Marc D. Allan

Lisa Hershman serves as Indiana Gov. Mike Braun’s chief operating officer and chief financial officer.

Lee Ann Kwiatkowski is dean and vice president of the Klipsch Educators College at Marian University, and she also oversees the school’s K-12 outreach through the Center for Vibrant Schools.

Katie Lucas oversees Lucas Oil’s operations, long-term strategy and philanthropic initiatives.

Gina Miller joined the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership as CEO in 2022 at a time when construction costs, housing prices and mortgage rates were all skyrocketing.

Nicole Paulk leads strategy, business development, marketing, innovation and patient experience at Indiana University Health.

Dr. Jennifer Satterfield-Siegel, who has been a pediatric dentist for 32 years, specializes in care for infants with cleft lip and cleft palates or with craniofacial conditions.

Vanessa Green Sinders took over as president and CEO of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce in January 2024.

Terry Stigdon has been a nurse volunteer with the Red Cross since September 2005 (because of Hurricane Katrina) and CEO of the Indiana Region for 2-1/2 years.

In eight years with the Madam Walker Legacy Center—four as board member and four as president and CEO—Kristian Stricklen has helped lead the organization into a new era of stability, visibility and cultural impact.

Beth Tharp was promoted to senior vice president, president of hospital services and network chief nurse officer at Community Health Network in February 2022.

Judith Thomas describes herself as “civic leader and cheerleader for Indy’s rich arts and culture community.”

Deborah Tobias is a member of the Indiana University Health Foundation, and she and her husband committed to a $10 million estate gift to help create the Tobias-Lechleiter Institute for Clinical Innovation at IU Health.

Eunice Trotter spent much of her career in journalism, but her role today is to uncover, document, preserve or restore and share Indiana Black history and heritage for Indiana Landmarks.

Since 2010, Alonya Yakovleva has built Indiana Ballet Conservatory from the ground up, establishing it as “an elite and highly respected training ground for both serious-minded ballet students and recreational dancers alike.”