Staff report
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INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mike Pence today named members to commissions that oversee higher education, horse racing, state ethics and more.
Commission on Higher EducationÂ
Caren Whitehouse of Vanderburgh County will serve on the Commission on Higher Education. She is currently executive director of the Vanderburgh County Medical Society and also serves on the Pulmonary Fibrosis Board of Directors, the Healthy Evansville Steering Committee and the Vanderburgh County Perinatal Task Force. She will serve through June 30, 2015, effective immediately.
Horse Racing Commission
George Pillow Jr., president and chief executive officer of Pillow Logistics, will serve on the Horse Racing Commission. Previously, Pillow, of Marion County, served as assistant executive administrator for the Department of Health and Human Services. He will serve through Sept. 1, 2015, effective immediately.
State Ethics Commission
Bob Jamison, retired from the New Albany Office of the FBI; Daryl Yost, director of the Certified Technology Park of the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center; and James Clevenger, partner at Wyland, Humphrey, Wagner & Cleveland, have been reappointed to the State Ethics Commission. Clevenger will continue to serve in his role as chairman, and the appointees will serve four-year terms through Oct. 31, 2017, effective immediately.
Indiana Arts CommissionÂ
Allen Platt III of Floyd County will serve on the Indiana Arts Commission through June 30, 2017, effective immediately. He is counsel at Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLC. Jonathan Ford of Vigo County and Linda Levell of Knox County have been reappointed to the board and will serve through June 30, 2017.
Commission on Ports
Ramon Arredondo has been named to the Commission on Ports. Arredondo of Lake County retired in 2005 as assistant to the chairman at NiSource and has extensive experience working in both local and federal government positions. Arredondo will serve through June 30, 2017, effective immediately.
Housing and Community Development Authority Board of DirectorsÂ
Patricia Gamble-Moore of Herron’s Fiduciary Committee; Thomas McGowan, president and chief operating officer of Kite Realty Group Trust; and Lula Porter, executive director of the Evansville African American Museum, have been reappointed to the Housing and Community Development Authority Board of Directors, effective immediately.