The Environmental Rules Board adopts rules that regulate air pollution, solid and hazardous waste, and water pollution, per Indiana Code (IC) 13-13-8. The board consists of 16 members, a legal counsel, and a technical secretary. The legal counsel and technical secretary are nonvoting members, and the law states they may not be state employees. The commissioner of IDEM serves as a nonvoting member of the board. There are four ex officio representatives on the board who represent other state agencies. The remaining 11 members represent various constituencies and were appointed by the governor. Appointed members serve terms of four years. When adopting rules, the board and IDEM must follow procedures set forth in IC 4-22-2 and IC 13-14-9. Adopted rules are located in the Indiana Administrative Code.
Board Members
Nonvoting members are designated with an asterisk (*).
Vacant, Chair
Represents General Public
- Phone:
- Email:
Bill Etzler, Vice Chair
Represents Small Business
- Phone: (260) 740-6490
- Email: wereferee11@gmail.com
Vacant*
Legal Counsel
Vacant*
Technical Secretary
Ken Rulon
Represents Agriculture
- Phone: (317) 984-2076
- Email: ken@rulonenterprises.com
Jaime Brown
Represents Manufacturing
- Phone: (317) 294-0122
- Email: BROWN_JAIME@LILLY.COM
John Ketzenberger
Represents Environmental Interests
- Phone: (317) 829-3810
- Email: John_ketzenberger@tnc.org
Chris Horn
Represents Labor
- Phone: (812) 480-1663
- Email: Chris4837@aol.com
R. T. Green
Represents Citizens
- Phone: (317) 489-4700
- E-mail: rtgreen@teamgreenlaw.com
Ted Niemiec
Represents Medical
- Phone: (219) 399-6057
- Email: Tniemiecag-medical@yahoo.com
Carrie Kozyrski
Represents Public Utility
- Phone: (317) 838-1437
- Email: Carrie.kozyrski@duke-energy.com
Joanne Alexandrovich
Represents Local Government
- Phone: (812) 963-5872
- Email: Kb9lxz@twc.com
Cal Davidson
Represents Solid Waste Management
- Phone: (317) 339-7857
- Email: calvindavidson3@icloud.com
Ric Zehr
Represents Construction Industry
- Phone: (260) 438-0412
- Email: riczehr@northeasterngroup.com
Katie Nelson (Proxy for Lt. Governor)
Indiana State Department of Agriculture
- Phone: (317) 517-7526
- Email: KaNelson@isda.IN.gov
Alan Morrison
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
- Phone: (317) 232-4020
- Email: amorrison@dnr.IN.gov
Eli Eckhart (Proxy)
Indiana Economic Development Corporation
- Phone: (317) 753-4403
- Email: eeckhart@iedc.in.gov
Clint Woods, IDEM Commissioner
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
- Phone: (317) 233-2550
- Email: clintwoods@idem.in.gov