Rockensuess
Governor Eric Holcomb announced last week that he has selected Brian Rockensuess as the new commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). IDEM reports:
Rockensuess has worked at IDEM for the past eight years, including the last five as the chief of staff. In this role, he oversaw the agency’s daily operations, including governmental affairs, budget and finance, business services and contracts, information services, human resources and communications. He also managed IDEM’s modernization efforts and has guided the agency’s legislative and rulemaking priorities. Prior to being named chief of staff, he worked as the agency’s director of governmental affairs and was the business, agricultural and legislative liaison. Prior to his service at IDEM, he worked for the Indiana Senate.
Rockensuess earned an undergraduate degree from Ball State University and a master’s degree in public administration from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.
Rockensuess replaces Bruno Pigott, who stepped down on December 3 to become deputy assistant administrator in the office of water for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Rockensuess has been acting commissioner since Pigott’s departure and began his tenure on Monday.
We look forward to working with Commissioner Rockensuess and hope he will enlist the same sensible balance between preservation and economic realism as his predecessor.
