Leadership

Terry Seitz
Executive DirectorWhite 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
Jim Isch
Commission Vice-Chair & TreasurerTerm 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 14-13-1-6Emeritus Commissioners
Dawn Tabler
Emeritus Commissioner
Robert Wagner
Emeritus CommissionerLegislators
Shane Lindauer
RepresentativeRepublican – District 63 | IC 14-13-1-9
Andrea Hunley
SenatorDemocrat – District 33 | IC 14-13-1-9
Justin Moed
RepresentativeDemocrat – District 97 | IC 14-13-1-9
Kyle Walker
SenatorRepublican – District 31 | IC 14-13-1-9