RELEASE: Governor Braun Makes Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, Jan. 2, 2026

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:

Board of Directors of the Secondary Market for Education Loans

• Doug Brown (Bose McKinney & Evans LLP)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Marion County

• James Snyder (HKW, INC)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Hamilton County

• Betsy Wiley (Hoosiers for Quality Education)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Marion County

Lake County Convention Center Authority

• Chuck Williams (C.L. Williams and Companies)
  • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/27
  • Porter County

Judicial Nominating Commission

• Grace Nossett
  • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/28
  • Hendricks County

Governor's Council for People with Disabilities

• Traci Taylor (Independent Living Center of Eastern Indiana)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 9/30/28
  • Wayne County

• Ryan Steiner
  • Reappointment: Term expires 9/30/28
  • Tippecanoe County

• Lana Keesling (City of Fort Wayne)
  • Appointment: Term expires 9/30/26
  • Allen County

• Erin Greene (Cook Medical)
  • Appointment: Term expires 9/30/28
  • Johnson County

• Corinna Wyss (The League)
  • Appointment: Term expires 9/30/28
  • Allen County

Ball State University Board of Trustees

• Dollyne Sherman
  • Appointment: Term Expires 12/31/29
  • Marion County

• Michael McDaniel
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Marion County

• Julie Griffith
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Hamilton County

Behavior Analyst Committee

• Aaron Wells (Envive Healthcare)
  • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Delaware County

• Leila Allen (Lighthouse Autism Center)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • St. Joseph County

• Jill Forte (Children's Autism Center)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Huntington County

• Jesseca Hartman (Damar Services, INC)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Marion County

Coroners Training Board

• Alfarena McGinty (Marion County Coroner's Office)
  • Appointment: Serves at the Pleasure of the Governor
  • Marion County

Horse Racing Commission

• Barney Levengood
  • Reappointment: Term expires 9/30/29
  • Marion County

Distressed Unit Appeal Board

• David Holt (Church Church Hittle and Antrim)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Hamilton County

State Ethics Commission

• Ray Biederman (Proteus Discovery Group)
  • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Marion County

• Katherine Noel (Noel Law)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Howard County

Workers Compensation Board

• Patricia McCrory
  • Appointment: Term expires 8/31/26
  • Marion County

Indiana Motorsports Commission

• Doug Klink (Community Health Network)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Hamilton County

• Tom Kelley (Kelley Automotive Group)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Allen County

• Robert Grand (Barnes & Thornburg)
  • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Marion County

Statewide Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee

• Jamie Smith (State of Indiana)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/27
  • Hamilton County

• Ed Cripe (Clinton County Coroner's Office)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/27
  • Clinton County

• Cory Whaley (Lawrence Police Department)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/27
  • Hancock County

• Kim Bohman (Safe Passage, Inc)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/27
  • Ripley County

• Robin Cruz (Peace Community Services LLC)
  • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/27
  • Wayne County

• Leslie Dowden (Adams County Coroner's Office)
  • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/27
  • Adams County

Statewide Child Fatality Review Committee

• Kimberly Minniear (State of Indiana)
  • Appointment: Serves at the Pleasure of the Governor
  • Hamilton County

Board of Firefighting Personnel Standards and Education

• Christopher Gamblin (Lowell Fire Department)
  • Appointment: Term expires 10/31/28
  • Lake County

President Benjamin Harrison Conservation Trust Project Commission

• Gene Hopkins
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Bartholomew County

• Emily Kress
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Randolph County

State Board of Dentistry

• Twyla Rader (Indiana University)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 11/30/29
  • Hendricks County

• Kevin Ward (Fishers Dental Group)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 11/30/29
  • Hamilton County

• Matthew Kolkman (Grabill Family Dentistry)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 11/30/29
  • Allen County

Indiana Bond Bank Board of Directors

• Colette Irwin-Knott
  • Appointment: Term expires 11/30/28
  • Boone County

• Dustin Huddleston (Huddleston and Huddleston)
  • Appointment: Term expires 11/30/28
  • Johnson County

Board of Depositories

• Amy Sink (Interra Credit Union)
  • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/27
  • Elkhart County

State Board of Nursing

• Leah Scalf (Franciscan Health Central Indiana Ministry)
  • Appointment: Term expires 11/30/29
  • Hancock County

Committee of Hearing Aid Dealer Examiners

• Sean Norris (Northern Indiana Hearing Center)
  • Appointment: Term expires 11/30/29
  • St. Joseph County

Executive Board of the Indiana Department of Health

• Joshua Selig (Banning Engineering)
  • Appointment: Term expires 11/30/29
  • Hendricks County

State Board of Accounts

• Paul Joyce (State of Indiana)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Hendricks County

• Beth Kelley (State of Indiana)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Marion County

Board of Directors of the Indiana State Museum & Historic Sites

• Allison Karns (Allison Transmission)
  • Appointment: Term expires 6/30/28
  • Hamilton County

Community and Home Options to Institutional Care for the Elderly and Disabled Board (CHOICE Board)

• Stephanie Anderson (Mental Health America)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 6/30/29
  • Hendricks County

Bureau of Motor Vehicles Commission

• Alfonso Vidal (Silver Creek Transportation)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Warrick County

• Joseph Zwierzynski (DLZ)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • St. Joseph County

• Matthew Strzynski
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Hamilton County

Indiana Real Estate Commission

• Donna Kreps (FC Tucker)
  • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Hancock County

Healthy Hoosier Foundation Board of Directors

• Jon Ferguson (State of Indiana)
  • Appointment: Term expires12/31/27
  • Marion County

• Eric Miller (State of Indiana)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/27
  • Boone County

• Amy McConkey Robbins(Communication Consulting Services)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/27
  • Marion County

• Dan Evans
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/28
  • Marion County

• Lorra Archibald (Healthy Communities of Clinton County)
  • Reappointment: Term expires12/31/28
  • Clinton County

• Mark Anderson (Fibrobiologics)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/28
  • Boone County

• Dr. Lindsay Weaver (State of Indiana)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/27
  • Marion County

• Maria Del Rio Hoover (St. Vincent Center for Children)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/28
  • Vanderburgh County

Commission on Rehabilitation Services

• Ron Brown (R.B. Vending)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/27
  • Marion County

• Michael Thibideau (Invest Hamilton County)
  • Reappointment: Term expires 12/31/27
  • Hamilton County

Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission

• Bob Deig
  • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Vanderburgh County

• Andy Zay
  • Appointment: Term expires 3/31/2030
  • Huntington County

• Anthony Swinger
  • Appointment: Term expires 12/31/29
  • Marion County

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