Governor Braun makes appointments to various boards and commissions

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

Governor Mike Braun

Appointments: All Payer Claims Database Advisory Board

  • Nicholas Sloffer (Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Allen County
  • Barry Hart
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Hamilton County
  • Kathryn Brown (Elevance Health)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Hancock County
  • Candace Shaffer (Purdue University)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Tippecanoe County
  • Dawn Moore (Community Health Network)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Hamilton County
  • Dr. David Wilmot
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Hendricks County

Indiana Egg Board

  • Amanda Deering (Purdue University)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Tippecanoe County
  • Kent Kleeman (MPS Eggs)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Kosciusko County

Natural Resources Commission

  • Heather Setser (Patoka Lake Marina & Lodging)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Crawford County
  • John Wright
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Vigo County
  • Tom Kelley (Kelley Automotive Group)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Allen County
  • Kevin Mahan (Sentinel Strategies)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Hamilton County

Natural Resources Advisory Council

  • John Wright
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Vigo County

Natural Resources Foundation

  • Jason Kissel (ACRES Land Trust)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Wabash County

Trustees of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

  • John Hingst (Mid-America Beverage)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Howard County
  • Kari Estes
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/27
    • Clark County

Respiratory Care Committee

  • Melissa Biggs (Ivy Tech Community College)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Monroe County

State Board of Registration for Professional Surveyors

  • Cathy Kick (Berkshire Hathaway)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Jackson County

State Workforce Development Board

  • Jeff Bryant (Gaylor Electric)
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/30
    • Shelby County
  • Katie Jenner (State of Indiana)
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • Jefferson County

Indiana Standardbred Advisory Board

  • Pam Cross
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Elkhart County

Statewide Child Fatality Review Committee

  • Dr. Eric Yazel (State of Indiana)
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • Clark County

Interagency Coordinating Council

  • Tawni Brown (State of Indiana)
    • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/26
    • Marion County

Early Learning Advisory Committee

  • Tawni Brown (State of Indiana)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Marion County

Underground Plant Protection Advisory Committee

  • Brad Parker (CountryMark)
    • Appointment: Term expires 10/31/29
    • Posey County

Marion County Judicial Selection Committee

  • Ted Nolting (Kroger Gardis Regas)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Marion County

Board of Trustees of the Indiana Public Retirement System

  • Steve Carter (State of Indiana)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Marion County
  • Brian Abbott (Huntington County Communty School Corporation)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Huntington County

Ports of Indiana Commission

  • Dan Huge
    • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/28
    • Hancock County

Commission for Higher Education of the State of Indiana

  • Don Fesko (Powers Health)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Lake County

Indiana University Board of Trustees

  • Steve Henke (Henke Development Group)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Hamilton County
  • Matthew Ferguson
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Atlanta, Georgia
  • Mel Raines (Pacers Sports and Entertainment)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Marion County

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Purdue University Board of Trustees

  • Major General (ret.) Theresa Carter
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
  • Michael Klipsch
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Hamilton County
  • Gary Lehman
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
    • Tippecanoe County

State Board of Nursing

  • Joy Pearson (Parkview Physicians Group)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Allen County

Medicaid Waiver Work Group

  • Tracy Mitchell (Bradley & Associates)
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • Hamilton County
  • Julie Simpkins (Gardant Management Solutions)
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • Montgomery County

Serve Indiana Commission

  • Amy Turner (IUOE Local 150)
    • Appointment: Term expires 8/31/26
    • Marshall County

Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board

  • Michele Madley (Gibault Inc. & Gibault Care)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Vigo County
  • Sara Collins (Mindful Growth)
    • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/26
    • Clay County

Unemployment Insurance Review Board

  • Amy Wolf (State of Indiana)
    • Appointment: Term expires 5/31/26
    • Marion County

Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group

  • Judge Lisa Bowen-Slaven (LaGrange County Superior Court)
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • LaGrange County
  • Cassie Wade (Indiana Youth Institute)
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • Tippecanoe County
  • Dr. Tara Bishop (Perry Central Community Schools)
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • Perry County
  • Rebecca Humphrey
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • Tippecanoe County
  • Kim Kiritschenko
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • Hendricks County
  • Tracy Fitz (Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council)
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • Hamilton County
  • Nancy Wever (State of Indiana)
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • Marion County
  • Ann Carruthers
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • Floyd County
  • Kendra Fiorucci (George Junior Republic)
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • Clark County
  • David Westenberger
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • Marion County
  • Karen Branch (Montgomery County Youth Service Bureau)
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • Hendricks County

Athletic Trainers Board

  • Kathleen Pilson (Community Health Network)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Hamilton County
  • Beth Miotke (Community Health Network)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Marion County
  • Dr. Jenna Walls (Franciscan Physician Network Sports Medicine)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Boone County
  • John Doherty (Powers Health)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Lake County

Law Enforcement Training Board

  • Tanya Terry (City of Indianapolis)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 7/31/30
    • Marion County

Commission on Rehabilitation Services

  • Sarah Harrison
    • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/26
    • Marion County

Indiana Emergency Response Commission

  • Amy Durocher Matthews (Eli Lilly)
    • Appointment: Serves at Pleasure of Governor
    • Johnson County

Civil Rights Commission

  • Steven Ramos (THINK Holdings LLC)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Hamilton County
  • Sue Silberberg
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Hamilton County

Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Commission

  • Sherri Hampton
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/27
    • Morgan County
  • Brandi Foreman (INARF)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/27
    • Hamilton County
  • Kristen LaEace
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/27
    • Marion County
  • Kim Dodson (ARC of Indiana)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/27
    • Hamilton County

Indiana Arts Commission

  • Chad Bolser (Ivy Tech Community College)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Wayne County

Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission

  • Katie Fesko (Eye Designs)
    • Appointment: Term expires 4/30/30
    • Lake County

Environmental Rules Board

  • Bill Etzler
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Allen County
  • Ted Niemiec (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Lake County
  • John Graham (Indiana University)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Monroe County
  • John Ketzenberger (The Nature Conservancy)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Marion County
  • Heather Gries (Spencer County Government)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Spencer County
  • Keelyn Cook (DLZ Corporation)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Porter County
  • Brianna Schroeder (Janzen Schroeder Ag Law)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Marion County
  • Carrie Kozyrski (Duke Energy Corporation)
    • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Hamilton County

Home Inspectors Licensing Board

  • Manass Hochstetler (Advanced Home Inspections of Elkhart County, LLC)
    • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/30
    • Elkhart County