2021 CTO of the Year: Laura Larimer
Laura Larimer was the information technology officer for Indianapolis Public Schools for six years before leaving in June to start her own education and health information technology consulting business.
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2021 CTO of the Year: Tracy Barnes
Indiana Office of Technology chief information officer Major organization achievements during tenure The Indiana Office of Technology, founded in 2005, serves as state government’s central technology services provider for about 100 state entities. Gov. Eric Holcomb named Tracy Barnes the office’s chief information officer in March 2020, just as COVID-19 stay-at-home orders were taking effect. […]
2021 CTO of the Year: Dr. Patrick McGill
As Community Health Network’s chief analytics officer, Dr. Patrick McGill oversees data and analytics, information technology, business process management, clinical informatics and regulatory reporting.
2021 CTO of the Year: Dewand Neely
Chief Operating Officer Dewand Neely stands out at Eleven Fifty Academy “for his thoughtful business acumen, even keel … and on his fairness and respect he shows for others,” according to his boss, Scott Jones.
2021 CTO of the Year: Rick Elliott
GEO Foundation Director of IT Services Rick Elliott has played a role in opening five schools and has helped move offices or school buildings several times as the education organization has outgrown space.
2021 CTO of the Year: Michael Updike
As director of information technology at The Oaks Academy, Michael Updike has been responsible for developing the technology infrastructure The Oaks relies on.
Q&A with Mark Peay, CEO of iDream Center for the Arts
The performing arts center will provide piano, musical theater and improv, music production, songwriting and creative youth development classes.
20 in their Twenties 2021: Mitch Gore
Mitch Gore is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives and a captain with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. He’s currently the youngest elected member of the Indiana General Assembly and just wrapped up his freshman year as a legislator.
20 in their Twenties 2021: Hannah Carlock
Hannah Carlock, director of public policy at The Arc of Indiana, worked in media and state government before joining The Arc.
20 in their Twenties 2021: Eddie Cmehil
Eddie Cmehil, Malomo head of revenue, joined the company after an Orr Fellowship.
20 in their Twenties 2021: Lillian Crabb
Lillian Crabb is managing director and costume designer for React (formerly Young Actors Theatre) after working at Brilliant Earth out of college.
20 in their Twenties 2021: Alexandria Foster
Alexandria Foster, an associate at Krieg DeVault LLP, said college internships with the Center for American Progress and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation sparked her interest in the legal profession.
20 in their Twenties 2021: Ben Fouch
Ben Fouch, LDI Ltd. vice president of strategy and operations, co-founded a college admissions consultancy for high school student athletes called Dark Horse Sports Recruiting.
20 in their Twenties 2021: Shonterrio “Shon” Harris
Shon Harris, manager of advancement at Indianapolis Public Schools, began his career with IPS as a fourth-grade teacher at Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58.
20 in their Twenties 2021: Alexandra “Allie” Huang
Allie Huang, director of customer experience at ClusterTruck, would like to sail around the world in a sail boat.
20 in their Twenties 2021: Aaron Laster
Aaron Laster, who has been buying and fixing up properties since he was in college, is a development fellow at Merchants Affordable Housing and believes his purpose is “to provide as much quality affordable and market-rate housing as possible, especially in urban Indy.”
20 in their Twenties 2021: Luisa Macer
Luisa Macer, community outreach and fan engagement manager at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, has found that you never stop learning no matter what job you hold.
20 in their Twenties 2021: Anthony Murdock II
Anthony Murdock II is earning a degree from the IU McKinney School of Law while running Murdock LLC, a social emotional learning consulting firm that uses storytelling to strengthen a sense of belonging for an institution’s most marginalized members.”
20 in their Twenties 2021: Sarah Parks
Sarah Parks, an attorney, moved to the law firm Quarles and Brady in July and is a founding member and president of the Indianapolis Art Center’s Young Professionals Advisory Board.
20 in their Twenties 2021: Amna Sohail
At Anthem Innovations, Amna Sohail works on initiatives like Anthem’s new digital incubator, which is designed to enable early-stage startups in developing and deploying new digital health solutions.