2020-21 Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board
CEO Jobvite
Aman Brar
Managing Director Cardinal Equity Partners
John Ackerman
Superintendent Indianapolis Public Schools
Aleesia Johnson
New Jersey
02
Partner The City Fund
David Harris
President & CEO Indy Chamber
Michael Huber
President & CEO LDI, Ltd.
J.A. Lacy
Former Chairman & CEO The Finish Line
Glenn Lyon
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Eskenazi Health
Christina M. Ricks, M.D.
Community Leader
Lisa Sablosky
Founder & CEO Leading Edge Advisory Firm
Larry Smith
Retired Director of Global Scientific Communications - Oncology Eli Lilly and Company
Elcira Villarreal, Ph.D.
2020-21 Alumni Board
Teacher Anna Brochhausen Elementary School
Josie Achenbach
Indianapolis
17
Co-Founder 1 Million Readers
Mark Branigan
Indianapolis
11
Director of Transformation Indianapolis Public Schools
Sarah Robinson Chin
Memphis
11
Executive Director Victory College Prep
Ryan Gall
Detroit
02
Education Specialist La Plaza
Shivani Goyal
Indy
15
Associate Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
Daniel Harting
Indianapolis
12
Policy Advisor Office of the Mayor Joe Hogsett
Mackenzie Higgins
Indianapolis
13
4th Grade Classroom Teacher & Teacher Lead Christel House Academy West
Adriana Huerta
Indy
17
Trauma Surgeon IU Health
Peter Jenkins
Baltimore
95
Educator
Jordan Johnson
Mississippi Delta
14
Assistant School Leader KIPP Legacy High School
Luke Lennon
Indianapolis
12
Governance Performance Analyst Mayor's Office of Education Innovation
Aerionna Martin
Indianapolis
17
Founder/Executive Director BELIEVE Schools
Kimberly Neal
St. Louis
02
Social Studies Teacher Avondale Meadows Middle School
Damien Ignacio Plaza
Indianapolis
17
Spanish Teacher Shortridge High School
Sarah TeKolste
Indianapolis
15
Charter School Federal Grants Specialist Indiana Department of Education
Amreen Vora
Mississippi Delta
09
Managing Director of Academics Neighborhood Charter Network
Cody Whitesell
Indy
08
Third Grade Teacher Emma Donnan Middle School
Adriana "AD" Williams
Indy
18
2019-20 Corps Member Advisory Council
Chair, Culture Committee
Middle School Mathematics Teacher
Jack Kellerman
Indianapolis
18
Chair, Programming Committee
Elementary School Teacher
Michael Saltouros
Indianapolis
18
Elementary School Teacher
Alyssa Brelage
Indianapolis
19
Elementary Special Education Teacher
Jordan Devine
Indianapolis
19
Middle School English and Special Education Teacher
Melissa Duong
Indianapolis
18
Elementary School Teacher
Taelor Garrett
Indianapolis
19
Elementary Special Education Teacher
Max Glenn
Indianapolis
18
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Tyler Lega
Indianapolis
18
High School Mathematics Teacher
Leland Lockhart
Indianapolis
18
Elementary School Teacher
Ben Messner
Indianapolis
19
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Amy Parker
Indianapolis
18
Elementary School Teacher
Seth Shoopman
Indianapolis
18
High School Mathematics Teacher
Avery Sipe
Indianapolis
18