The Indiana Natural Resources Commission is an autonomous board that addresses issues pertaining to the Department of Natural Resources. This twelve-member board includes six citizens chosen by the governor on a bipartisan basis, three ex officio members from state agencies, the director of the Department of Natural Resources, the chair of the advisory council, and a 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.
Current Commission Membership:
Bryan Poynter
Citizen Member
Chair
David Holt
Indiana Office of Tourism Development
Patrick Early
Citizen Member
Phil French
Citizen Member
Noelle Szydlyk
Indiana Office of Tourism Development (Proxy)
Jane Ann Stautz
Citizen Member
Vice Chair
Mike Smith
Indiana Department of Transportation
John "Bart" Herriman
Citizen Member
John Wright
Citizen Member
Laura Hilden
Indiana Department of Transportation (Proxy)
Daniel Bortner
Department of Natural Resources Director
Secretary
Brian Rockensuess
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Marc Milne
Indiana Academy of Sciences
Tom Kelley
Citizen Member