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
