Leadership Team
The IDWD Leadership Team is comprised of a strong group of individuals with impressive experience and a strong vision for innovating Indiana’s workforce development initiatives.
Commissioner Teresa Voors
Governor Daniels appointed Teresa L. Voors as the first female Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development on September 21, 2007. Prior to her appointment, she served as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Counsel of the agency. She received her law degree from Indiana University Bloomington, where she graduated in the top 2% of her class and served as managing editor of the Law Review. Before joining public service, she litigated employment law cases at Baker and Daniels in Indianapolis. She grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and received her bachelor’s degree in business accounting from Indiana Purdue University Fort Wayne. She passed the CPA exam and worked as a financial analyst for GTE Data Services in Fort Wayne before attending law school. Commissioner Voors currently lives in Zionsville.
Martin Morrow
Chief Operating Officer
Martin “Marty” Morrow is the Chief Operating Officer at the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Marty worked a number of years for Eli Lilly and Company holding jobs in IT, Manufacturing, HR, Marketing and Sales, and several Lilly startups. A graduate of Iowa State University, Marty was the founder and CEO of Quovix, LLC, an Indianapolis-based software engineering firm and a founding member of Maaguzi, LLC, a clinical trials software company. At Purdue University, he earned his MBA from the Krannert School of Business.
John Ruckelshaus III
Deputy of Government Affairs
John Ruckelshaus III has the experience needed for his new role as the agency’s Deputy for Government Affairs, drawing on his past as an Indiana House Representative for Northern Indianapolis. He has worked in sales and marketing most of his career in various companies throughout greater Indianapolis, most notably Carter-Lee Lumber Company, Inc. John is a graduate of Indiana University, with a double major in Political Science and History.
Scott Sanders
Deputy Commissioner & Chief Financial Officer
Scott Sanders brings many years of financial management experience to his role at DWD. Prior to working in State government, he held several executive and financial management positions at Guardian Life Insurance Company/First Commonwealth in Chicago, Illinois. Scott earned his MBA at Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and received his undergraduate degree in accounting at Miami University.
Dustin Stohler
General Counsel
Dustin Stohler is General Counsel for the Department of Workforce Development. In that role, Mr. Stohler is chief legal counsel to the Commissioner. Additionally, Mr. Stohler oversees DWD's investigatory and oversight departments, as well as unemployment appeals. Prior to joining DWD, Mr. Stohler practiced law at Littler Mendelson and Baker & Daniels, where he advised employers on compliance with employment laws and defended employers in lawsuits and administrative proceedings brought under the NLRA, FLSA, Title VII, and other employment related laws. Mr. Stohler received a J.D. from Indiana University and a B.A. from Wabash College.
Dale Wengler
Deputy Commissioner of Policy and Field Operations
Dale Wengler is the Deputy Commissioner of Policy and Field Operations. In this capacity, he is responsible for DWD's policy, marketing and he oversees the operations for the WorkOne centers located throughout Indiana. Dale clerked for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California and then entered private practice for a law firm in Portland, Maine where he specialized in commercial bankruptcy and corporate law. Dale also lived in Copenhagen, Denmark when he worked as Vice-President and General Counsel for Millimed, A/S, a bio-tech company that researches and manufactures drug eluting stents. He oversaw Millimed's legal and human resources departments for its three European offices and their U.S. holding company.
Prior to law school, Dale volunteered in Southern Africa for two years with his church and later ran a group home for underprivileged youth outside of Boston. He lives with his wife and five kids in Zionsville. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University and Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington.
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