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