Council Members
The Talent Alliance Council includes members of five implementation teams, a data management team and other key constituents. The Council is convened twice a year for the purposes of providing opportunities to network among the various participants, creating awareness of existing resources and programs related to the cradle-to-career education continuum in Central Indiana, and presenting current updates on the progress and activities of the Talent Alliance.
| Name | Organization |
| Miriam Acevedo-Davis | La Plaza, Inc. |
| Marlo Allen | Flanner House Child Development Center |
| Victoria Anderson | IUPUI Center for Young Children |
| Judy Apple-VanAlstine | University of Indianapolis |
| Julianna Banks | IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning |
| Trudy Banta | IUPUI Planning and Institutional Improvement |
| Sara Beanblossom | Indiana Afterschool Network |
| Jennifer Beasley | IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning |
| Anne Belcher | IUPUI School of Nursing |
| Tanya Bell | Indiana Black Expo, Inc. |
| Mindy Bennett | Child Care Answers |
| Teresa Bennett | IUPUI Solution Center |
| Isaac Bernard | Community Volunteer |
| Scott Bess | Goodwill Education Initiatives |
| Mary Louise Bewley | Indianapolis Public Schools |
| Damon Black | M.S.D. of Wayne Township |
| Karen Black | IUPUI Planning and Institutional Improvement |
| Lorraine Blackman | IUPUI School of Social Work |
| Melody Boone | Indiana Healthy Marriage and Family Coalition |
| Cindy Borgmann | IUPUI Herron School of Art and Design (on leave) |
| Michael Bowling | Englewood Christian Church |
| Jim Boyd | Indianapolis Urban League, Inc. |
| Jill Bradley-Levine | CELL Fellow for Research and Evaluation |
| John Brandon | Marion County Commission on Youth (MCCOY, Inc.) |
| Abby Brown | Indianapolis Public Library |
| Brandon Brown | Mayor’s Office, City of Indianapolis |
| Carolyn Brown | Consultant |
| Lorrie Brown | IUPUI Center for Service and Learning |
| Roderick Brown | Ivy Tech Community College--Central Indiana |
| Susan Burow | IUPUI SPEA- IU Public Policy Institute |
| Christopher Chalker | Consultant |
| Molly Chamberlin | Indiana Commission for Higher Education |
| Erika Cheney | EmployIndy - Workforce Initiatives |
| Jennifer Chrispell | Indy Learning Centers |
| Ellen Clippinger | AYS, Inc. |
| Kate Coffman | Indiana Youth Institute |
| Jay Colbert | IUPUI Polis Center |
| Chris Collier | IPS Center for Inquiry |
| Hannah Cowles | IUPUI School of Social Work |
| Sally Reed Crawford | Indiana Department of Education |
| Leslie Crist | Department of Workforce Development |
| Bob Cross | United Way of Central Indiana |
| Sharron Crowder | IUPUI School of Nursing |
| Brian Culp | IUPUI School of Physical Education & Tourism Management |
| Laura Danielson | IUPUI Polis Center |
| Kathy Davis | Davis Design Group |
| Amber Deckard | Summer Advantage |
| Travis DiNicola | Indy Reads |
| Jaclyn Dowd | Indiana Department of Workforce Development |
| Tami Edminster | Indianapolis Public Library |
| John Elliott | Kroger Central Division |
| Charles Feldhaus | IUPUI School of Engineering & Technology |
| Christine Fitzpatrick | IUPUI Solution Center |
| Ryan Flessner | Butler University College of Education |
| Natasha Flowers | IUPUI School of Education |
| Stephen Fox | IUPUI School of Liberal Arts |
| Kelly Frank | Social Legends Consultants |
| Jacqueline Garvey | Indiana Partnerships Center |
| Carolyn Gentle-Genitty | IUPUI Labor Studies/School of Social Work |
| Audrey Gertz | IUPUI School of Liberal Arts |
| Jay Geshay | United Way of Central Indiana |
| Gary Gilbert | M.S.D. Pike Township |
| Scott Gillie | Encouragement Services, Inc. |
| Niki Girls | Concord Neighborhood Center |
| Heather Girton | United Way of Central Indiana |
| James (Jay) Gladden | IUPUI School of Physical Education & Tourism Management |
| Janice Glenn | Eastbrook Elementary, Pike Township |
| John Gosney | IUPUI - UITS |
| Quiana Graham | Indiana Black Expo, Inc. |
| Jim Grim | George Washington Community School |
| Fredrick Hamilton | IU School of Medicine |
| Jerry Harrell | Ivy Tech Community College |
| Julie Hatcher | IUPUI Center for Service and Learning |
| Ann Heiny | Ivy Tech Community College |
| Lisa Henley | Indiana Child Care Resource & Referral |
| Patrick Herrel | The Mind Trust |
| Wayne Hilson, Jr. | IUPUI Multicultural Academic Relations |
| Linda Hogan | Indianapolis Public Schools |
| Brittany Hosford | Indiana Youth Institute |
| John Houser | IUPUI School of Education |
| Linda Houser | IUPUI School of Education |
| Bessie House-Soremekun | IUPUI School of Liberal Arts |
| Laura Hubbard | Kingsley Terrace Child Development Center |
| Rhonda Huisman | IUPUI University Library |
| Lamont (Monty) Hulse | Central Indiana Community Foundation |
| Kathleen Hursh | IUPUI SPEA |
| Demetrees Hutchins | IUPUI Information Management and Institutional Research |
| Marilyn Irwin | IUPUI Library and Information Science |
| Terri Jablonski-Polk | Ivy Tech Community College--Central Indiana |
| Dennis Jackson | Martin University |
| Melvin Jackson | Christian Love Missionary Baptist Church |
| Patricia Jefferson | University of Indianapolis | Kathy Johnson | IUPUI University College |
| Li Johnson | Indianapolis Public Schools |
| Nathaniel (Nate) Jones | M.S.D. Pike Township |
| Mashariki Jywanza | Bridges to Success - JMF Center for Education Services |
| Sharon Kandris | IUPUI Polis Center |
| Don Kent | NET Literacy |
| Jasmine Kirkpatrick | La Plaza, Inc. |
| David Klinkose | Afterschool Coalition of Indianapolis |
| Emily Krauser | Indiana Youth Institute |
| Jeff Kucer | The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |
| Tiffany Kyser | EdPower |
| Ruth Lambert | Indiana Healthy Marriage & Family Coalition |
| Eric Lange | Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, Inc. |
| Lisa Lantrip | Wayne Township Education Center |
| Kathleen Lee | Ivy Tech Community College - Central Indiana |
| Chris Leland | IUPUI School of Education |
| Jeffrey Line | Denison Parking, Inc. |
| Charles Little | IUPUI School of Education |
| Betty Lonis | Sallie Mae, Inc. |
| Daniel Lopez | Civil Rights Commission, State of Indiana |
| Chelsie Mann | Indiana Afterschool Network |
| Tamara Manson | Indy Learning Centers |
| Ted Maple | United Way of Central Indiana |
| Richard Markoff | IUPUI Chancellor's Office |
| Chris Maroldo | IUPUI University College Advising Center |
| Kathleen Marrs | IUPUI School of Science |
| Amy Marsh | Indiana Department of Education |
| Emily Masengale | Christel House DORS |
| Jim McClelland | Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, Inc. |
| Kimberly McElroy-Jones | Metropolitan Indianapolis Central Indiana AHEC |
| Larry Morwick | M.S.D. of Pike Township |
| Nathan Mott | Indy Learning Centers |
| Khaula Murtadha | IUPUI Community Learning Network |
| Christina Mushi-Brunt | IUPUI Department of Health Sciences |
| Jomo Mutegi | IUPUI School of Education |
| Howard Mzumara | IUPUI Testing Center |
| Andrea Neely | United Negro College Fund UNCF |
| Jeanne Nemeth | IUPUI Herron School of Art & Design |
| Colleen O'Brien | Consultant |
| Starla Officer | IUPUI Office of Neighborhood Partnerships |
| Nicole Oglesby | IUPUI Diverse Community Partnerships |
| Jen Oliver | University of Indianapolis |
| Thomas Orr | Local Initiatives Support Corporation |
| Heather Perkins | YMCA of Greater Indianapolis |
| Diana Pfeiffer | Lilly Endowment |
| Earl Phalen | Summer Advantage |
| Gary Pike | IUPUI Information Management and Institutional Research |
| Greg Porter | State Representative |
| Rebecca Porter | IUPUI Student Services |
| Joe Preda | Decatur Central High School |
| Mary Price | IUPUI Center for Service and Learning |
| Mary Ramsbottom | Butler University - Student Academic Affairs |
| Sheri Ranis | Lumina Foundation for Education |
| Nicholas Reich | IUPUI Riley Research |
| Beverly Reitsma | University of Indianapolis |
| Myron Richardson | Flanner House, Indianapolis |
| Paula Richter-Hayes | Concord Neighborhood Center |
| W. Todd Roberson | IUPUI Kelley School of Business |
| Patricia Roe | USA Funds |
| Patricia Rogan | IUPUI School of Education |
| Juhanna Rogers | IUPUI Center for Urban and Multicultural Education |
| Mark Russell | Indianapolis Urban League, Inc. |
| Philip Scarpino | IUPUI School of Liberal Arts |
| Joy Seybold | IUPUI School of Education |
| Khalilah Shabazz | IUPUI University College - Student Success |
| Pamella Shaw | IU School of Dentistry |
| Anita Silverman | Indiana Department of Child Services |
| Jamal Smith | Indiana Civil Rights Commission |
| Shawn Smith | M.S.D. of Pike Township |
| Brandon Sorge | IUPUI School of Engineering and Technology |
| Brian Steuerwald | Martin University |
| Maggie Stevens | Indiana Campus Compact |
| Kimberly Stewart-Brinston | IUPUI Office of Diversity Access and Achievement |
| Kate Thedwall | IUPUI University College |
| Michael Twyman | Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust |
| Dawn Underwood | Franklin College |
| Mark Urtel | IUPUI School of Physical Education & Tourism Management |
| Sara VanSlambrook | Local Initiatives Support Corporation |
| Patricia Wachtel | Girls Incorporated of Indianapolis |
| Donna Walker | IUPUI School of Education |
| Etta Ward | IUPUI Research Development |
| Richard Ward | IUPUI Center for Research and Learning |
| Maureen Weber | Indiana University Health |
| Mark Weigand | University of Indianapolis |
| Daryl Werner | Irvington Preparatory Academy |
| Roderick Wheeler | Central Indiana Community Foundation |
| Doug Williams | Diploma Plus, Inc. |
| Dan Wilson | M.S.D. of Wayne Township – Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center |
| Melanie Wissel | Indianapolis Public Library - Central Library |
| Debbie Zipes | Indiana Afterschool Network |