The office of Gov. Eric Holcomb announced the latest appointments to assorted state boards and commissions.

Board of Firefighting Personnel Standards & Education

Two appointments, terms end Oct. 31, 2024.  

• Scott Garrett (Solsberry), retired firefighter and sales representative
• Tony Murray (Noblesville), president of the Professional Firefighters Union of Indiana and longtime merit engineer and paramedic with Noblesville Fire Department

Commission on Ports

One reappointment; term ends Sept. 30, 2026

• Bob Bowen (Indianapolis), founder and chairman of Bowen Engineering Corp.

One new appointment; Sept. 30, 2026

• Steve Stemler (Jeffersonville), president and CEO of the Stemler Corp.

Emergency Medical Services Commission

Six reappointments, terms end Sept. 30, 2026.

• Andrew Bowman (Lebanon), acute care nurse practitioner with Boone County Emergency Medicine
• Sara Brown (Monroeville), emergency physician with Professional Emergency Physicians, PC
• Darin Hoggatt (Greenwood), chief of the Greenwood Fire Department
• Matthew McCullough (Terre Haute), chief of the Riley Fire Department
• Lee Turpen (Evansville), operations manager at American Medical Response
• John Zartman (Greenwood), director of emergency medical services at Tippecanoe Emergency Ambulance Service

Six new appointments, terms end Sept. 30, 2026.

• Mary Ann Dudley (Carlisle), vaccinator/emergency coordinator with Sullivan County Health Department
• Jerry Harder (Avon), division chief of training and safety with Brownsburg Fire Territory
• Brian Herwig (Tell City), president and CEO of Perry County Memorial Hospital
• Lori Mayle (Brazil), program director with Air Evac Lifeteam
• James Nossett (Brownsburg), emergency physician with Hendricks Regional Health
• Matthew Shady (Fort Wayne), dean of the school of health sciences at Ivy Tech Community College Northeast

Indiana Arts Commission

One reappointment, term ends June 30, 2026.

• Chad Bolser (Richmond), chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College Richmond

One new appointment, term ends June 30, 2024.

• Renee Thomas (West Lafayette), associate vice provost for diversity, inclusion and belonging at Purdue University

Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority Board of Directors

Four reappointments, terms end Sept. 30, 2026.

• Thomas McGowan (Indianapolis), president and COO of the Kite Realty Group Trust
• June Midkiff (Fishers), vice president of treasury management with Merchants Bank of Indiana
• Andy Place, Sr. (Mishawaka), former president of Place Builders Inc.
• Michael Schopmeyer (Evansville), partner with Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn LLP

Judicial Nominating Commission

One new appointment, term ends Dec. 31, 2023 and fills the remainder of the term vacated by the resignation of Rudy Yakym III.

• Brian Bauer (Columbia City), president of IU Health Fort Wayne

Law Enforcement Training Board

Nine reappointments, terms end July 31, 2026.

• Doug Carter (Cicero), superintendent of the Indiana State Police
• The Honorable Sara Dungan (Martinsville), judge of the Morgan County Superior Court
• Russ McQuaid (Indianapolis), reporter with Fox59
• Mark Myers (Greenwood), mayor of the City of Greenwood
• Chris Owens (Scottsburg), Scott County Prosecutor
• Bryan Shearer (Ligonier), chief of the Ligonier Police Department
• Randal Taylor (Indianapolis), chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
• Joel Thacker (Plainfield), executive director of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security
• David Wantz (Indianapolis), former president of the Independent Colleges of Indiana

Eleven new appointments, terms end July 31, 2026.

• Juan Barrientes (Huntertown), commander of the Fort Wayne Police Training Center
• Sarah Brown (Evansville), director of the Southwestern Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
• Deborah Daniels (Indianapolis), of counsel with Krieg DeVault LLP
• Michael Diekhoff (Bloomington), chief of the Bloomington Police Department
• Tonia Guynn (Indianapolis), chief of the Indianapolis Public Schools Police Department
• Angela Haley (Marion), chief of the Marion Police Department
• Timothy Horty (Indianapolis), executive director of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
• Joe Jordan (Fort Wayne), president and CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne
• John Kuykendall III (Avon), associate professor and dean of the school of education at the University of Indianapolis
• Stephen Luce (Bloomington), director of the IU Police Academy
• James Markle (Valparaiso), director of the Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy

Midwestern Higher Education Commission

One new appointment, terms end Feb. 28, 2024.

• Kurt Dykstra (Indianapolis), president and CEO of the Independent Colleges of Indiana

State Fair Commission

One reappointment, term ends Sept. 30, 2026.

• Mitch Frazier (Westfield), president and CEO of AgriNovus

One new appointment, term ends Sept. 30, 2025.

• John Gregg (Sandborn), former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives

State Historical Records Advisory Board

Two reappointments, Sept. 30, 2025.

• Chandler Lighty (Indianapolis), executive director of the Indiana Archives and Records Administration
• Curt Witcher (Fort Wayne), genealogy center manager at the Allen County Public Library

Five new appointments, Sept. 30, 2025.

• Nolan Eller (Crawfordsville), Wabash College archivist
• Bethany Fiechter (Greencastle), university archivist at DePauw University
• Ted Frantz (Indianapolis), chair and professor of history at the University of Indianapolis
• Amber Gowen (Evansville), Vanderburgh County archivist
• Dina Kellams (Bloomington), director of the Indiana University Archives

State Police Board

One new appointment, term ends Sept. 30, 2026.

• Marilyn Culler (Greencastle), associate director of the DePauw University Media Fellows Program