10-02-2025 RELEASE: Governor Braun Makes Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025

RELEASE: Governor Braun Makes Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions

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

Appointments:

Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council

• Danny Price (State of Indiana)
  • Appointment: At the pleasure of the Governor
  • Johnson County

State Fair Commission

• Jimmie Yagle (J. Yagle Auction Services, LLC)
  • Appointment: Term expires 9/30/29
  • Knox County

State Fair Board

• Nathan Schleman (Belstra Group Farms)
  • Appointment: Term expires 9/30/28
  • Newton County

• Sam Ellison (Vanderburgh County Farmer)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 9/30/28
  • Vanderburgh County

• Gordon Woods (Retired)
  • Appointment: Term expires 9/30/29
  • Owen County

• John Sinnamon (Maconaquah Middle School)
  • Appointment: Term expires 9/30/29
  • Howard County

Board of Trustees of Vincennes University

• Kelly Clauss (Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 10/5/28
  • Dubois County

• Reginald Henderson (Cheneco LLC)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 10/5/28
  • Hamilton County

Statewide Child Fatality Review Committee

• Adam Krupp (State of Indiana)
  • Appointment: At the pleasure of the Governor
  • Boone County

Indiana Gaming Commission

• Troy Helman (Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group)
  • Appointment: Term expires 9/30/29
  • Allen County

• L. Scott Pejic (Pejic Law)
  • Appointment: Term expires 9/30/29
  • Porter County

• Brent Embrey (Embrey & Embrey)
  • Apointment: Term expires 9/30/29
  • Hancock County

Soil Conservation Board

• Jeff Healy (Banning Engineering, Inc)
  • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/28
  • Hendricks County

Arts Commission

• Rick James (James Foundation)
  • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/28
  • DeKalb County

Trustees of Ivy Tech Community College

• John Hingst (Mid-America Beverage)
  • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/26
  • Howard County

University of Southern Indiana Board of Trustees

• Glen Kissel (Retired)
  • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/26
  • Vanderburgh County

President Benjamin Harrison Conservation Trust Project Commission

• Mary McConnell (Retired)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
  • Hancock County

• Kristopher Krouse (Shirley Heinze Land Trust)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
  • Porter County

• Gene Hopkins (Retired)
  • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/25
  • Bartholomew County

• C. Sam Bond (C.S. Bond Forest Management)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
  • Lawrence County

Pesticide Review Board

• Darcy Telenko (Purdue University)
  • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/29
  • Tippecanoe County

Great Lakes Commission

• Mike Simpson (M.E. Simpson Co, Inc)
  • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/26
  • Porter County

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

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

Workers' Compensation Board

• Daniel Foote (State of Indiana)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 8/31/29
  • Marion County

• Stephen Koers (Lewis and Wilkins LLP)
  • Appointment: Term expires 8/31/29
  • Marion County

Indiana Parole Board

• James Shaffer (State of Indiana)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 9/30/29
  • Hamilton County

• Mia Kelsaw (State of Indiana)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 9/30/29
  • Marion County

Board of Registration for Soil Scientists

• Rebecca Langford-Willis
  • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/27
  • Vanderburgh County

• Linda Mauller
  • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/27
  • St. Joseph County

• Dr. Jessi Haeft
  • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/27
  • Huntington County

Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Commission

• Kim Dodson (Arc of Indiana)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 9/30/28
  • Hamilton County

Board of Mines & Mining

• Derek Smith (Sunrise Coal LLC)
  • Appointment: Term expires 9/30/29
  • Gibson County

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Griffin Reid
Office of Governor Mike Braun
Email: [email protected]
Cell: 317-391-9475