Indy's Best and Brightest

Each year, 100 young professionals are recognized as our city's Best and Brighest, ten individuals in each of ten industry categories. Once the Finalists are recognized, one individual in each category is announced as the winner.

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Accounting

Name	Title	Company
David Feinberg	Senior Manager	Crowe Chizek and Company LLC
Scott Geans	Portfolio Manager	Fifth Third Bank
Troy J. Gilstrof	Partner	BKD, LLP
Nathan Habegger	Vice President of Finance	CTI Group
Michelle Kerr	Supervisor	Slattery & Holman, PC
Lisa Leventhal	Senior Manager	Katz, Sapper and Miller LLP
Veronica Locker	Manager, Internal Audit	Duke Realty Corporation
Julie Moffitt	Manager	Heaton & Eadie
Mike Morris	Director of Research	KSM Capital Advisors
Angela L. Zirkelbach	Senior Manager	Blue and Co., LLC

Banking and Financial Services

Name	Title	Company
Faraz Abbasi	Principal	Centerfield Capital Partners
Tracy Gizzi Brubaker	Team Manager	State Farm Insurance
Brian F. Cooke	Managing Director - Investments	Cooke Financial Group of Wachovia Securities
Peter Dunn	President	Pete the Planner
Mary Guetschow	Senior Sales Manager	Conseco
Natalie Guzman	Vice President, Public Relations Director	Fifth Third Bank
Jeffrey Meaux	District Manager/Financial Advisor	Waddell & Reed
Amber R. Van Til	Vice President, Government Relations	Indiana Bankers Association
Stephanie Willison	Vice President	RJP Investment Advisors LLP
John T. Wortman	Vice President	Valeo Financial Advisors

Education and Non Profit

Name	Title	Company
Katy Allen	Vice President of HR and Organizational Development	The Children's Museum
Timothy P. Ardillo	Director of Institutional Advancement	Indianapolis Zoo
Michelle Study Campbell	Director of Strategic Initiatives	Indianapolis Private Industry Council
Holly M. Davis	Executive Director	Indiana Leadership Forum
Annie Hernandez Varbanov	Vice President of Programs	Trustee Leadership Development
Christian Maslowski	Executive Director	Greater Greenwood Chamber of Commerce
Edward Sandifer	Planned Giving Officer	Indianapolis Zoo
Erin Slater	CEO	College Mentors for Kids, Inc.
Robert J. Stein	Chief Information Officer and Director of Information Systems	Indianapolis Museum of Art
Nakaisha Tolbert-Banks	Neighborhood Based Mental Health Services Program Coordinator	InteCare, Inc.

Government

Name	Title	Company
Beth Bechdol	Deputy Director	Indiana State Department of Agriculture
David Certo	Judge	Marion Superior Court
Gary S. Coons	Perry Township Trustee	Perry Township Government
Nathan J. Feltman	Indiana Secretary of Commerce and Chief Executive Officer	Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Will Frayer	Attorney	Indiana Public Employees' Retirement Fund
Jeffrey Heinzmann	Director, SBDC Network	Indiana Economic Development Corporation
David W. Holt	Vice President, Health Policy & Federal Relations	Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Ryan Kitchell	Indiana Budget Director	State of Indiana
Paul Mitchell	Policy Director, Economic Workforce Development	State of Indiana
Stephanie Quick	Assistant Administrator, Economic Development, Department of Met	City of Indianapolis

Health and Life Sciences

Name	Title	Company
Erin Albert	CEOP, Pharm, LLC and Yuspie, LLC, and Assistant Professor, Butle	Pharm LLC, Yuspie LLC, Butler University
Jaime Bowling	Owner/Performance Director	P.A.S.S. Performance Training
Elizabeth Childers	Director, Corporate Relations	SGI
Susan Finkam	Manager, Marketing and Public Relations	Clarian North Medical Center
Kelly Hartman	President / CEO	Insight Consulting, Inc.
Jody Roth	Regulatory Scientist	Eli Lilly and Company
Brian Stemme	Project Director	BioCrossroads
Michelle L. Treon	Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist	Clarian Health Partners
Pamela Verbarg	Development Director	Indiana MENTOR
Dr. Stuart J. Warden	Assistant Professor, Director of Research	Indiana University

Law

Name	Title	Company
Trevor J. Belden	Associate	Baker & Daniels LLP
Christopher P. Felts	Partner	Barnes & Thornburg
Kena S. Hollingsworth	Founding Partner	Hollingsworth Jocham & Zivitz, LLC
Thomas A. John	Partner	John Lewis & Wilkins, LLP
Matthew T. Klein	Attorney	Bose McKinney & Evans
Luke Messer	Partner	Ice Miller LLP
Kostas A. Poulakidas	Attorney	Krieg DeVault LLP
Jennifer Ruby	Attorney at Law/Principal	Ruby Law
Marisol Sanchez	Attorney in the Litigation and Appellate Practice Group	Bose McKinney & Evans
David Seiter	Attorney	Garrison Law Firm LLC

Manufacturing, Retail and Services

Name	Title	Company
Colleen Fanning	Executive Director	Brick Street Inn
Caleb Ho	Vice President	Telamon Corporation
John Merriweather	Owner, GM	Global Operations
Matt Mills	Owner/Chef	Mills Catering
Ryan T. Nelson	Executive Chef, Operating Partner	The Oceanaire Seafood Room
Kyle Sherman	President and Owner	Plaquemaker.com
Krista F. Skidmore	President	FlashPoint
Celeste Stanley	Creative Strategist	Stohn Consulting
Dexter L. Thompson	Sales and Operations Manager	Thompson Distribution Company
Joseph Todd	Vice President of Sales	Accessa Coatings Solutions

Media, Entertainment and Sports

Name	Title	Company
Ethan Ax	Account Director	Sherman & Co. Public Relations
Marvin J. Bardo	Information Specialist	Indiana State Department of Health
Jaime Bohler Smith	Associate Director	Hendricks County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Ryan Chelli	Director of Interactive Media and Market Development	Grow Indiana Media Ventures
Andrea Emerson	Editor	Christian Professional, Inc.
Ryan Hupfer	Social Community Evangelist	Indy Mojo
Randy Lewandowski	Assistant General Manager	Indianapolis Indians
Raquel Richardson	Principal	Silver Square
Scott Smith	Communications Manager	O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
Kelly R. Young	President	Baise Communications

Real Estate, Development and Construction

Name	Title	Company
Aasif M. Bade	Leasing and Development, Indiana Office Group	Duke Realty Corporation
Tag Birge	First Vice President, Market Officer	Lauth
Timothy Craft	Senior Associate	CB Richard Ellis
Shawn M. Curran	President	Curran Architecture
Jeffrey M. Hagerman	Executive Vice President	Hagerman Corporation
Amandula Henry	FOCUS Corridor Director	Irvington Development Organization
Jeffrey Kittle	Executive Vice President	Herman and Kittle Properties, Inc.
Stephen LaMotte	Senior Vice President	CB Richard Ellis
Larry Longman	Vice President, Preconstruction	Lauth
Tadd Miller	Principal	Kosene & Kosene

Technology

Name	Title	Company
Gary Galvin	President/Owner	Galvin Creative Technologies
Henry Kurkowski	Partner, Director of Business Development	eWireless
Phillip J. Miller	Product Manager, Alliance Manager	ANGEL Learning, Inc.
Ade Olonoh	Founder/President	Recursive Function
Brian Paison	Director of Product Management	T2 Systems Inc.
Anne Peckinpaugh	Senior Consultant	BearingPoint
Alan V. Pyrz	Principal	eGov Strategies, LLC
Joel Russell	Owner/President	eImagine technology Group, Inc.
Ryan Swadley	CEO	Paladin, Inc.
Laura Sweeney	Account Executive	BitWise Solutions
Scott Thomas	Director, Partnerships	Exact Target

Accounting

Name	Title	Company
Scott Geans	Sr. Financial Analyst	Eli Lilly and Company
Michael D. Bedel, CPA	Manager	Greenwalt Sponsel & Co., Inc.
Christopher E. Denney	National Building, Construction & Real Estate, Tax Senior Manager	KPMG LLP
Robert C. Ellis Jr.	Director	Blue & Co., LLC
Veronica Locker	AVP/Manager, Internal Audit	Duke Realty Corporation
Donna L. Niesen	Director of State and Local Tax	Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP
Holly M. Pantzer	Partner	BKD, LLP
Robert J. Pruitt, CPA	Managing Partner, Indianapolis & Bloomington	BKD, LLP
Aaron Schamp	Principal/Partner	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Robyn Werner	Assurance Partner	Ernst & Young LLP

Banking and Financial Services

Name	Title	Company
Amber R. Van Til	Vice President, Government Relations	Indiana Bankers Association
Faraz Abbasi	Partner	Centerfield Capital Partners
Brian Friend	Vice President of Finance	MJ Insurance, Inc.
David H. Hajek, JD, CPA, CDFA	Partner	Clifton Gunderson, LLP
Brian Henning	Vice President, Corporate Banking	Old National Bank
Joseph L. Kirsch III	Indianapolis Executive	Stock Yards Bank and Trust Co.
Jeffrey Leising	Vice President, Retail Market Mgr.	M & I Bank
Jeffrey Meaux	District Manager/Financial Advisor	Waddell & Reed, Inc.
David R. Nijhawan, Esq.	Business Banking Officer	Charter One Bank
Brett C. Reffeitt	Vice President	The National Bank of Indianapolis

Education and Non Profit

Name	Title	Company
Larry Smith	Director-Third Millennium Initiative	The Center on Philanthropy
Scott E. Bova, CFRE	President	Triangle Education Foundation
Wendy D. Cervantes	Director of Programs	La Plaza, Inc.
Brandon Cosby	Principal	Shortridge Magnet High School for Law and Public Policy
David Harris	President and CEO	The Mind Trust
Amanda Koushyar	Vice President of Programs	College Mentors, Inc.
Carolyn E. Mosby-Williams	Chief Marketing Officer	Kiwanis International
Victoria Petersen Elia, CFRE	Major Gifts Officer	Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, Inc.
Dennis A. Trinkle	Executive Director-IHETS Vice Chairman, Board of Directors	College Mentors for Kids
Heather Wildrick	Family Support & Community Coord.	Goodwill Day Reporting Program --Goodwill Industries of Central

Government

Name	Title	Company
Ryan Kitchell	Director, Office of Management and Budget	State of Indiana
Gary S. Coons	Perry Township Trustee	Perry Township Government
Michael Davis	Vice President, Political Affairs Indiana Chamber of Commerce	Gauge Market Research, LLC
Jennifer Hays Woods	Compliance Officer Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Ser	FSSA, State of Indiana
Jeffrey M. Heinzmann	State SBDC Director	Indiana Economic Development Corp.
Andy Miller	Director	Indiana Office of Disaster Recovery Indiana State Department of
Paul J. Mitchell	Policy Director-Economic Development,Workforce and Energy	Office of Governor Mitch Daniels
Jeff Papa	Chief of Staff and Chief Legal Counsel	Indiana State Senate President, YETI
Adrienne Shields	Deputy Director, Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Servi	FSSA, State of Indiana
Nick Weber	Deputy Mayor	Economic and Workforce Development City of Indianapolis

Health and Life Sciences

Name	Title	Company
Dr. Erin Albert	CEOP, Pharm, LLC and Yuspie, LLC, and Assistant Professor, Butler	Pharm LLC, Yuspie LLC, Butler University
Joel Bercu	Risk Assessment Toxicologist	Eli Lilly and Company
Jeannie R. Cetusic, Ph.D.	Product Design R & D Leader	Dow AgroSciences, LLC
Elizabeth Childers	Director, Corporate Relations	SGI
Dr. Robyn K. Fuchs	Assistant Prof. Physical Therapy	Indiana University
Dr. LuShawna E. Lawson	Director of Pharmacy	Community Hospital South Community Health Network
Chad Priest, RN, JD	Attorney	Baker & Daniels LLP
Sue Reimbold	Vice President, Marketing and Communications	Community Health Network
Edwin J. Simcox, Jr.	Director of Information Services	Clarian Health Partners, Inc.
Dr. Stuart J. Warden	Assistant Prof. and Director of Research in Physical Therapy	Indiana University

Law

Name	Title	Company
J.P. Hanlon	Partner	Baker & Daniels LLP
Matthew Conrad	Attorney	Krieg DeVault LLP
L. Leona Frank	President and Attorney	Frank Law Office, PC
Suzanne R. Gaidoo	Attorney	Lewis & Kappes, P.C.
Kena Hollingsworth	Founding Partner/Attorney	Hollingsworth Cassman & Zivitz, PC
Pete Morse	Partner, Department Administrator	Barnes & Thornburg
Jonathan Polak	Attorney, Co-Chair of Intellectual Property Group	Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Jennifer L. Rhodes	Partner, Executive Director & General Counsel	Ice Miller LLP, 3DT Holdings, LLC
Rafael Sanchez	Attorney	Bingham McHale LLP
Kelly M. Scanlan	Attorney	Bose McKinney & Evans LLP

Manufacturing, Retail and Services

Name	Title	Company
Dave Lindsey	President & CEO	DEFENDER Direct
Sandi Ballard-Groth	President	VC Design Studio
Heather M. Bowling	Training & Development Manager	Bridgestone Firestone Diversified Products
Bruce K. Fahnestock Jr.	Director of Sales	Just Ask Catering
Glen Greenawalt	Executive Vice President	LGC Associates, LLC
Caleb Ho	President, Carrier Solutions Group	Telamon Corporation
Ryan T. Nelson	Executive Chef/Operating Partner	The Oceanaire Seafood Room
Celeste Stanley	President	STOHN Marketing LLC
Michael Switzer	Purchase Executive New Product Introduction	Rolls-Royce
Dexter L. Thompson	Sales/Operations Manager	Thompson Distribution Company International Radio Division Bre

Media, Entertainment and Sports

Name	Title	Company
Sarah Fisher	President, Chief Executive Officer	Sarah Fisher Racing, LLC
Ethan Ax	Acct. Dir- Sherman & Co. Public Relations	Assist. Dir. of Forensics-Marian College
Andrew 'Buddy' Baker	President/Chief Executive Officer	Exclusive Sports Group, LLC
Peyton Berg	Attorney	Sports and Entertainment Law Group Bose McKinney & Evans LLP
Katherine Coble	Vice President	Borshoff
Ryan Hornaday	Vice President of Finance	Emmis Communications Corporation
Mark D. Palmenter	Partner, Business Development Director	Hotbed Creative
Lisa Sirkin	President	Gracie Communications, Inc.
Kari Strolberg, CSEP	Owner-Eventful Marketing Solutions	Partner- Detail+Design
Scott Turner	Chief Financial Officer	International Radio Division Emmis Communications Corporation

Real Estate, Development and Construction

Name	Title	Company
Ersal Ozdemir	President & CEO	Keystone Construction Corporation
Samuel P. Jackson, PE	Associate Principal	BSA LifeStructures
Mike Kaiman	Vice President and General Mgr.	Turner Construction of Indiana LLC
Deb Kunce	Associate Program Manager	Schmidt Associates, Inc.
Steve LaMotte, Jr	CCIM Senior Vice President	CB Richard Ellis
Norma Lawrence	Director of Business Services	CREW Technical Services
Larry J. Longman	Vice President, Preconstruction	Lauth Property Group
David A. Moore	SIOR, CCIM Principal, VP Office Services	Colliers Turley Martin Tucker
Christopher Piazza	President & Founder	Reverie Estates LLC
Travis Tucker	Sr. Leasing Associate, Healthcare	Bremner Duke Healthcare Real Estate

Technology

Name	Title	Company
David Cain	President	MediaSauce
Julie Booth	Senior Executive	Accenture
Christopher L. Day	Co-CEO	ViaStar Energy, Inc.
Mary Kay Huse	Director, Service Operations	ExactTarget
Jim Hutchins	Chief Information Officer	T2 Systems
Henry Kurkowski	Partner, Director of Business Development	eWireless
Dustin Martin	Planning and Implementation Manager	Telamon Corporation
Tasha Phelps	President & CEO	Phelco Technologies, Inc.
Ryan D. Swadley	CEO- Paladin Inc.	Vice President-Skycrest Growth Accelerators
Harlon J. Wilson	President & CEO	Medical Animatics, LLC

Accounting

Banking and Financial Services

Name	Title	Company
Bradley Kronland	Senior Commercial Lending Officer	STAR Financial Bank
Jeffrey Leising	Vice President, Retail Market Manager	M & I Bank
Ryan McKeown	Vice President	Chase
Andrea S. McGordon	Vice President	National Bank of Indianapolis
David R. Nijhawan, Esq.	Business Banking Officer	Old National Bank
Jared Nishida	Investment Analyst	KSM Capital Advisors
John Perry	Sr. Vice President	Morgan Stanley
James Stehlik	Vice President	Wells Fargo
Jonathan Stoops	Chief Operations Officer	PayGOV.US
Erik Zimmerman	Sr. Business Banking Relationship Manager	Key Bank

Education and Non Profit

Name	Title	Company
Elisa Bell	Director of Center and Creater of Edelweiss	Edelweiss Equine-Assisted Therapy Center
Linda Broadfoot	Vice President of Development and Public Relations	Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc.
M. Travis DiNicola	Executive Director	Indy Reads
Kim Dodson	Associate Executive Director	The Arc of Indiana
Eizabeth Ellis	Executive Director	PeyBack Foundation
Jeff Fanter	Vice President for Communications and Marketing	Ivy Tech Community College
Claire Fiddian-Green	Grants Officer	Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, Inc.
David Harris	President and CEO	The Mind Trust
Nicole Law	Curriculum Coordinator of ENL and Science	M.S.D. of Wayne Township
Amy Wiser	Director of Communications and Marketing	Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership

Government

Name	Title	Company
Betsy Burdick	Deputy Chief of Staff	Office of the Governor of Indiana
Chris Cotterill	Coporation Counsel	City of Indianapolis
Michael Huber	Director of Enterprise Development	City of Indianapolis Mayor's Office
Megan Ornellas	Chief Financial Officer	Family & Social Services Agency
Jennifer L. Ping	Principal	THP Global Strategies, LLP
David Pippen	Senior Policy Director	Governor's Office, State of Indiana
Jeffrey D. Preston	Deputy Prosecuting Attorney	Marion County Prosecutor's Office
Jacob Schpok	ISBDC Small Business Programming Director	Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Adrienne M. Shields	Deputy Director	State of Indiana
Steve Wolff	Policy Analyst	Indiana Economic Development Corporation

Health and Life Sciences

Name	Title	Company
Scott E. Conner	Research Scientist	Eli Lilly and Company
Dr. Robyn Fuchs	Assistant Professor	Indiana University
Dr. Gilbert Liu, MD	Assistant Professor of Pediatrics	Indiana University School of Medicine
Anthony L. Javorka	Chief Operating Officer	Community Heart and Vascular
Jacob Kean Ph.D.	Research Associate	Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
Jim Kerr	Vice President of Business Development & Marketing	My Health Care Manager
Mark Palmenter	Director, Corporate Marketing	WellPoint
Kyle J. Salyers	Director of Business Development	Clarian Health Ventures
Dr. Stuart J. Warden	Assistant Professor and Director of Research	Indiana University
Dr. Nichole Wilson	Director of Rehabilitation Services	Community Health Network

Law

Name	Title	Company
David W. Barrett	Partner	Baker & Daniels LLP
Phillip J. Fowler	Partner	Bingham McHale LLP
L. Leona Frank	President	Frank Law Office, P.C.
Kena S. Hollingsworth	Partner	Hollingsworth & Zivitz, P.C.
Alex C. Intermill	Associate, Environmental Law	Bose McKinney & Evans LLP
Drew J. Miroff	Partner	Ice Miller LLP
Kostas A. Poulakidas	Attorney, Economic Development and Public Finance	Krieg DeVault LLP
Eric Scroggins	VP -- General Counsel and Secretary	Allison Transmission
Alexandra S. Sylvia	Partner	Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP
Matthew Troyer	Attorney, Partner	Bingham McHale Law Firm

Manufacturing, Retail and Services

Name	Title	Company
Heather M. Bowling, PHR	Human Resources Manager	Firestone Diversified Products
Melissa Lamb Brown	President	Relocation Strategies, Inc.
Elizabeth Childers	Manager of Marketing and Sales	PricewaterhouseCoopers
Glen Greenawalt	Executive Vice President	LGC Associates, LLC
Kristin Mays	Assistant to the President	Mays Chemical
Ray Roberts	Vice President, Operational Excellence	US Foodservice
Phil Sledge	Sales Manager	IKON Office Solutions
Erin Smith	President	The Stitch Smith
Tanya Spurgeon	Agency Owner	Allstate
Trevor Yager	Founder/President	Trendy Minds

Media, Entertainment and Sports

Name	Title	Company
Ian Arnold	VP & Associate General Counsel	Emmis Communications Corporation
Steve Campbell	President	Campbell Strategies LLC
Peter Dunn	President; Correspondent	WISH-TV, Green Candy
Andretta Erickson	Assistant Director of Events	Indiana Sports Corporation
Deana Haworth	Vice President, Senior Account Manager	Hirons & Company
Jenn Kampmeier	Founder	Bebe Paluzza Productions
Julie Roe Lach	Director of Enforcement	National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Travis Wilkinson	Account Executive	Radio Disney Indianapolis
Marc Williams	Executive Director/Chief Marketing Officer	Circle City Classic
Shannon Williams	Vice President of Editorial and Production	Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper & The Indiana Minority Business

Real Estate, Development and Construction

Name	Title	Company
Aasif M. Bade	President	Ambrose Property Group
Briana Dunkin	Studio Director	Schott Design, Inc.
Loree O. Everette	President	Phanomen/design
Eric Kemp	Advisor	Resource Commercial Real Estate
Mary Beth Kohart	Vice President, Principal	Colliers Turley Martin Tucker
Luke Leising	Sustainability Director	American Structurepoint Inc.
Greg J. Schahet	Chief Financial Officer	Schahet Hotels
Tiffiny Summers	Regional Community Affairs Director	Turner Construction Company
Travis P. Tucker	Senior Leasing Associate	Bremner Duke Healthcare Real Estate
Luke J. Wessel, SIOR	Senior Vice President, Principal	Colliers Turley Martin Tucker

Technology

Name	Title	Company
John Corliss	COO	Defender Direct, Inc.
Hans Heltzel	VP, Worldwide Services	Interactive Intelligence
Henry Kurkowski	President	eWireless
Beth Lorsbach	Group Leader	Dow AgroSciences
Brad Manbeck	Director of Web and Data Services	T2 Systems, Inc.
Nicole Nonte	Business Development Manager	BitWise Solutions
Pat O'Day	Chief Technology Officer	BlueLock, LLC
Todd R. Ryden	Managing Director	The Applied Group
Edwin J. Simcox, Jr.	Director of Information Services	Clarian Health Partners, Inc.
Shelby Watts	Multimedia Director	Bottom-Line Performance, Inc.

Accounting

Name	Title	Company
Derek Bang	Partner	Crowe Horwath LLP
Mark Brown	Chief Financial Officer	DyKnow, RICS Software, OneBridge
John E. Curry	Partner	BKD, LLP
Louis W. Gutzwiller	Assurance Partner	Ernst & Young LLP
Sharnell J. Johnson	Director of Finance	Ivy Tech Community College
Gwen Parker	Manager	Aliign, LLC
Alicia M. Rader, CPA	Manager, Audit and Other Assurance Services	Greenwalt CPAs, Inc.
Brian W. Ramsey	Partner	KPMG LLP
Gregory D. Rexing	Partner	BKD, LLP
Bryan J. Wright	Partner	BKD, LLP

Banking and Financial Services

Name	Title	Company
Faraz Abbasi	Partner	Centerfield Capital Partners
Timothy S. Bischof	Vice President, Valuation	CNO Financial Group, Inc.
Charles Clark, Jr.	Partner/Financial Advisor	Ascension Wealth Management
David R. Herron, Jr.	Brokerage Services Manager	Charles Schwab
Moises Lopez	Assistant Vice President, Branch Sales Manager	Regions Bank
Hugh M. McGowan	President	McGowan Insurance Group, Inc.
John Randall	Vice President, Business Development Officer	Wells Fargo Bank
Jonathan W. Russell	Vice President, Preferred Banking Manager	M&I Bank
Chad E. Slaughter	Senior Vice President, Trust Area Manager	Regions Morgan Keegan Trust
Timothy L. Swiss	Vice President, Corporate & Institutional Banking	PNC Bank

Education and Non Profit

Name	Title	Company
Linda Broadfoot	Vice President, Development and Public Relations	Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc.
Julie Carriere	Coordinator, Program Support Services	Simon Youth Foundation
Aliya Chaplin	Development Manager	International Center of Indianapolis
Michele Thomas Dole	President and CEO	Community Health Network Foundation
Chad Franer	Director of Horticulture	Indianapolis Museum of Art
Martin Posch	Assistant Director of Community Relations	IUPUI
Nick Reich	Director of Youth Services	Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, Inc.
Allyson Smith	International Baccalaureate Coordinator, MYP and PYP	MSD of Washington Township
Katherine Souchet-Moura	Program Officer	The Clowes Fund
Kathleen N. Spears, PhD	President & CEO	Cancer Support Community

Government

Name	Title	Company
Gary S. Coons	Chief of the Division of Homeland Security	City of Indianapolis
Matt Hendrix	Executive Director	Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee
Deron S. Kintner	Executive Director and General Counsel	Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank
Sarah Meyer	Director of Public Affairs	State of Indiana, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Kristen Schunk Moreland	Manager, Advisory	KPMG LLP
Michael O'Brien	Second Vice President	Bose Public Affairs Group
Jennifer L. Ping	Principal	Tabbert Hahn Ping \| Global Strategies, LLC
Jeffrey D. Preston	Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Major Felony Division	Marion County Prosecutor's Office
Tammy B. Robinson	Managing Principal	Engaging Solutions, LLC
Kristen Tusing	Director of Enterprise Development	Office of Mayor Greg Ballard, City of Indianapolis

Health and Life Sciences

Name	Title	Company
Dr. Katasha S. Butler	Pharmacy Manager	St. Vincent's Women's Hospital
Sam Carrillo	General Manager and Assistant Executive Director	The Stratford at WestClay
Tony Felts	Director, Public Relations	Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Matthew T. Hall	Director, Projects and Finance	BioCrossroads
Shaun Hawkins	Chief Diversity Officer	Eli Lilly and Company
Christy McDade	Senior Territory Business Manager	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Jon M. Mills	Director, Corporate Public Relations	WellPoint, Inc
Arlene A. Schmid, PhD, OTR	Research Scientist/Assistant Professor	Roudebush VA/Indiana University, Department of Occupational Therapy
Dr. LaQuia A. Walker	Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry	Indiana University School of Dentistry
John Willey	Director, Public Affairs	WellPoint, Inc

Law

Name	Title	Company
Julie Bolling	Attorney/Partner - Public Finance	Krieg DeVault LLP
Darren A. Craig	Associate	Frost Brown Todd LLC
Jason L. Fulk	Attorney	Hoover Hull LLP
Heather Cameron Greenawald	Vice President and Associate General Counsel	Sallie Mae, Inc.
Joshua P. Hollingsworth	Partner	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Todd J. Janzen	Attorney	Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP
Aaron Johnson	Vice President of Integration	Citizens Energy Group
Jeffrey Kosc	Partner/Attorney	Benesch/Dann Pecar
Vanessa Villegas Lopez	Attorney-Owner	Lopez Law Office P.C.
Eric Scroggins	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	Allison Transmission, Inc.

Manufacturing, Retail and Services

Name	Title	Company
B. Todd Bunnell, PhD	Turf & Ornamental Research Manager/Golf Market Manager	SePRO Corporation
Keith Craig	Client Services Manager	HardingPoorman Group
Nicole Harlan-Oprisu	Owner	The Northside Social, Old Pro's Table, Northside Kitchenette, Calle52
Dawn R. Howard	Region Industry Development Leader	BKD, LLP
David R. Kogan	Director of Operations	Home Products International
Rachel Lamb	Process Excellence Black Belt	Rolls-Royce
Monica Crain Lockard	Global Right Environment Director	Cummins Inc.
Amy Phillip	Account Manager	SGI
Laura J. Sniadecki	President	A.G. Maas Company
Corey L. Wilson	Director of Supplier Diversity and Government Affairs	Indianapolis Airport Authority

Media, Entertainment and Sports

Name	Title	Company
Tracey Bean	Director of Sales	Emmis-Indianapolis
Peter H. Dinwiddie	Director/Basketball Administration	Pacers Sports & Entertainment
Jenn Kampmeier	Founder	Bebe Paluzza Productions
Greg Loewen	SVP & Chief Strategy Officer/President	Emmis Communications/Emmis Publishing
Stephanie Mathes	Director of Community Relations	Indianapolis Colts
John Palmer	Director, Product R&D	MediaSauce
Terri M. Steeb	Director of Division II	NCAA
Brad Stevens	Head Coach-Men's Basketball	Butler University
Evan Triggs	President/Team Owner	Indianapolis Tornados
Jake Vernon	VP/Ticket Sales & Services	Pacers Sports & Entertainment

Real Estate, Development and Construction

Name	Title	Company
Brian Askins	Vice President	UGL Equis
Rodney W. Byrnes	Vice President, Real Estate Development	Strategic Capital Partners, LLC
Jason E. Callis	Facilities Director	Connection Pointe Christian Church
Carissa A. Clark	Senior Property Manager	Cassidy Turley
Dayne Collings	Realtor/Broker	F. C. Tucker
Tom Hadley	Executive Vice President	Summit Realty Group
Paul Okeson	Vice President of Business Development	Keystone Construction
Yumi Prater	Advisor	Colliers International
Drew Schroeder	Realtor/Partner at GettyDrew Homes	Prudential Indiana Realty Group
Adam Seger	Leasing Representative	Duke Realty Corporation

Technology

Name	Title	Company
Andy Banning	Partner	Cyberian Technologies
Michael Good	Vice President	Walker Information
Ryan Grimes	Regional Manager	Elan Technologies
Tim Kopp	Chief Marketing Officer	ExactTarget
Kyle Lacy	CEO	Brandswag
Bill Livezey	Principal Technology Strategist	Microsoft Corporation
Jeff Ready	CEO and Co-Founder	Scale Computing
Nathan Sinsabaugh	Experience Design Director	KA+A
Jonathan Thompson	Managing Partner	Rook Consulting
Rebecca Wollenburg	Partner - Implementations	Zotec Partners

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