Who is Visit Nappanee?
Meet our staff and volunteer board members! They’re pictured below with their titles and business affiliations.
Cami Mechling Exec. Director | Nappanee Artisan Market
Jamie Miller | board member at large | Ayr Cabinet co.
Scott & Alysia Boehner | Board Members at large
Scott tuttle | Vice-Chairman of the Board | Ruhe 152
Wesley Kowal | Marketing director | Next Level Pixels
Emily Hostetler | board member at large | H3IS
HEath Yoder | Chairman of the Board | l.j. wagner home interiors
Shelby Kowal | board member at large | Potawatomi Zoo
How it Began
Our grassroots organization has been promoting all of the ways to shop, explore and play in Nappanee for nearly twenty years.
Our beginnings are in a dedicated group of local business owners who formed a retail committee in the early 2000’s. These folks partnered in promotional campaigns and paid advertising for the shopping district and eventually evolved into the planning committee responsible for developing Nappanee’s popular “Second Saturdays” events.
In recent years, the organization took steps to expand the scope of the “Second Saturdays” mission and bring awareness to Nappanee 365 days of the year. With this fresh new perspective, enthusiastic volunteers and increased sponsorship from generous corporate sponsors, Visit Nappanee became an official 501c3 nonprofit in 2019.
“Our mission is to support our local economy while enriching the quality of life for Nappanee residents and visitors alike. ”
Today we host monthly campaigns to bring business to our retail shops, create charity drives to benefit the community, and coordinate five festival-type events (Taste of Nappanee and Friday Fests) that celebrate all our unique corner of Small-Town America has to offer!
When you love your town, you show it, and we hope our work fosters a pride in our city that is contagious!