(La Porte, IN) - History has been made today in the City of La Porte as Mayor Tom Dermody and the Board of Public Works & Safety announced the hiring of the city’s first-ever IT Director: Roscoe Hoffman.

According to the Mayor’s Office, Hoffman has 12 years of IT experience, mostly recently with La Porte County E-911 and the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office. Previously, he had worked at Dunebrook as both a Family Support Manager and IT Manager.

Mayor Tom Dermody said Hoffman’s focus will be to improve efficiencies among departments and bolster the city’s cybersecurity against potential hazards.

“Roscoe will be a fantastic addition to our City of La Porte leadership team. In this ever-changing world, it is critical that we do all we can to protect our employees' and residents’ information against bad actors. We are thrilled to add this staff position and ecstatic to have Roscoe be the one to fill it,” he said.

Hoffman earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Purdue Northwest. He also has additional training and certifications in Fortigate and Cisco hardware, in addition to Caliber CAD and RM training for First Responder software.

He and his wife Adele reside in La Porte County with their four children.