State Fair Board: 2009-10

Revised 10/13/09

ELECTED	DEPARTMENTS	TERM EXPIRES	COUNTIES
District 1 Steve Simmerman	Executive Council Grandstand Harness Racing Band Day Cheerleading	9-30-11	Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Lake, Newton,Porter, Pulaski, Starke, White
District 2 Bill Leininger	Executive Council Beef & Dairy Cattle	9-30-12	Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Howard, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, St. Joseph, Whitely
District 3 Patrick Barker	Poultry, Rabbits, Waterfowl, Pigeons, Cavy	9-30-13	Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Delaware, Grant, Huntington, Jay, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells
District 4 Roger Hale	President Indiana State Fair Commision 4-H Sale of Champiosns Entry, Youth Awards/Scholarships	9-30-10	Bartholomew, Dearborn, Decatur, Henry, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Jennings, Johnson, Madison, Ohio, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Switzerland, Union, Wayne
District 5 John Tarr	FFA Indiana Young Farmers Pioneer Village Farmer's Day Parade	9-30-11	Clark, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Scott, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Washington
District 6 Jim Lankford	Pepsi Coliseum 4-H Horse & Pony Horse Pulls 4-H Champion Drive	9-30-12	Boone, Brown, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Greene, Hendricks, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren
District 8 Thomas Gary	Ag/Hort Department	9-30-13	Marion

APPOINTED	DEPARTMENTS	TERM EXPIRES	COUNTIES
District 1 Bud Krohn Jr.	Pioneer Our Land Pavilion Dairy & Pygmy Goats Llamas/Alpacas	9-30-12	Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Lake, Newton,Porter, Pulaski, Starke, White
District 2 Vacant		9-30-13	Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Howard, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, St. Joseph, Whitely
District 3 Lynette Walter	Executive Council Sheep Department Meat Goat Wethers Boer Goats	9-30-10	Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Delaware, Grant, Huntington, Jay, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells
District 4 M. Bryan Messersmith	Draft Horses Mule & Donkey Shows Champions Pavilion	9-30-11	Bartholomew, Dearborn, Decatur, Henry, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Jennings, Johnson, Madison, Ohio, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Switzerland, Union, Wayne
District 5 Paul Graf	Swine Department	9-30-12	Clark, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Scott, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Washington
District 6 Steve Patterson	Executive Council 4-H Dog Show Home & Family Arts Young Pianist Competition	9-30-09	Boone, Brown, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Greene, Hendricks, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren
District 7 Al Polin	Brewers' Competition Queen Pageant Neighborhood Liaison C.A.S.H. Trustee Clarian Healthy Lifestyles Pavilion	9-30-10	Marion

Ex-Officio Members:

Representing Governor Mitch Daniels
Anne Valentine
Executive Council, Governor's Representative
Policy Director
Office of the Governor
206 State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 234-4743

Representing Lt. Governor Becky Skillman
Joe Kelsay
Director of Agriculture
101 W. Ohio Street, Suite 1200
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-8770 OFFICE

Director of Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
Dr. Charles Hibberd
4-H Programs
Purdue University Ag Admin Building
615 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2053
(765) 494-8489 OFFICE

State Fair Commission

Andre Lacy, Chairman
Indianapolis

Ted McKinney
Indianapolis

Dana Huber
Borden

Matt Rekeweg
Wabash

Susan Hayhurst
Terre Haute

Roger Hale, President
Indiana State Fair Board
Greenfield

Gary Emsweller, C.A.S.H.
Danville

Joe Kelsay,
Director of Department of Agriculture

Representative Robert Bischoff,
State Fair Legislative Advisory Committee

Invited Representation
Governor Mitch Daniels
Representative: Anne Valentine