Crouch Completes Executive Appointments

Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch has rounded out her executive team with several appointments. They include Crouch’s new chief of staff, policy and legislative director and director of veteran opportunity. Indiana’s lieutenant governor oversees several "Family of Business" agencies, including the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Office of Community and Rural Affairs and the Office of Tourism Development. 

The appointments include:

• Tracy Barnes – Chief of Staff

• Mark Wuellner – Deputy Chief of Staff

• Ryan Heater – Policy and Legislative Director

• Marie Davis – Director of Communications Strategy 

• Maureen Hayden – Director of Intergovernmental Affairs

• Jim Morrison – Director of Veteran Opportunity

• Ethan Lawson – Director of Advanced Scheduling

• John Roeder – Special Assistant to the Lt. Governor

In December, Crouch and Governor Eric Holcomb reappointed the heads of the "Family of Business" agencies, including:

• Jacob Sipe – Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA)

• Duane Embree – Indiana Office of Defense Development (IODD)

• Mark Newman – Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD)

• Ted McKinney – Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA)

• Bill Konyha – Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA)