Governance - Indiana State Bar Association

Governance

The Indiana State Bar Association is led by the following entities:

The House of Delegates, which is made up of members and typically meets during the annual meeting of the association, is the supreme legislative body of ISBA.

The Board of Governors exercise all functions of administration of Association affairs, including, but not limited to: 1. Determining Association policy, whenever necessary, between meetings of the House of Delegates; 2. Supervising and controlling all fiscal affairs, including all receipts and expenditures of funds of the Association and its Committees; 3. Employing and supervising the Executive Director; 4. Supervising and controlling all property of the Association, including acquisition, maintenance and disposition thereof; 5. Entering into contractual obligations in furtherance of Association programs and its financial well being; 6. Performing such other functions as may be necessary or proper to carry out the policies and programs of the Association.

The Executive Committee is composed of the Officers of the Association, Chair of the House of Delegates and one Association District Representative member of the Board of Governors selected by majority vote of the Association District Representative members of the Board of Governors. The Executive Director shall serve in an ex-officio capacity without vote on the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall supervise the affairs of the Association between meetings of the Board of Governors, and shall perform such other functions and have such other powers and duties as may be delegated to it by the Board of Governors or House of Delegates.

The Executive Director is, among other things, responsible to the Executive Committee and Board of Governors for day-to-day operation of headquarters and is responsible for implementing, administering and interpreting established personnel policies.

Below, find the ISBA members currently serving in governance roles.

OFFICERS
President: John Maley, Indianapolis
President Elect: Derrick Wilson, New Albany
Vice President: Justice Steven David (Ret.), Columbus
Secretary: Hon. Tim Baker, Indianapolis
Treasurer: Katrina Ornelas, Carmel
Counsel to the President: Dawn Rosemond, Fort Wayne

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
1st District: Geoffrey Giorgi, Crown Point
2nd District: Rachel Arndt, Rochester
3rd District: Doug Sakaguchi, South Bend
4th District: Kevin Fitzharris, Fort Wayne
5th District: Robert Reiling, Jr., West Lafayette
6th District: Lynsey David, Fishers
7th District: Scott Bieniek, Greencastle
8th District: Derrick McDowell, Evansville
9th District: Abbey Fargen Riley, Jeffersonville
10th District: Mark Guenin, Wabash
11th District:

Traci Cosby, Indianapolis
Tarah Baldwin, Indianapolis
April Keaton, Indianapolis

At Large District:

Melissa Keyes, Indianapolis
Paraskevi Xidias, Indianapolis

Past President: Michael Jasaitis, Crown Point
House of Delegates Chair: Steve Hoar, Evansville
House of Delegates Chair Elect: Josh Tatum, Indianapolis
Young Lawyers Section Chair: Libby Klesmith, South Bend
Young Lawyers Section Observer: Katie Piscione, Indianapolis

House of Delegates:

Chair: Steve Hoar, Evansville
Chair-elect: Josh Tatum, Indianapolis
Secretary: Hon. Tim Baker, Indianapolis
Parliamentarian: Waiting to Appoint
Credential and Admission Chair: Waiting to Appoint
Rules and Calendar Chair: Waiting to Appoint
Nominating Committee to Nominate Chair-elect: Hon. Elizabeth Bellin, Elkhart

Participate in Governance

The ISBA President determines the frequency and agenda of Board of Governors meetings, which are open to all ISBA members. However, the Board of Governors does not make special requests (such as conference calls). Please notify the Executive Director (email Joe Skeel at jskeel@inbar.org) if you plan to attend a meeting or have an issue or policy update you would like raised with the board.

A call for nominations for ISBA governance is conducted each spring. Members are encouraged to first get experience with the ISBA by participating in special projects and on sections/committees.