The River Ridge Development Authority is governed by a Board of Directors that are appointed by five participating jurisdictions. The roles and responsibilities of these participating jurisdictions were defined by an Interlocal Agreement adopted in 1999, amended in 2000 and affirmed by the Indiana Attorney General. Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month except for January and February where the third Monday falls on a holiday. The meetings for January and February will be held on the third Tuesday instead of the third Monday. All meeting times will be held at 4:00 p.m.
The jurisdictions and their appointees are as follows:
J. Mark Robinson, President of the Board
Appointed by the Clark County Commissioners
J. Mark Robinson is the managing attorney of the New Albany office of Indiana Legal Services, Inc. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University in 1969, law degree from the University Of Louisville School Of Law in 1973, and a Master of Divinity from the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 1974. He was admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1973, the State of Indiana in 1974, and the United State district Courts for the Southern District of Indiana and the Western District of Kentucky. Mr. Robinson has served as in-house counsel to Chemetron Corporation, a staff attorney for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and has spent the past 24 years with Indiana legal Services. His professional memberships include the Clark and Floyd County Bar Associations; the Indiana State, Kentucky, and American Bar Associations; and the Sherman Minton American Inn of Court. He is the past president of the Clark County Bar Association, past president of the Clark County Board of Public Defenders, and has served Clark County in the Indiana State Bar Association House of Delegates for the past six years. He is also a Master Fellow of the Indiana Bar Foundation. As a Presbyterian minister, Mr. Robinson has served small rural parishes in southeastern Indiana throughout the past 27 years. In addition to being a member of the Indiana Pro Bono Commission, he was appointed to a five-year term as a member of the Disciplinary Commission on April 11, 2001.
Norman E. "Ned" Pfau, Jr., Vice President
Appointed by the City of Jeffersonville
Norman E. "Ned" Pfau, Jr. is President and CEO of Geo. Pfau's Sons Co., the 1965 international manufacturer of specialty fats and oils. Mr. Pfau is a native Hoosier and a graduate of the Indiana University School of Business, earning a B.S. in Finance. Mr. Pfau's current directorships include Indiana Manufacturers an Association (past Chairman); Southern Indiana Economic Development Council (past chairman and treasurer); Jeffersonville Urban Enterprise Association (vice president); Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis-Louisville Branch (past chairman); Indiana University Foundation; Paul Ogle Foundation; Regional Leadership Coalition. Past directorships include 27 years at Bank One Kentucky; 20 years with the Indiana Port Commission; Indiana State Chamber of Commerce, Ivy Tech State College; Clark County Metro United Way (past chairman and president); and Bridgepoint Goodwill & Easter Seals, Inc., (past Inc., president). Mr. Pfau served as President of the Board of Directors of River Ridge Development Authority for 2004.
David W. Evanczyk, Secretary/Treasurer
Appointed by the Indiana Port Commission
David W. Evanczyk is the founder and owner, with his family, of Marine Builders, Inc., Marine Industries Corporation, Marine Bridge and Iron Co., MBI Air Inc., Star of Louisville, Inc., Voyager Yachts, and Rubaiyat Boat Harbor, all of which are located in Utica and Jeffersonville, Indiana. Marine Builders, Inc., and the related business’ Mr. Evanczyk founded, support large vessel and luxury marine needs as well as other marine-associated client needs. Marine Builders, Inc. designs and builds river tow boats, Coast Guard approved passenger vessels, barge construction marine repairs and specialty marine constructions.
Prior to starting his own business, Mr. Evanczyk worked for 17 years with Carmen Industries, a business of design, development and manufacture of vibratory material handling equipment used in the coal, chemical, plastics, food, steel and power industries. While at Carmen Industries, Mr. Evanczyk began his career as a research and development technician and later became president of the company from 1970-1978.
At the start of his career, Mr. Evanczyk was a Layout Development Fabrication leadman at McDowell Welman in Martins Ferry, Ohio. In addition to running his business’ with his family, he is a commercial, multi-engine instrument pilot with 6000 hours and a Captain with the U.S. Coast Guard.
Mr. Evanczyk’s current civic board activities include the Lincoln Heritage Council Boy Scouts of America Board Investment Committee and Trustee since 1991 and an appointment to the River Ridge Development Authority by the Governor since 2005. Other civic activities Mr. Evanczyk has participated in are Clark County Indiana Welfare Board (1975 to1983) and served as President (1980-1981); George Roger Clark Area Boy Scout Council (1977 to 1991) and was Board President (1989-1990); Commerce American Banking Company Citizens Bank & Trust Bank Board(1980 to1987); and was a member of the International Boy Scout Committee and attended World Scout Jamboree in Australia (1988).
Mr. Evanczyk is a member of the Boy Scouts of America, National Eagle Scout Association, Quiet Birdmen, Aircraft Owner Pilots Association, Model A Ford Club of America, American Bonanza Society and Northside Christian Church. He is the 1996 Eagle Class Honoree Lincoln Heritage Council and has received the Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award. The Evanczyk Scout Shop, in Jeffersonville, IN was named in his honor.
Mr. Evanczyk and his late wife, the former Sarah L. Finney, raised a family of five children and have thirteen grandchildren. In his spare time, he enjoys boating, flying, fishing, woodworking, antique cars, motor cycle riding, and spending time with his family and new wife, the former Wilma Elliott.
David Flowe, Board Member
Appointed by the City of Charlestown
Mr. Flowe and his family have lived in Charlestown, Indiana for 22 years. He currently serves as the Executive Director for the City of Charlestown working for Mayor Bob Hall. Most of his work experience has been in the construction industry or related fields such as material distribution and land and property development. While living in Texas, Mr. Flowe owned a general contracting firm completing various projects in commercial, light industrial and custom home building. Upon moving to Charlestown, Indiana in 1985, Mr. Flowe spent three years as Project Manager and Cost Estimator for a local commercial contractor in Jeffersonville, IN. Owens Corning's Exterior Building Material Business recruited him for positions in Product Sales, as a member of their operations middle management team, and as a Senior Manager for their Mid-West Region until retiring in May of 2007.
Kim Matthews, Board Member
Appointed by the Town of Utica, Indiana
Mr. Matthews graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science Degree, majoring in accounting in 1978. He is a Retired Certified Public Accountant in both the states of Kentucky and Indiana. Mr. Matthews started his career with the accounting firm of Ernst & Ernst working in both the audit and tax areas.
In 1980, Mr. Matthews joined BATUS (the former parent of Brown & Williamson Tobacco, Saks Fifth Avenue, Marshall Fields, and Farmers Insurance Group) where he was the Manager of Federal and International Taxation. During this time period extensive work was done on acquisitions and dispositions of various large businesses.
In 1990, Mr. Matthews became the Group Operations Controller/Director of Taxes for the Scott Fetzer Group, a large subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. Here, he was responsible for the financial interface with several operating companies along with overall responsibility for the Company's tax department.
Mr. Matthews rejoined Brown & Williamson in the mid 1990's and held various operational functions including Deputy of Head of Audit in London, England for British American Tobacco, Brown & Williamson's parent company. Mr. Matthews is now retired. He is married with two teenage children.
James N. Williams, Middleton Reutlinger, Board Attorney
Mr. Williams is an attorney with Middleton Reutlinger, with offices in Jeffersonville and Louisville. Middleton Reutlinger represents developers and growing businesses through Kentucky and Southern Indiana, as well as national and international businesses. Mr. Williams practices primarily in real estate mergers & acquisitions, and financial transactions. Mr. Williams has represented numerous companies as general counsel, and has experience in manufacturing, retail, fast food, cattle brokerage and energy.
