08/02/11 Janette E. Surrisi has declared her candidacy for Clerk-Treasurer of the Town of Culver.  The candidate said that, “I have received a great deal of encouragement to run from many Culver residents over the past weeks and I’m very excited to enter the race.  As Clerk, I’ll strive to bring a renewed level of professionalism and constituent service to the office.”

Janette has a long connection to the Culver area and was a K-12 student in the Culver Community Schools.  She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University-South Bend.  After college, she and her husband Sean, a local attorney, returned to make Culver their home.  Janette is the proud mother of Abigail Surrisi, an 8th Grade student in the Culver schools.

Over the years, Janette has been involved in various local businesses and civic organizations.  Janette is a past President of the Epsilon Nu Chapter of Culver Tri Kappa and a former member of the Culver Plan Commission.  Janette stated, “Culver is an unique community that I’m so glad to be a part of.  I look forward to the opportunity to continue to serve the people of Culver in the role of Clerk-Treasurer.”

Janette will be on the ballot at the upcoming Culver Republican Party Town Convention.  Details about the convention and its date, place and time are yet to be scheduled and will be published in the near future.