Gov. Holcomb makes appointments to various Boards and Commissions

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several appointments to various state boards and commissions.

Department of Financial Institutions board of Directors

The governor two reappointments to the board, who will serve until Aug. 31, 2025:

• benjamin bochnowski (Munster), president and CEO of Peoples bank

• Richard Rice (Indianapolis), former president and CEO of TCU

Electric Vehicle Product commission

The governor six appointments to the new commission, who will serve until August 31, 2025:

• David Dukes (Kokomo), director of operations with Stellantis

• Danny Ernstes (Fairland), CAP coordinator for Indiana and retiree representative for Indiana for UAW Region 2b

• craig Kelle (Newburgh), group manager for project planning, chief manufacturing project engineer with Toyota

• Michael Maten (Novi), senior strategist, EV and energy policy with General Motors

• Paul Mitchell (Indianapolis), president and CEO of Energy Systems Network

• ben Wrightsman (Pendleton), president and CEO of the battery Innovation center

Fire Prevention & building Safety commission

The governor made five reappointments to the commission, who will serve until August 31, 2025:

• Joseph Heinsman (Mooresville), senior structural engineer with Lynch, Harrison & brumleve, Inc.

• David Henson (Petersburg), owner of Architectural Design concepts, LLC

• James Murua (Fort Wayne), assistant chief and fire marshal with the Fort Wayne Fire Department

• Scott Pannicke (Indianapolis), architect with RATIO Architects, Inc.

• Michael Popich (Indianapolis), manager of the bureau of construction Services for the city of Indianapolis

The governor also made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve until August 31, 2025:

• John Watson (Indianapolis), VP of operations with Mid-america Elevator co., Inc.

Indiana Real Estate commission

The governor made five reappointments to the commission, who will serve until Aug. 31, 2025:

• John briscoe (Evansville), realtor/broker with F.c. Tucker Emge

• John De Souza (South bend), president of cressy & Everett Real Estate

• Pamela Lumley (Sellersburg), owner RE/ MAX Ability Plus

• charlie Shook (West Lafayette), president of coldwell banker Shook

• Sahara Williams (Indianapolis), associate with barnes & Thornburg LLP

The governor also made four new appointments to the commission:

• Troy Helman (Terre Haute), co-owner and president of coldwell banker Helman, who will serve until Aug. 31, 2025

• Tracy Hutton (carmel), president and CEO of century 21 Scheetz, who will serve until Dec. 31, 2023

• cheryl Stuckwish (Vallonia), owner and president of South central Realtycolumbus and -Seymour, who will serve until Dec. 31, 2023

• brian Thompson (bloomington), sales manager for Fc Tucker/bloomington, who will serve until December 31, 2023

Indiana Wetlands Task Force

The governor made thirteen appointments to the new task force, who will serve until Dec. 31, 2022:

• The Honorable Zach beasley (West Lafayette), Tippecanoe county Surveyor

• Will Ditzler (Westfield), president of Riverbirch Executive Advisors, who will also serve as chair of the task force

• Jill Hoffmann (Indianapolis), executive director of the White River Alliance

• Jared Kakasuleff (cicero), farmer at Kakasuleff Farms

• Jeremy Kieffner (Evansville), environmental permit manager at Lochmueller Group

• Dr. Sara Mcmillan (West Lafayette), associate professor of Agricultural & biological Engineering at Purdue University

• Matt Meersman (South bend), director of the St. Joseph River basin commission

• Michael Novotney (Valparaiso), Porter county Engineer and director of engineering

• commissioner bruno Pigott, representing the Indiana Department of Environmental Management