Pence Appoints Members To New Transportation Panel

Staff Report -- TheStatehousefile.com

Gov. Mike Pence has named members to a new panel he’s tasked with creating the state’s next transportation plan.

The group will review projects related to water, air, road and rail and develop a list of priority projects for the next 10 years.

In the long term, the group will “explore and monitor innovations in transportation infrastructure to keep Indiana on the cutting edge,” the governor’s office said.

Pence has appointed a mix of public officials, transportation leaders and representatives of private firms to serve on the panel, which will be co-chaired by Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann and Cathy Langham, president of Langham Logistics.

The additional members are:

• Mike Cline, Purdue University
• Richard Conner, American Structurepoint
• Mike Daigle, St. Joseph County Airport Authority
• Mark DeFabis, Integrated Distribution Services, Inc.
• Chip Edington, OSP Group
• Dennis Faulkenberg, Appian Inc.
• Andrew Fox, Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad
• Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, Gary
• Pete Georgeon, ArcelorMittal USA Flat Carbon
• Mayor Tom Henry, Fort Wayne
• Mark Holden, A&R Logistics
• Scott Jones, ChaCha
• Douglas Joset, Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District
• Chris Matney, Indianapolis Airport Authority
• Hank Menke, OFS Brands
• Don Miller, Mount Vernon Barge Service
• Bob Palmer, AGFS of FedEx
• Don Sansone, Red Gold Inc.
• JR Saylor, Brightpoint Inc.
• Zack Scott, UPS-Ohio Valley District
• Noah Sodrel, Sodrel Truck Lines Inc.
• Mark St. Clair, Consolidated Grain & Barge Co.
• Phil Terry, Monarch Beverage Company
• Mayor Lloyd Winnecke, Evansville