State Fair Board: 2007-2008

Revised 1/30/08

Indiana State Fair Board Meeting Schedule

ELECTED	DEPARTMENTS	TERM EXPIRES	COUNTIES
District 1 Steve Simmerman	Grandstand Harness Racing Band Day Cheerleading	9-30-11	Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Lake, Newton,Porter, Pulaski, Starke, White
District 2 Craig Sherbahn	Executive Council Beef & Dairy Cattle	9-30-08	Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Howard, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, St. Joseph, Whitely
District 3 Mark Merkel	President Executive Council Indiana State Fair Commission 4-H Sale of Champions 4-H Champion Drive Entry Youth Awards/Scholarships	9-30-09	Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Delaware, Grant, Huntington, Jay, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells
District 4 Roger Hale	Executive Council Swine Department	9-30-10	Bartholomew, Dearborn, Decatur, Henry, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Jennings, Johnson, Madison, Ohio, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Switzerland, Union, Wayne
District 5 John Tarr	FFA Indiana Young Farmers Pioneer Village Farmer's Day Parade	9-30-11	Clark, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Scott, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Washington
District 6 Donald W. Whicker Jr.	Wine Competition Sheep Dairy Goats Meat Goats Boer & Pygmy Goats	9-30-08	Boone, Brown, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Greene, Hendricks, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren
District 7 Dick Crum	Ag/Hort Department State Fair Gardens	9-30-09	Marion

APPOINTED	DEPARTMENTS	TERM EXPIRES	COUNTIES

District 1 Cary Cervenka	Pepsi Coliseum 4-H Horse & Pony Horse Pulls	9-30-08	Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Lake, Newton,Porter, Pulaski, Starke, White
District 2 Diana Kuhn	Executive Council Balloon Race Home & Family Arts Department Young Hoosier Pianist Competition	9-30-09	Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Howard, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, St. Joseph, Whitely
District 3 Lynette Walter	4-H Cat Show Youth Talent Contest Baton Twirling Contest 4-H Cat Show Farm Bureau Building Llamas & Alpacas	9-30-10	Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Delaware, Grant, Huntington, Jay, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells
District 4 M. Bryan Messersmith	Draft Horses Pony & Mule Shows	9-30-11	Bartholomew, Dearborn, Decatur, Henry, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Jennings, Johnson, Madison, Ohio, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Switzerland, Union, Wayne
District 5 Edgar Hackman	Pioneer Hi-Bred Our Land Pavilion	9-30-08	Clark, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Scott, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Washington
District 6 Steve Patterson	Executive Council 4-H Dog Show Rabbits Poultry, Waterfowl, Pigeons Cavy	9-30-09	Boone, Brown, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Greene, Hendricks, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren
District 7 Al Polin	Brewers' Competition Queen Pageant Neighborhood Liaison C.A.S.H. Trustee Clarian Healthy Lifestyles Pavilion	9-30-10	Marion

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:

Representing Governor Mitch Daniels

Anne Valentine
Executive Council, Governor's Representative
Policy Director
Office of the Governor
206 State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 234-4743

Representing Lt. Governor Becky Skillman

Andy Miller
Lt. Governor's Representative, Agricultural Programs
Director of Agriculture
101 W. Ohio Street, Suite 1200
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-8770 OFFICE

Director of Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service

Dr. Charles Hibberd
4-H Programs
Purdue University Ag Admin Building
615 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2053
(765) 494-8489 OFFICE

State Fair Commission

Kyle Hupfer, Chairman
Indianapolis

Ted McKinney
Indianapolis

Wayne Vance
New Albany

Susan Hayhurst
Terre Haute

Mark Merkel, President
Indiana State Fair Board
Geneva

Gary Emsweller, C.A.S.H.
Danville

Andy Miller,
Director of Department of Agriculture

Representative Robert Bischoff,
State Fair Legislative Advisory Committee

Invited Representation
Governor Mitch Daniels
Representative: Anne Valentine