Our Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors provides the vision, leadership, and accountability that keep our mission strong, they help ensure our programs remain impactful, sustainable, and rooted in the needs of the families we serve.

Andrew Vento, Chair

Partner, Ice Miller

Michael Martin Drain, Vice Chair

President/CEO, StepUp Inc.

Kevin Kuruzar, Treasurer

Vice President Accounting, TWG

Melissa Steever, Secretary

Plan Chief Financial Officer, MHS

Larry Smith, Director

President/CEO, Fathers and Families Center

Tamara Franklin, Director

Director, Community Engagement, Eskenazi Health

Levi Funches, MD, Director

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine

Charlie Harris, Director

Director Opportunity Youth, EmployIndy

Denell Howard, Director

Pastor, Hovey Street Church

Davita Johnson, Director

President, Tikur Solutions

Edreece Redmond, Director

Assistant Director of Administrative Operations,
Purdue University