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IU McKinney Master of Jurisprudence Student Named Executive Director of White River State Park Development Commission
04/07/2016
Carolene Mays-Medley has been named executive director of the White River State Park Development Commission. The appointment, made by Indiana Governor Mike Pence, ’86, takes effect on April 11. Mays-Medley is a student in the IU McKinney Masters of Jurisprudence program.
Mays-Medley most recently served as vice chairman and commissioner of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, where she has served since her appointment by former governor Mitch Daniels and her reappointment by Governor Pence. She serves as the chairperson of the Critical Infrastructure Committee for the National Association of Utility Regulatory Commissioners and as a member on the Water and Washington Action committees.
Known for her public service, Mays-Medley is an active member of numerous community boards and committees including Peyton Manning’s PeyBack Foundation Board and the Indiana Sports Corporation Board and Executive Committee. She also served as the chairperson for the 2016 NCAA Women’s Final Four (WFF) games and was chairperson for the WFF in 2011 and in 2005. She was the 2015 NCAA Men’s Final Four volunteer chairperson, the 2012 NFL Super Bowl - Indianapolis Division Chairperson of Administration, and served on the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board from 2010 – 2016.
Formerly, Mays-Medley served three terms as a state representative in the Indiana House of Representatives and as publisher and president of the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and the Indiana Minority Business Magazine.
