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Leadership

Terry Seitz

Executive Director
White River State Park Development Commission

Terry Seitz is the Executive Director of White River State Park Development Commission. He served as the two-term Mayor of Jasper, establishing The Parklands of Jasper, a 75-acre central nature park; spearheaded development of three former factory sites into housing or mixed use; conceived the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center, the nation’s first joint venture by city arts and a public library; and made Jasper Indiana’s first Giga-fiber city. All this follows a career path which included management of radio, television, and tourism entities.

White River State Park and its family of attractions continues to be the most visited destination in the State of Indiana with nearly 5,000,000 guests in 2024. The park is in entering into an expansion in the One Health Innovation District across along the White River.

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Commissioners

Joe Bill Wiley

Commission Chair
Capital Cities, LLC | Term through December 31, 2025 | IC 14-13-1-6

Jim Isch

Commission Vice-Chair & Treasurer
Term through December 31, 2025 | IC 14-13-1-6

Alan Morrison

Indiana Department of Natural Resources | Term through December 31, 2025 | IC 14-13-1-6

William A. Browne, Jr.

Ratio Architects Inc. | Term through December 31, 2027 | IC 14-13-1-6

Lou Gerig

Sease Gerig & Associates | Term through December 31, 2027 | IC 14-13-1-6

Brad Rateike

Bar Communications | Term through December 31, 2027 | IC 14-13-1-6

Adam D. Thies

Indiana University | Indiana University Appointment | IC 14-13-1-6

Laurie Thornton

CenterPoint Energy | Term through December 31, 2025 | IC 14-13-1-6

Emeritus Commissioners

Dawn Tabler

Emeritus Commissioner

Robert Wagner

Emeritus Commissioner

Legislators

Shane Lindauer

Representative
Republican – District 63 | IC 14-13-1-9

Andrea Hunley

Senator
Democrat – District 33 | IC 14-13-1-9

Justin Moed

Representative
Democrat – District 97 | IC 14-13-1-9

Kyle Walker

Senator
Republican – District 31 | IC 14-13-1-9

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