Holcomb makes appointments to boards, commissions

Friday, September 16, 2022 10:47 AM EDT
By Mary Roberts, Writer/Reporter
Gov. Eric Holcomb speaks to the Indiana General Assembly during the 2022 State of the State Address. (photo courtesy: Governor’s office)

Governor Eric Holcomb has made several appointments to various state boards and commissions. They include the Board of Firefighting Personnel Standards & Education, the Commission on Ports, and the Emergency Medical Services Commission, among others.

Board of Firefighting Personnel Standards & Education

The governor made two new appointments to the board, who will serve through October 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 the Noblesville Fire Department

Commission on Ports

The governor made one reappointment to the commission, who will serve through September 30, 2026:

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

The governor also made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve through September 30, 2026:

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

Emergency Medical Services Commission

The governor made six reappointments to the commission, who will serve through September 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

The governor also made six new appointments to the commission, who will serve through September 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

The governor made one reappointment to the commission, who will serve through June 30, 2026:

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

The governor also made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve through 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

The governor made four reappointments to the board, who will serve through September 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

The governor made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve through December 31, 2023 and fill the remainder of the term vacated by the resignation of Rudy Yakym:

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

Law Enforcement Training Board

The governor made nine reappointments to the board, who will serve until 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
  • The Honorable Mark Myers (Greenwood), mayor of the City of Greenwood
  • The Honorable 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

The governor also made eleven new appointments to the board, who will serve through 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 (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

The governor made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve through February 28, 2024:

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

State Fair Commission

The governor made one reappointment to the commission, who will serve through September 30, 2026:

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

The governor also made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve through September 30, 2025:

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

State Historical Records Advisory Board

The governor made two reappointments to the board, who will serve until September 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

The governor also made five new appointments to the board, who will serve until September 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

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve through September 30, 2026:

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