The office of Gov. Eric Holcomb announced several appointments to various state boards and commissions.
Alcohol and Tobacco Commission
Three reappointments; terms end Jan. 31, 2026:
- Jessica Allen (Indianapolis), also will serve as commission chair
- Dale Grubb (Covington), former member of the Indiana House of Representatives
- Marjorie Maginn (Indianapolis), former president and executive director of the Women in Government Foundation
Two new appointments; terms end Jan. 31, 2026:
- Jim Payne (Indianapolis), senior advisor with Public Consulting Group
- Drew Wignall (Carmel), former deputy prosecutor with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office; will serve as prosecutor for the commission.
Board of Trustees of Vincennes University
Three reappointments; terms end Oct. 6, 2024:
- R. Scott Brand (Carmel), executive vice president of Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc.
- Michael Sievers (Vincennes), owner of Sievers & Companies
- John Stachura (Vincennes), vice president and general manager of Solar Sources Underground LLC
One new appointment; term ends Oct. 2, 2022:
- Dustan Jones (Mt. Carmel, Illinois), pre-veterinary major, who will serve as the student trustee
Commission on Ports
One reappointment; term ends Dec. 31, 2025:
- Monica Newhouse-Rodriguez (Carmel), managing principal of Newhouse & Associates LLC
One new appointment; term ends Dec. 31, 2025:
- John Whorley (Zionsville), executive vice president of Fiserv
Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority
One new appointment to succeed the retiring Timothy Fesko as chair of the authority:
- Pete Visclosky (Gary), former congressman; term ends Jan. 31, 2026
Graduate Medical Education Board
Five reappointments; terms end Dec. 31, 2023:
- Dr. Paul Haut (Indianapolis), COO of Riley Hospital for Children
- Dr. Tricia Hern (Zionsville), vice president of improvement and physician leadership development for Community Health Network
- Dr. Rachel A. Shockley (Carmel), program director for Community South Osteopathic Family Medicine
- Dr. Curt Ward (Zionsville), director of medical education and designated institutional official at Ascension St. Vincent
- Beth Wrobel (Valparaiso), CEO of HealthLinc
One new appointment; Dec. 31, 2023:
- Rob McLin (Bruceville), CEO of Good Samaritan Hospital
Indiana Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists
Two new appointments; terms end Dec. 31, 2025:
- John Noel (Indianapolis), principal geologist at ATC Group Services LLC
- Rachel Walker (Indianapolis), senior project geologist at Mundell & Associates Inc.
Indiana Board of Tax Review
One new appointment; term ends Jan. 1, 2024:
- Timothy Schultz (Indianapolis), former general counsel of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission
Indiana Civic Education Commission
Seven appointments who will serve at the pleasure of the governor:
- Brad Balch (Terre Haute), dean emeritus at Indiana State University
- Charles Dunlap (Fishers), president and CEO of the Indiana Bar Foundation
- Adam Ferguson (Plainfield), teacher at Plainfield High School
- Greg Gastineau (Fishers), teacher at Hamilton Southeastern High School
- Joe Jordan (Fort Wayne), president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne
- Emily Tracy (Nashville), superintendent of Brown County Schools
- Phillip VanFossen (West Lafayette), director & James F. Ackerman distinguished professor of social studies education at Purdue University
Indiana Public Defender Commission
One new appointment; term ends Oct. 31, 2025:
- Samantha DeWester (Indianapolis), counsel at Beam, Longest and Neff, LLC
Indiana Public Retirement System Board of Trustees
Two reappointments; terms end June 30, 2025:
- David Frick (Indianapolis), retired executive vice president and chief legal and administrative officer of Anthem Inc.
- Bret Swanson (Zionsville), president of Entropy Economics LLC
Indiana State Board of Animal Health
One reappointment; March 31, 2025:
- Kraig Bowers (Lafayette), representing sheep producers
Two new appointments:
- David Hardin (Avon), representing swine producers, term ends March 31, 2024
- Ty Harweger (Seymour), representing poultry producers, term ends March 31, 2025
Indiana Statewide Independent Living Council
Four reappointments; terms end June 30, 2024:
- Abagail Fleenor (Greensburg), secretary for the National Federation of the Blind of Indiana
- Joseph Gunn (Indianapolis), recent MPA graduate of IUPUI
- Theresa Koleszar (Indianapolis), director of the bureau of rehabilitation services with FSSA
- Tammy Themel (Greenwood), CEO of accessABILITY
Seven new appointments; terms end June 30, 2024:
- Mark Harris (Roanoke), president of Harris Harper Counsel Inc.
- Raymond Montgomery (Indianapolis), senior marketing activity associate with Bosma Enterprises
- Gary Olsen (Indianapolis), longtime advocate and former executive director of the National Association of the Deaf
- Sarah Renner (Indianapolis), director of the division of aging with FSSA
- Seena Skelton (Indianapolis), director of operation of the Region III Equity Assistance Center at IUPUI
- Emma Sullivan (Indianapolis), owner of ELS Consulting
- Kacie Weldy (Brownsburg), deaf blind specialist with the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
One reappointment; term ends Dec. 31, 2025:
- Sarah Freeman (Indianapolis)
Integrated Public Safety Commission
One new appointment who will serve at the pleasure of the governor:
- Chief Doug Randell (Plainfield), division chief of emergency medical services at Plainfield Fire Territory
Invasive Species Council
Three reappointments; terms end Jan. 31, 2025:
- Rick Haggard (Indianapolis), executive director of the Indiana Nursery & Landscape Association
- Heather Reynolds (Bloomington), associate professor and director of graduate studies in Biology at Indiana University
- Mike Warner (North Salem), president of ArborTerra Consulting Inc.
Two new appointments; terms end Jan. 31, 2025:
- Phyllis Boyd (Indianapolis), director of Indy Parks & Recreation
- Joe Schmees (Fishers), executive director of the Indiana Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Nonemergency Medical Transportation Commission
Two new appointments; terms end June 30, 2025:
- Maureen Lindsey (Indianapolis), social work manager for Fresenius Medical Care
- Fern Mirkin (Carmel), representing Medicaid members
State Board of Massage Therapy
Three reappointments; terms end Dec. 31, 2025:
- Matthew Brannon (Indianapolis), owner of Cloud Generalist LLC
- Laurie Hardin (Noblesville), certified massage therapist
- Charles Peebles (Terre Haute), massage therapy coordinator and program instructor at Indiana State University and assistant professor at Ivy Tech Community College
Two new appointments; terms end Dec. 31, 2025:
- Elizabeth Cain (Carmel), owner of Indy’s Elite Massage
- Jael Peirce (Brownsburg), owner of TheraKnead LLC
