Holcomb Makes Board, Commission Appointments
(photo courtesy of Governor Eric Holcomb's office)
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowGovernor Eric Holcomb has made several appointments to various state boards and commissions. They include the Indiana Election Commission, the Northeast Indiana Strategic Development Commission, and the Twenty-First Century Energy Policy Development Task Force.
Board of Trustees of Ball State University
The governor made one reappointment to the board, who will serve through December 31, 2024:
- Brian Gallagher (Chevy Chase, MD), representing alumni of Ball State University.
The governor also made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until June 30, 2023:
- Amy Wyse (Elkhart), who will serve as the student member of the board.
Board of Trustees of Indiana State University
The governor made one reappointment to the board, who will serve through June 30, 2025:
- Cynthia Powers (Valparaiso), representing alumni of Indiana State University.
The governor also made three new appointments to the board:
- Kimberly Collins (Terre Haute), who will serve as the student member of the board through June 30, 2023.
- John Pratt (Rockville), Parke County farmer and president of the Parke County Council, who will serve through June 30, 2025.
- Troy Woodruff (Fishers), president/CEO of RQAW and principal of BW Construction, who will serve through June 30, 2025.
Board of Trustees of Indiana University
The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve through July 1, 2023:
- Kelsey Binion (Fishers), who will serve as the student member of the board.
Board of Trustees of Ivy Tech Community College
The governor made five reappointments to the board, who will serve through June 30, 2024:
- Stephanie Bibbs (Anderson), chief of the criminal charging division at the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office
- Harold Hunt (Madison), president and founder of SuperATV
- Stewart McMillan (Valparaiso), president and CEO of Task Force Tips Inc.
- Kim O’Dell (Brazil), managing broker at Emmert Realty
- Kerry Stemler (Louisville, Kentucky), owner and CEO of KM Stemler Co. Inc.
Board of Trustees of Purdue University
The governor made three reappointments to the board, who will serve through July 1, 2024:
- Michael Berghoff (Indianapolis), founder and president of Lenex Steel Corp.
- JoAnn Brouillette (West Lafayette), managing partner and president of Demeter LP
- Vanessa Castagna (Naples, Florida), representing alumni of Purdue University
The governor also made one new appointment to the board, who will serve through July 1, 2023:
- Mark Gee, Jr. (West Lafayette), who will serve as the student member of the board.
Board of Trustees of the University of Southern Indiana
The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve through June 30, 2023:
- Liam Collins (Lowell), who will serve as the student member of the board.
Indiana Election Commission
The governor made one reappointment to the commission, who will serve through June 30, 2023 and will continue as the commission’s chair:
- Paul Okeson (Indianapolis), executive vice president of Garmong Construction Services
The governor also made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve through June 30, 2023:
- Karen Celestino-Horseman (Indianapolis), attorney with the Law Office of Karen Celestino-Horseman
The governor also designated Suzannah Wilson Overholt (Indianapolis) as vice-chair of the commission.
Northeast Indiana Strategic Development Commission
The governor made three appointments to the new commission, who will serve through June 30, 2023:
- Andrew Briggs (Geneva), retired CEO of Bank of Geneva
- Ron Turpin (Fort Wayne), CFO and head of Civic Engagement at Ambassador Enterprises LLC
- Michael Vanover (Keystone), CEO of Clean Fuels National, and a Wells County Commissioner
Twenty-First Century Energy Policy Development Task Force
The governor made three appointments to the new task force, who will serve until July 1, 2023:
- Kay Pashos (Indianapolis), partner at IceMiller legal counsel
- Peter Schubert (Carmel), director of the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy and professor of ECE at IUPUI
- Donna Walker (Bloomington), president and CEO of Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative Inc.