Republican Heather Gries has filed to seek election to the Spencer County
Commissioner District 2 seat, which includes Carter, Clay, Grass and Jackson
townships.
Gries is a 1991 Graduate of Heritage Hills High School.
She is the owner of Anna Von Salon & Boutique in Dale and works as a
cosmetologist at the salon. She completed her cosmetology studies in August
2004 and opened her first business in January 2006. Being a business owner,
Gries also works as an independent contractor, specializing in business
development for Cash Waggner & Associates PC, an engineering and surveying
firm in Jasper. Gries’ career started in human resources, design and
development, and purchasing in the furniture manufacturing industry prior to
owning her business.
Gries founded Business Networking Spencer County in January 2018 and Livewire
Co-working in November 2018, which is Jasper’s first and only co-working space.
In May 2018, Gries became a Spencer County CASA board member, and se became a
member of the Spencer County Catalyst Board in October 2018. In November 2019,
she completed Spencer County Leadership.
“I am a passionate, Spencer County resident and a goal of mine is to unite all
business leaders and create a task force to make Spencer County more
business-friendly,” Gries said. “Spencer County is ideally situated for
economic expansion, along with the collaboration of county wide broadband,
we the people of Spencer County can be the first for rural community
success. When elected to serve on the Board of County Commissioners it
will give me the opportunity to achieve these goals. I am proud to say, I have
spent the prior 24 months gathering information and understanding county
government along with attending many commissioner and council meetings.”
Gries enjoys spending time with family and friends. Gries and her husband, Jim,
a grain farmer, live in Dale. She is a mother of three: Jordan, 28, Victoria,
25, and Trevor 17. In her spare time, she enjoys doing crafts, riding horses
and volunteering within the community.
