2026 20 in their Twenties: Isaac Mervis
Isaac Mervis oversees Glick Philanthropies’ education and economic mobility strategy and grantmaking across central Indiana.
Read MoreIsaac Mervis oversees Glick Philanthropies’ education and economic mobility strategy and grantmaking across central Indiana.
Read MoreYvette Vargas hosts bilingual community segments on Telemundo Indy that highlight local organizations, businesses and inspiring stories across central Indiana.
Read MoreKenzie Anders spent five years working for Gibson as an employee benefits consultant before joining UnitedHealthcare this month.
Eric Ashby oversees the Indiana Arts Commission’s programs, grants and services.
Anna Beaty serves as an adviser to small businesses, helping them navigate health care challenges, control benefit costs, retain their workforce and make informed decisions that support their employees, organizations and communities.
As Indianapolis’ senior traffic signal systems engineer, Tucker Born is responsible for the 1,200 traffic signals the city operates.
Annie Cole is part of a Riley Children’s Foundation team helping to cultivate the next generation of philanthropists across Indiana.
As an intellectual property associate with Barnes & Thornburg, Tate Coulter provides counsel in trademark, copyright and internet law.
Alli Donovan oversees content strategy for Indy Chamber, helping tell the story of Indianapolis and the work the organization does to strengthen the region.
Shannon Furlin works on a banking team that provides commercial lending, cash management, hedging and investment banking services to both privately held and publicly traded corporations across Indiana.
Colton Haymon started Haymon Group, an embedded business development firm, last year to work with professional services firms that don’t have a dedicated business-development team.
Sam Lacher leads the Central Indiana Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association, representing electrical contractors and labor stakeholders across six divisions and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers locals.
Brittany Laguerre manages the Forward Movement app, launched by The Indianapolis Foundation to educate users on anti-racism, build inclusive communities and mobilize people to take action for racial equity.
Dyna Kristine Martinez leads global engagement strategies for the city of Indianapolis, helping to attract and retain domestic and foreign direct investment, build partnerships and mediate conflict.
Maddie Melangton leads a team that spans fundraising, donor engagement, marketing, community engagement and operations for Special Olympics Indiana.
Alex Oleson represents The Veridus Group Inc., a family of companies that partners with businesses, municipalities and organizations on capital projects, civil and site engineering, and economic development efforts.
Lucy Powers manages people and projects for the Indianapolis public affairs and public relations firm BAR Communications.
The Indiana Republican Party hired him as press secretary in 2023, and among his many duties was working with Braun’s campaign following the 2024 primary election.
Before joining RJL, his positions included executive director of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus.
In 2025, Kyle Stine joined Eli Lilly and Co. in internal communications, then moved to executive engagement.
Since 2021, the Damien Center has more than doubled the number of individuals it has served.
Foster Success supports older youth — teens and young adults ages 14 to 26 — as they’re aging out of foster care.