local Schools for 20+ years. He was a certified Cisco CCNA Instructor, a First Robotics coach and Vex Robotics coach. Donald is a founding member of Schantz Makerspace in Orrville, Ohio. He created a 3D printer course for that makerspace with both the Tevo Tarantula and Creality Ender 3 printers.
Donna Hapac
Board Member
Donna Hapac moved to NWI in late 2019, after living most of her life in Illinois. She believes in serving the community in which she lives and has, for many years, volunteered and served on boards of several not-for-profit organizations. Besides CCML, she currently serves on the board of the Westchester Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Chesterton, Indiana. Donna is an artist who has exhibited extensively in the Midwest and plans to use the Maker Labs in the creation of future artworks.
Ana Grandfield
Board Member
Ana is a graduate of Indiana University with a B.S. in Education, and a Master’s in Library Science from University of Illinois, Champagne/Urbana. She started her library career with the Gary Public Library System and after a 39-year career, she retired as CEO of the Lake County Public Library System. Besides being an active member in the American Library Association and the Indiana State Library Association, Ana has been on several local non-profit boards. These boards include: the American Red Cross of NWI, Lakeshore Public Media, Lake County Advancement Committee, LCPL Foundation Board, Merrillville Rotary Club, Tri-Kappa Sorority, and the Diocese of Gary Finance Committee. Ana and her husband, Dr. Steve Grandfield, live in Ogden Dunes with Augie, their goldendoodle. They enjoy family time with their married children, and their four grandchildren who are now grown adults.
Calvin Baker
Board Member
Calvin has worked in varies fields such as corporate marketing and sales, mental health, property preservation, direct sales, warehouse management as shipping/receiving associate as well as inventory handler. His goal is to continue his efforts as President/CEO of Communal Services Inc; in building a strong thriving organization to provide the best of services to residence of Northwest Indiana.