Susan Brock Williams, Chair
Thomas N. Hutchinson, Vice Chair
Michael E. Farmer, Treasurer
Florrie Binford Kichler, Secretary
Jeffery J. Qualkinbush, Immediate Past Chair
Danny R. Dean, Foundation President
Bryce H. Bennett, Jr.
Diane Herndon Borgmann
Gary D. Cohen
Jeffrey S. Cohen
Andrea Cranfill
Dorothy Crenshaw
Tracy L. Haddad
Jane Henegar
Robert F. Herzog
Michael B. Joyce
Melissa Martin
Richard H. Nelson
M. Jacqueline Nytes
Dr. Aarti Shah
Dennis M. Sponsel
Maria Weber
Zeff A. Weiss
John D. Wilson
Susan Brock Williams is the Legislative Initiative Director for Purdue University, representing the institution before the Indiana General Assembly and state government. Susan received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Purdue University in 1990 and her law degree from Indiana University-Indianapolis. Read full bio.
Thomas N. Hutchinson, Vice Chair
Thomas Hutchinson received a Bachelor of Arts from DePauw University in 1993, received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the Indiana University School of Law in 1996, and was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1996. He is a partner with the law firm of Krieg Devault LLP where he is a member of the firm’s Health Care and Nonprofit Practice Groups. Read full bio.
Michael Farmer is a Certified Public Accountant and a director and co-founder of Alerding & Co., LLC. Mike’s area of focus is serving closely-held companies and not-for-profit organizations with accounting, corporate structure, financing, capitalization, and operational issues. Read full bio.
Florrie Binford Kichler, Secretary
Florrie Binford Kichler is president of Patria Press Inc. the publisher of the award-winning Young Patriots Series for children. Florrie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and French and a Master of Business Administration degree from Indiana University. Read full bio.
Jeffery J. Qualkinbush, Immediate Past Chair
Jeff Qualkinbush is a partner in Barnes & Thornburg’s Indianapolis office and concentrates his practice in the area of municipal finance. He was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in 2011. Jeff received his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1991. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree Magna Cum Laude and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, in 1988. Read full bio.
Danny R. Dean, President of the Library Foundation
Danny Dean has been the President of the Library Foundation since November 1992. Prior to his position with the Library Foundation, he was Assistant Dean and Director of Development at the Indiana University School of Dentistry. He is Vice President of the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, serves on the Board of Directors of the Finish Line Youth Foundation, is a member of the American Library Association, and has served as President of Indiana State University’s Alumni Council. Danny is a graduate of Indiana State University. Read full bio.
Bryce Bennett is a founding partner of the Indianapolis law firm Riley Bennett & Egloff. He is an experienced business and trial lawyer having practiced in those areas since graduating Magna Cum Laude from the Indiana University-Indianapolis Law School in 1978. He graduated with High Distinction from the I.U. Kelley School of Business with a major in finance in 1975. Read full bio.
Diane Borgmann is Head of School at Sycamore School, a private, independent school for academically gifted learners in preschool through eighth grade. Diane graduated Phi Beta Kappa from DePauw University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Elementary Education and German. She earned her Master of Science degree from Butler University and completed her gifted work at Purdue. Read full bio.
Gary Cohen is the Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary of Finish Line Inc. The company operates more than 699 Finish Line stores in 48 states, 94 Man Alive Inc. stores, and 15 Paiva Inc. stores. Gary received his B.S. from Indiana University and his J.D. from Northern Kentucky University. Read full bio.
Jeff Cohen, managing director for Stifel Nicolaus, works closely with families, foundations, and endowments to help ensure that their assets are preserved and that they are provided the best opportunities to accumulate wealth. The company helps clients manage more than $6 billion in assets. Jeff graduated from Indiana University with two degrees, a Bachelor of Science in Business and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence degree. Read full bio.
Andrea Cranfill, SPHR, is the principal and cofounder of FlashPoint. She is passionate about talent management and has a gift for sharing her enthusiasm with others. When she joined with Krista Skidmore to found FlashPoint in 2002, she did so with a desire to help organizations improve their HR functions and their overall business processes and strategies. Andrea combines her experience as an HR practitioner and a consultant to build products and services that are practical yet innovative, proven yet forward-thinking. Read full bio.
Dorothy Crenshaw retired as Chief Information Officer in the Information Technology Division for the Indianapolis Public Schools system. She has served as a dedicated educator since 1967 in various capacities, including elementary school principal, media specialist, school librarian and elementary teacher. Dorothy received a B.S. in Elementary Education from Tennessee State University, M.S. in Special Education and M.S. in Administration and Supervision from Butler University, and has pursued advanced graduate studies in Library Science, Automation and Collection Development at IUPUI and Ball State University. Read full bio.
Tracy Haddad has served as a civic volunteer in the Indianapolis area for 20 years. Her involvement includes St. Mary’s Child Care Center, President of the Parent Association for University High School, University High School’s Capital Campaign Committee, Kid’s Voice, and the Skyline Club Membership Committee. Read full bio.
Jane Henegar is state coordinator for Project Citizen for the Indiana Bar Foundation. Jane studied at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania and Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington. She has held various positions in the administration of then-Governor Evan Bayh and numerous positions in law and public service. She currently serves as a board member for the Indiana Repertory Theatre and the Spirit & Place Festival. Read full bio.
Robert Herzog is the Chief Financial Officer of Harrison College. Nationally, Robert serves on the Board of Directors of the Career College Association which represents more than 1,400 colleges and universities, as well as 2 million students in postsecondary higher education. He currently holds the positions of Co-Chair for CCA’s Membership and Grassroots Committees. Robert is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Financial Executive International, and is a certified public accountant in the State of Minnesota. Read full bio.
Michael Joyce is the First Vice President and Director of Business Banking for First Merchants Bank. First Merchants Corporation is the largest financial services holding company located in Central Indiana with 78 locations in 23 Indiana and two Ohio counties. Michael and his team work to deliver credit, cash management, insurance, trust, investment and consumer solutions for small businesses, their owners and employees. Read full bio.
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Richard Nelson is Director of Public Affairs for Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance. He has more than 20 years of public relations experience with the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, The American Legion, the Hudson Institute, and the United States Army. He teaches graduate and undergraduate public relations courses at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis and Ball State University. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from The Citadel and an Master of Arts in Public Relations from Ball State University. Richard is the author of Big Foot Stalks The Citadel, which appeared in The Citadel Cadet Stories 1964-1994. Read full bio.
M. Jacqueline Nytes became Chief Executive Officer of The Indianapolis Public Library in January 2012. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a Master of Library Science degree, both from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Jackie previously served the Library from 1988 to 2003 as Chief Financial Officer and the Associate Director for Management Services. Read full bio.
Dr. Aarti Shah is Vice President for Global Statistical Sciences and Advanced Analytics for Eli Lilly and Company.
Aarti joined Eli Lilly in January 1994 as a Senior Statistician after completing her Ph.D. in Applied Statistics from the University of California, Riverside. She was later promoted to Research Scientist in 1999 and since then has held many different technical and administrative leadership positions within the company. She was named Director of the Information Sciences group supporting the commercialization phase of drug development in September 2000. Read full bio.
Dennis Sponsel is President of RJE Business Interiors. He is a native of Indianapolis and attended Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis School of Business. Dennis serves on the United Way of Central Indiana Board and was also the 2007 Campaign Co-Chair and the Chair of the Resource & Development Committee. Read full bio.
Maria Weber is the Director of Communications for Ingersoll Rand, Residential Solutions Sector. Previously, she worked in a variety of roles for major national and multi-national corporations. She has lived in France, Japan and the United Kingdom and is a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Read full bio.
Zeff Weiss is a Partner with Ice Miller, where his primary practice concentration is in real estate development, finance, and taxation. Zeff was raised in South Bend, IN, and attended Indiana University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Business (Accounting) in 1979. He earned his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Indiana University where he graduated in 1983. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 1980. Read full bio.
John Wilson is retired and is active in community not for profit activities. Prior to retirement he was responsible for trust administration in the Private Wealth Management division of JPMorgan Chase in Indianapolis and had served in a number of management capacities at the Bank. He is a graduate of Indiana University School of Business and Indiana University Law School-Indianapolis. He has written papers and lectured on the subjects of estate planning and administration. Read full bio.