Contact Info
Indiana County Courthouse
825 Philadelphia Street
Indiana, PA 15701
Phone: (724) 465-3805
Fax: (724) 465-3953
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Meet Indiana County Commisioners
Commissioner R. Michael Keith - Chairman
Michael Keith began serving as Indiana County Commissioner in January of 2020. Mike has thirty-four years of experience in different levels of manufacturing, forty-eight years of emergency management experience, and eight years of local government service as a township supervisor. He brings strong leadership skills, a wealth of community service knowledge and years of dedication to serve this community in this position as Indiana County Commissioner.
Mike’s has served as the Chairman of the Rayne Township Board of Supervisors, President of the Indiana County Association of Township Officials, Chairman of the Indiana County Tax Committee, President of the Indiana Westmoreland Council of Government, member of the Indiana County Local Emergency Planning Committee, Mahoning Medical Center Board of Directors, and many other positions to promote Indiana County, encourage education and growth and help provide ideas and solutions to the challenges we face.
Commissioner Bonni Dunlap
Dr. Bonni S. Dunlap began serving as Indiana County Commission in November of 2024. Bonni has over thirty years in working in county government. Most recently, she served as a County Auditor; she began her service in December of 2019. Prior to that, Bonni was the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Indiana County, Director of the Indiana County Department of Human Services and also worked at St. Andrew’s Village, Aging Services and Indian Haven. She has a wealth of knowledge of the human services system in Indiana County and was responsible for initiating collaborative projects to serve residents more effectively.
Bonni holds a doctoral degree in Administration and Leadership from IUP, as well as a bachelor’s degree from Clarion University and a Master’s from IUP. She served in leadership positions in her past jobs, including Vice President of the PA Association of County Auditors, President of the Western PA Housing Authority Directors Association, and Secretary of the PA County Human Services Association. Locally, Bonni serves on the Indiana County Endowment board, Indiana Kiwanis and on her church’s governing body.
Bonni recognizes the importance of examining and monitoring taxpayer dollars and using those dollars to efficiently operate county government. She can be contacted at bdunlap@indianacountypa.gov.
Commissioner Sherene Hess
Sherene Hess began serving as Indiana County Commissioner in January 2016 after a nearly twenty-five-year career in environmental resources conservation and management. Commissioner Hess’s professional accomplishments include assisting agricultural producers in western PA in efforts to protect soil and water; expanding the county recycling center and programs; facilitating hundreds of water quality education projects across the state; and working with organizations to elevate awareness of the challenges and opportunities of the significant growth of the unconventional well production in PA. She also has held appointments on local and state advisory boards.
As a result of her position as county commissioner and her service as president of the League of Women Voters for fourteen years, Commissioner Hess understands the complex issues facing Indiana County, the region, and the state. In partnership with other elected officials and many government and nonprofit organizations, Hess’ current efforts includes coordination and delivery of crucial human services that protect the most vulnerable and needy; expansion of the capacity for drug and alcohol and mental health services; provision for sufficient and continuous justice system operations and key emergency management services; and promotion of workforce development, and business and job creation in the county.
She heads an initiative to establish the Indiana County Sustainable Economic Development Task Force, which will link with existing economic development efforts to identify new opportunities in the renewable energy sector, sustainable agriculture, new building construction and renovation using sustainable methods, and environmental restoration and natural resources stewardship. Commissioner Hess earned a degree in environmental resources management through the College of Agriculture Sciences at Penn State University. shess@indianacountypa.gov