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: Dave Altman dcaltman55@gmail.com
North-Northeast (N-NE)
Director: Chris Matthys, cmatthys1977@gmail.com
Assistant Director: Stan Moore, sdmoore4650@gmail.com
South-Northwest (S-NW)
Director: Jordan Gillenwater, gillenwaterjordan@gmail.com
Assistant Director: Samantha Miller, shoafs@gmail.com
South-Northeast (S-NE)
Director: John Newby, jnewby@ameritech.net
Assistant Director: Barb Scott, scottb2262@gmail.com
North-Southwest (N-SW)
Director: Steve Crowe, croweequ@yahoo.com
Assistant Director: Clint Conard, valleyviewfarms.conard@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
NACD Delegate: Ken Gunkel, kengunkel@gmail.com
2026 Scheduled Board Meetings & Minutes
Annual Business Meeting, December 19, 2025
February 13
March 13
May 15 (virtual)
June 26 (offsite retreat)
August 7 (virtual) at 10 am – NEW DATE!
Link to join August Meeting
September 18
November 13
December 18
Looking for your Indiana District Employee Association (IDEA) Region Director?
Check out the IDEA website where you will find information about the Indiana Poster Contest, the IDEA Fall Conference, Membership, and the Director that represents YOUR region!