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Meet the Commission
The Indiana Natural Resources Commission is an autonomous board that addresses issues pertaining to the Department of Natural Resources. This twelve-member board includes seven citizens chosen on a bipartisan basis, three ex officio members from state agencies, the chair of the advisory council, and one representative of the Indiana Academy of Science. (See IC 14-10). The Commission meets at least four times annually.
The Commission currently has one standing committee: the AOPA Committee, chaired by Jane Ann Stautz.
Commission Members (Fort Harrison State Park, Garrison (July 2017))
(L to R) 1st Row: Phil French, Jane Ann Stautz, Cameron Clark, Patrick Early, Jennifer Jansen (Proxy)
2nd Row: R.T. Green, Doug Grant, Mark Newman, Bryan Poynter, Jeffery Holland, Robert Wright, Bruno Pigott
Current Commission Membership:
Bryan Poynter Chair - Citizen Member
Jane Ann Stautz Vice Chair - Citizen Member
Cameron F. Clark Secretary - DNR Director
Mark Newman Director, Indiana Office of Tourism Development
Joe McGuinness INDOT Commissioner - Laura Hilden (Proxy)
Bruno Pigott IDEM Commissioner
Patrick Early Chair, Natural Resources Advisory Council
John "Bart" Herriman Citizen Member
Jeffrey Holland Appointee, Indiana Academy of Sciences
Phil French Citizen Member
Bruce Walkup Citizen Member
John Wright Citizen Member