Governor Braun makes 99 appointments to various boards and commission

INDIANA – Governor Mike Braun today announced new appointments to various state boards and commissions.

Governor Mike Braun

In March, Governor Braun made a robust 99 appointments. 

Appointments: State Psychology Board

  • Jere Leib (Psychological Service Associates, Inc)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Allen County
  • Greg Hale
    • Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Hamilton County
  • Alyson Harbor (Carmel Clay School Corporation)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Hamilton County
  • Carrie Ball (Indiana State University)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Putnam County

Fire Prevention And Building Safety Commission

  • Ryan Kennedy (Kennedy Homes)
    • Appointment: Term expires 7/31/27
    • Tippecanoe County

Underground Plant Protection Advisory Committee

  • John Todd (NIPSCO)
    • Appointment: Term expires 10/31/29
    • Lake County

Quarter Horse Breed Development Advisory Committee

  • Dr. Abbie Haffner (Equine Veterinary Service)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/28
    • Madison County

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board

  • Dr. Erica Person (Flex Audiology)
    • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/26
    • Dearborn County

Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities

  • Dexter Etter (The Damien Center)
    • Appointment: Term expires 9/30/28
    • Marion County
  • Megan Seiler (Southwest Indiana Community Family Network)
    • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/26
    • Vanderburgh County

Emergency Response Commission

  • LeAnn Angerman
    • Appointment: Serves at the pleasure of the Governor
    • Lake County

Medicaid Waiver Work Group

  • Alex Kiefer (Lutheran Life Villages)
    • Appointment: Serves at the Pleasure of the Governor
    • Allen County
  • Vince McGowen (Traditions)
    • Appointment: Serves at the Pleasure of the Governor
    • Lake County
  • Theresa Wolf (Legacy Living)
    • Appointment: Serves at the Pleasure of the Governor
    • Dubois County

Committee of Hearing Aid Dealer Examiners

  • Amy Solomon (e3 Diagnostics)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Marion County

State Board of Animal Health

  • Dr. Angela Hartwell (Madison Animal Clinic)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/27
    • Switzerland County
  • Ty Harweger (Rose Acre Farms)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Jackson County
  • Larry Hopkins (American Sheep Industry Association)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Hamilton County
  • Brad Fisher (Fisher Meats)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Jay County
  • Dr. Abbie Haffner (Equine Veterinary Service)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Madison County
  • Dr. Ashley Armstrong (Regional Veterinary Services)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Lawrence County

Soil Conservation Board

  • Gene Schmidt (Farmer)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • LaPorte County
  • Brad Dawson (SiteOne Landscape Supply)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Dearborn County
  • Jewel Wise
    • Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Kosciusko County

Statewide Independent Living Council

  • Danielle Bradley
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/28
    • Allen County

Manufactured Home Installer Licensing Board

  • Tomi Adams (A-Plus Property Management and Consulting, LLC)
    • Appointment: Term expires 2/28/30
    • Hamilton County
  • Sam Cooke (Indypendent Living LLC)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Marion County
  • William Schulz (JNJ Construction)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 2/28/30
    • Jackson County
  • Robert Young (Young Mobile Homes)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 2/28/30
    • Marion County

State Board of Accounts

  • Jennifer Gauger (State of Indiana)
    • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/29
    • Boone County

ABLE Board of Directors

  • Mason Metzger
    • Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Kosciusko County
  • Rachel Deaton (Autism Society of Indiana)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Madison County
  • Melissa Justice (ARC of Indiana)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Marion County
  • Selina Stoller (City of Fishers)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Hamilton County

Board of Mines and Mining

  • Michael Watkins (Sunrise Coal, LLC)
    • Appointment: Term expires 2/28/30
    • Daviess County

Executive Board of the Indiana Department of Health

  • Dr. Trisha Keffer (Heartland Veterinary Services)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Benton County

Commission on Rehabilitation Services

  • Courtney Scott (INARF)
    • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/28
    • Hendricks County

State Board of Massage Therapy

  • Tera Tonkins (Ivy Tech Community College)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 2/28/30
    • Clark County
  • Laurie Hardin (Massage Envy)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 2/28/30
    • Hamilton County
  • Elizabeth Cain (Elite Health Resort)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 2/28/30
    • Hamilton County
  • Allison Smith (Ahh Spa LLC)
    • Appointment: Term expires 2/28/30
    • Spencer County

Trauma Care Commission

  • Dr. Elizabeth Weinstein (IU School of Medicine)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Marion County
  • Dr. Erik Streib (IU Health)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Boone County

Petroleum Storage Tank Financial Assurance Board

  • Jason Lenz (Creek Run Environmental)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/28
    • Porter County
  • Keith Slater (Family Express)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/28
    • Porter County
  • Kim Logan (State of Indiana)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 2/28/28
    • Hamilton County

State Fair Board

  • Christopher Mitchem (VanceMitchem Public Affairs)
    • Appointment: Term expires 9/30/26
    • Marion County

Indiana Education Saving Authority Board of Directors

  • Anne Engelhardt
    • Appointment: Term expires 9/30/26
    • Hendricks County

Behavioral Health and Human Licensing Board

  • Angela Levingston (Community Health Network)
    • Appointment: Term expires 1/31/30
    • Marion County
  • Jon Ferguson (Ascension St. Vincent)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 1/31/30
    • Hamilton County

Early Learning Advisory Committee

  • Shannon Kohl (Boys and Girls Club of Morgan County)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Morgan County

Governor’s Residence Commission

  • Kayla Wurst (State of Indiana)
    • Appointment: Serves at the Pleasure of the Governor
    • Hendricks County

Home Inspectors Licensing Board

  • Jenny Gabbard (Hidden Truth Home Inspections LLC)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Johnson County

Workforce Development Board

  • Mike Smith (State of Indiana)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
  • Lara Pastore (State of Indiana)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Marion County
  • Theresa Koleszar (State of Indiana)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Hendricks County
  • Mary Ferdon (City of Columbus)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Bartholomew County
  • Jeannine Gray (Hancock County Commissioners’ Office)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Hancock County
  • Penny Callaway (Indiana Wesleyan University)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Hamilton County
  • Darrek Davis (Indiana State Pipe Trades Association)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Parke County
  • Brent Fye (IBEW 873)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Howard County
  • Rebecca Schroeder (Whiteshire Hamroc)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Noble County
  • Tony Vespa (Vespa Group)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Hamilton County
  • Makenzie Coulter (Flanders)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Vanderburgh County
  • Laura Starks (Union Health)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Vigo County
  • Paul Perkins (Amatrol)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Clark County
  • Brenda Reetz (Greene County General Hospital)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Greene County
  • Chuck Goodrich (Gaylor Electric)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Hamilton County
  • Sarah Harrison (INVETS)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Marion County
  • Rob Keisling (Indiana Michigan Power)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Delaware County
  • Natalie Carroll (NFIB)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Marion County

Guardianship Code Revision Task Force

  • Hannah Carlock (Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging)
    • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/27
    • Hamilton County
  • Sara McClammer (Scout Advocacy LLC)
    • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/27
    • Hamilton County
  • John Lewis (Lewis and Wilkins LLP)
    • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/27
    • Marion County
  • John Longnaker (Guardian Advocates, Inc.)
    • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/27
    • Madison County
  • Judge Justin Brown (County of Floyd County)
    • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/27
    • Floyd County
  • Melissa Keyes (State of Indiana)
    • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/27
    • Hamilton County

Indiana Board of Veterinary Medicine

  • Dr. Steven Sunbury (Seymour Animal Hospital)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Jackson County
  • Dr. Jerry Rodenbarger (Vale Park A.H.)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Porter County
  • Natalie Goodwin (Indiana Chamber of Commerce)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Marion County
  • Dr. Tracey Gillespie (IndyVet Emergency and Specialty Hospital)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Shelby County
  • Melinda Anderson (Purdue University)
    • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/26
    • White County
  • Dr. Rita Jung (St. Joe Veterinary Hospital)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Vanderburgh County

Statewide Child Fatality Review Committee

  • Dr. Ann Wojtalik
    • Appointment: Serves at the pleasure of the Governor
    • Marion County
  • Jolene Bracale (State of Indiana)
    • Appointment: Serves at the pleasure of the Governor
    • Hamilton County

Occupational Therapy Committee

  • Sidney Eisgruber (Optimal Living)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Marion County
  • Dr. Ann Hake (Eli Lilly)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Marion County

Meridian Street Preservation Commission

  • Victor Fischetti
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/27
    • Marion County
  • Alison Madden
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/26
    • Marion County

Serve Indiana Commission

  • Andrew Takami (UPS)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Floyd County
  • Ephraim Palmero (LISC)
    • Appointment: Term expires 8/31/26
    • Marion County
  • Christina Sharp
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Montgomery County
  • Kathy Laesch
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Hamilton County
  • Claudia Cummings (Indiana Philanthropy Alliance)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Marion County
  • Ashlee Walls (HVAF of Indiana, Inc)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Johnson County
  • Lesley Deaton (Buchanan Group)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
    • Johnson County

Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission

  • Tony Ferraro (State of Indiana)
    • Appointment: Serves at the pleasure of the Governor
    • Lake County

Agricultural Promotion and Regulation Task Force

  • Chris Cherry (Cherry Ag Service)
    • Appointment: Serves at the pleasure of the Governor
    • Hancock County
  • Katie Nelson (Indiana Farm Bureau)
    • Appointment: Serves at the pleasure of the Governor
    • Johnson County