Officials

Meet your Worth Township officials

Jim Baldwin - Trustee
Jim was appointed to the Worth Township Advisory Board in 2008 to fill a vacancy. In 2010, he was elected to the advisory board where he served as board secretary and board president. In 2014, Jim was elected as Worth Township Trustee. Along his duties as trustee, he also serve as vice-chairperson on the Whitestown Fire Board and am a member of the HMMPL Expansion Steering Committee.
Jim has lived in Boone County most of his life and he is a 1981 graduate of Lebanon High School. Jim is a Manufacturing/Project Engineer for C.F. Roark Welding and Engineering in Brownsburg, IN. Jim and his wife have two teenage sons and he has lived in Worth Township since 2005.

Mike Hancock - Board President
Mike attended and participated in township meetings for several years before being appointed by caucus in July of 2011 to fill a vacancy created by a resignation. Mike then ran and won reelection in 2014 and 2018 and has served as the board secretary since 2012. Throughout the course of his time on the advisory board, he has also served the community in various roles including President of the Boone County Humane Society, President of the Whitestown lions club, VP of the Whitestown historical preservation commission, Whitestown police commission member, Whitestown neighborhoods committee member, board member for the Boone County Historical Society, and photographer for the Whitestown fire department. Prior to his time on the Worth township advisory board, Mike was unanimously appointed by the Whitestown town council to be their representative on the Boone County board of zoning appeals.

Mike has lived in Boone County his entire life, and his ancestors were among the first settlers in the area that would become Whitestown. Mike is a 1987 graduate of Lebanon High School, and holds a degree in electronics engineering. Mike is married and has two children. Mike has many interests, not the least of which is local history, which is why he created a virtual museum relating to his hometown in an effort to preserve and promote our history and heritage. (whitestownhistory.com)

Shelby Hasz - Board Secretary
Shelby moved to Boone County in March of 2018. She was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. She graduated from Speedway High School in 2006 and from the University of Indianapolis in 2011. Her husband is former active duty Air Force and was stationed in Rapid City, South Dakota for several years. Following his last term, they returned to Indianapolis. Shelby has formerly been a science teacher in both Rapid City, SD and Speedway, IN. Currently, she stays at home with her youngest two children.
Shelby lives in Whitestown with her husband and four children. She currently serves on the Perry-Worth PTO as a Co-Vice President and Volunteer Coordinator. In her spare time, she serves as an Educational Service Representative for PaperPie Learning (formerly Usborne Books & More). This is Shelby's first elected position and she hopes to continue to serve the residents of Worth Township for many years to come.

Dan Travis - Board Member
Dan was raised on the northeast side of Marion county and graduated from Lawrence North High School in 1979.
After working in the construction industry for a number of years he was hired by the Indianapolis Fire Department in March of 1991 and will be retiring in March of 2026 with 35 years of service.
Dan moved to Boone county in 1995 and has lived at the same address in Worth Township since that time.
Dan is married and has two adult children and one grandchild.
His interests include small farm agriculture, antique farm equipment and conservation. He has a farm in Martin county Indiana where he participatse in several programs put forth by the NRCS.
This position on the Worth Township Advisory Board is Dan’s first elected position and he looks forward to serving this community.