We are governed by a democratic representation of Region Directors elected from each of eight counties throughout the state, plus an executive board. All of our board members are heavily involved in local, regional, and even national conservation leadership. Members in good standing are welcome to attend our board meetings.
Find your Region Director here.
IASWCD is a leadership member of the Indiana Conservation Partnership, a Gold-level member of the National Association of Conservation Districts, and highly engaged in state-level resource conservation work.
2026 Executive Board Members
Marc Roberts, President
Montgomery County
cropresourcecenter@gmail.com
Mark Kingma, Vice President
Jasper County
mking@midwaynet.net
Ethan Truax, Secretary
Hendricks County
ewtruax@gmail.com
Jeff Baker, Past President
Warrick County
farmerbill56@gmail.com
Troy Hattery, Treasurer
Miami County
that60@earthlink.net
North-Northwest (N-NW)
Director: Kim Peterson, bkwpeterson@aol.com
Assistant Director: vacant
North-Northeast (N-NE)
Director: Stan Moore, sdmoore4650@gmail.com
Assistant Director: Chris Matthys, cmatthys1977@gmail.com
South-Northwest (S-NW)
Director: Jordan Gillenwater, gillenwaterjordan@gmail.com
Assistant Director: Kenny Cain, cornfieldcain@gmail.com
South-Northeast (S-NE)
Director: Troy Hattery, that60@earthlink.net
Assistant Director: John Newby, jnewby@ameritech.net
North-Southwest (N-SW)
Director: Steve Crowe, croweequ@yahoo.com
Assistant Director: Rita Sharr, ritasharr@gmail.com
North-Southeast (N-SE)
Director: John Kruse, kruse@etczone.com
Assistant Director: Roger Wenning, rwenning@etczone.com
South-Southwest (S-SW)
Director: Ray Chattin, chattin2265@gmail.com
Assistant Director: Tom Rudolph, tomrudolph@frontier.com
South-Southeast (S-SE)
Director: PJ Chumley, pchumley08@yahoo.com
Assistant Director: RD Wathen
2025 Scheduled Board Meetings & Minutes
Annual Business Meeting, January 28, 2025
February 14
Strategic Planning Meeting, March 7
May 16
June 20
August 29 (virtual)
September 19
November 14 (virtual)
December 12
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