The Whitehouse Office of Intergovernmental Affairs invited Indiana local county elected officials to participate in a Regional State Leadership Forum. The meetings, designed for county leaders include briefings and discussions with multiple federal agency representatives to share information about local government issues.
Marshall County Commissioner Stan Klotz and other attendees had the opportunity to tour the Whitehouse and visit the offices of the National Association of Counties (NACo), an organization representing counties across the country. Indiana local officials met with Vice President Mike Pence and senior administration officials to share federal, state, and local priorities including infrastructure, rural development, disaster recovery and resilience, as well as energy development.
County officials had the opportunity to listen to over 10 senior administrative officials including Stephen Censky of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Kendel Ehrlich of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; Alex Amparo of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and Ryan Fisher of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Indiana was one of four states that participated in the event on August 20 in Washington D.C.
County officials from Indiana included:
Richard Beck – Allen County Commissioner
Therese Brown – Allen County Commissioner
Jack Woods – Clinton County Commissioner
Richard Probst – Dearborn County Commissioner
Ernestina Wenger – Elkhart County Council
Mark Heirbrandt – Hamilton County Commissioner
Bradley Armstrong – Hancock County Commissioner
John Jessup – Hancock County Commissioner
Brian Baird – Johnson County Commissioner
Vidya Kora – LaPorte County Commissioner
Stanley Klotz – Marshall County Commissioner
John Frey – Montgomery County Commissioner
Ryan Goodwin – Morgan County Commissioner
Michael Jones – Scott County Commissioner
Howard Curry – Union County Commissioner
Tim Williams – Union County Commissioner
Timothy Yocum – Vermillion County Commissioner
