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Membership of the Governor's Commission on Minority and Women's Business Enterprises is specified by Indiana statute and consists of the following members:

  • A governor's designee, who shall serve as chairman of the commission.
  • The commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation.
  • The chairperson of the board of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation or the chairperson's designee.
  • The commissioner of the Department of Administration.
  • Nine (9) individuals with demonstrated capabilities in business and industry, especially minority and women's business enterprises, appointed by the governor from the following geographical areas of the state:
    • Three (3) from the northern one-third (1/3) of the state.
    • Three (3) from the central one-third (1/3) of the state.
    • Three (3) from the southern one-third (1/3) of the state.
  • Two members of the house of representatives, no more than one from the same political party, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives to serve in a nonvoting advisory capacity.
  • Two members of the senate, no more than one from the same political party, appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate to serve in a nonvoting advisory capacity.

Commission Members

Jamal Smith
Chairman
Senior Advisor for Minority Affairs
Office of the Governor 		Heather Kennedy
Representative
Indiana Department of Transportation

Representative
Indiana Economic Development Corporation 		Jessica Robertson
Commissioner
Indiana Department of Administration
Marcia Duncan
Lynch House of Coiffure		 Lani Chuang 
Audrey International
Sarah Taylor
eGov Partners 		Sylvia Trotter
Trotter Construction Company
Alfonso Vidal
Omni Plastics		 Jesse Moore
Purdue University
*Robin C. Shackleford
State Representative		 *Sharon Negele
State Representative
*Ron Alting
State Senator		 *Jean Breaux
State Senator
*non-voting member

Contact the Commission

Jamal Smith, Chairman
100 North Senate Ave
Indiana Government Center North, Room N103
Indianapolis, IN 46204.

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