Commissioners
The Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males (ICSSBM) consists of nineteen (19) members appointed as follows:
(1) Two (2) members of the senate, who are not members of the same political party, appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate with the advice of the minority leader of the senate.
(2) Two (2) members of the house of representatives who are not members of the same political party, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives with the advice from the minority leader of the house of representatives.
(3) The director of the divison of family resources or the director's designee.
(4) The director of the division of mental health and addiction or the director's designee.
(5) The commissioner of the state department of health or the commissioner's designee.
(6) The superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee.
(7) The commissioner of the department of correction or the commissioner's designee.
(8) The director of the civil rights commission or the director's designee.
(9) The commissioner of the Indiana department of administration or the commissioner's designee.
(10) The lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee.
(11) A minority business person, appointed by the governor.
(12) Three (3) persons appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate who are not members of the general assembly. Not more than two (2) persons appointed under this subdivision may be members of the same political party.
(13) Three (3) persons appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives who are not members of the general assembly. Not more than two (2) persons appointed under this subdivision may be members of the same political party.
Commissioners
Kenneth Allen
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dr. Tony Bennett
Superintendent, Indiana Department of Education
Representative Tim Brown, M.D.
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Michael Carr
Director, Division of Family Services
Kevin Moore
Director, Division of Mental Health
Gregory N. Larkin, M.D.
Commissioner, Indiana State Department of Health
Bruce Lemmon
Commissioner, Indiana Department of Correction
Mindy M. Lewis
Columbus, Indiana
Virgil Madden, Chairperson
Lieutenant Governor's Offic
Dwayne Sawyer
Brownsburg, Indiana
Elijah Neal, Jr.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Senator Scott Schneider
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jamal L. Smith
Executive Director, Indiana Civil Rights Commission
Joseph Smith
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Representative Vernon G. Smith, Vice-Chair
Gary, Indiana
Senator Greg Taylor
Indianapolis, Indiana
Wayne R. Wellington
Indianapolis, Indiana
Robert D. Wynkoop
Commissioner, Indiana Department of Administration
James E. Garrett, Jr., Executive Director
Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males
