DCI Board Secretary
Brian Houston

Professional Questions

1. How long have you been a board member of Drive Clean Indiana?
   14 Years
2. Why did you join the Drive Clean Indiana Board?
   I believed in what they are trying to do by getting us off foreign oil. They are champions for all alternative fuels. 
3. What’s your favorite part of being a DCI board member?
   By far Interacting with Carl. Carl is a honest, caring and hardworking executive director
4. Do you currently sit on one of the DCI committees? If so, which one??
   Yes, executive
5. What do you enjoy most about volunteering?
   It allows me to try to make a difference in this world. 
6. What is your current occupation?
   Consultant 
7. What do you love most about your industry?
   I have been in the waste management industry for over 40 years. It has allowed me to provide for my family, meet and work with some incredible people and help many fleets solve problems and form lifetime friendships. 
8. How do you define success?
   Doing what you love doing, family and walking with God. 
9. Who inspires you?
   My family and especially my late father. 
10. If you could choose anyone as a mentor, who would you choose and why?
    My father. He taught me so many things in life and he lived by the many things he taught me.
    
11. What advice would you give to someone who wants to enter your field?
    Apply, ask questions, work hard, be loyal. 
12. What’s one thing — either industry-related or not — you learned in the last month?
    Industry related I had the opportunity to learn more about electric vehicles and charging at the Truck show.

Fun Facts & Questions

1. What’s something about you (a fun fact) that not many people know?
   I played college baseball. 
2. What’s the last book you read?
   Re-read the Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance 
3. What is your favorite hobby?
   Reading, fishing and golfing. 
4. What’s the first concert you ever attended?
   The Rolling Stones
5. What’s the next place on your travel bucket list?
   Israel, Jordan, Egypt
6. If you had to eat one meal every day for the rest of your life, what would it be?
   Breakfast
7. What’s one item you can’t live without?
   Nothing- things are not important to me. 

The Michiana Area Council of Governments is a voluntary organization of local governments that studies and attempts to resolve, for the benefit of each member and the region, areas of interlocal issues, which includes but is not limited to transportation, transit, economic development, environment, and other issues that impact the region.

Vision

The Michiana Area Council of Governments contributes to the advancement of the Region’s economic vitality, enhanced quality of life, strong sense of place, and expanded opportunities that attract and retain talented individuals and organizations to the Michiana Region.