GENERAL INFORMATION
Administration
Revised 3/4/13
2013 State Fair Board Members
Steve Simmerman, President
Battleground - Elected from District 1
Stan Poe, Vice President
Franklin - Elected from District 4
Paul Graf, Secretary
Sellersburg - Appointed from District 5
Pat Barker, Chair of Special Events/Programming Committee
Kendallville - Elected from District 3
Jackie Bell
Avilla - Appointed from District 3
Lee Ann Eizinger
Rochester - Appointed from District 2
Tom Gary
Indianapolis - Elected from District 7
Jim Lankford
Martinsville - Elected from District 6
Bill Leininger
Akron - Elected from District 2
Bryan Messersmith
Sheridan - Appointed from District 4
Steve Patterson, Chair of Competitive Events
Brownsburg - Appointed from District 6
Al Polin
Indianapolis - Appointed from District 7
Todd Uhl
Corydon - Elected from District 5
Alan Washburn
Kentland - Appointed from District 1
Ex-Officio Members
Representing Governor Mike Pence
To Be Annoucned
Office of the Governor
206 State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 234-4744
Representing The Department of Agriculture
Gina Sheets
Director of Agriculture
101 W. Ohio Street, Suite 1200
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-8770 OFFICE
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
Renne McKee
4-H Programs
Purdue University Ag Admin Building
615 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2053
(765) 494-8489 OFFICE
State Fair Commission Members
Andre Lacy, Chairman
Indianapolis
Ted McKinney
Indianapolis
Dana Huber
Borden
Beth Bechdol
Indianapolis
Susan Hayhurst
Terre Haute
Steve Simmerman, President
Indiana State Fair Board
Battleground
Matthew Rekeweg, C.A.S.H.
Indianapolis
Gina Sheets, Director of Department of Agriculture
Senator James W. Merritt Jr.,
State Fair Legislative Advisory Committee
Representative Bob Cherry,
State Fair Legislative Advisory Committee
