CFO of the Year

Christopher Ruhl leads all financial management, business services, treasury, human resource, information technology, sponsored research programs and internal audit functions at Purdue University, which has a $2.5 billion annual operating budget across all its campuses and Purdue Global.

As CFO, Mark Kern works with Firefly Children and Family Alliance’s CEO, management team and board to provide strategic and accurate financial management and recommendations to the agency.

As CFO of CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions—a not-for-profit dedicated to ensuring that seniors and people with disabilities live the best life possible—Michael Johnson provides strategic direction to assess new business opportunities and financial insight and collaborates not only with colleagues at CICOA but also other community organizations.

Jenny Skehan oversees the finance, human resources and IT teams for Girl Scouts of Central Indiana.

Rebecca Ogle’s focus is leading Safety Management Group LLC’s accounting team to provide accurate and timely financial information to owners and managers.

Colin Cunningham manages the financial strategy and operations for Passageways, the parent company of OnBoard, OnSemble and eSCRIBE.

Venita Moore is a co-founder and one of four managing principals at Engaging Solutions—as well as the CFO.

As chief financial officer at Lessonly, Brian Montminy helped negotiate and lead the deal in which the training software firm was acquired this year by global sales software giant Seismic.

As part of Gaylor Electric’s senior strategic management team, Jim Crews manages the accounting and finance departments and provides financial resources and insights.

Norman Gould provides strategic insights to the leadership and ownership of IMMI, which designs, engineers, manufactures and markets safety solutions and products that protect millions of people around the world.

Dan Harmeyer’s primary responsibility is leading the finance team at Batesville Casket Co. and working with the executive management team to deliver on its mission of helping families honor the lives of those they love.

Todd Borgmann is responsible for finance, accounting, IT, crude oil trading, and economics and activities for Calumet Specialty Products Co., which produces nearly 3,400 unique specialty products, including various asphalts, oils, fuels and gels.

Since becoming CFO of First Financial Corp. in 2010, Rodger McHargue has helped First Financial double in size, from $2.5 billion in assets to $5 billion, and expand its footprint beyond Indiana and Illinois to include Kentucky and Tennessee.

Tehea Harding oversees EmployIndy’s fiscal and administrative functions, including human resources, accounting, grants and contracts, and IT facilities.

Jason Cadwell oversees finance, accounting, revenue cycle, human resources, information systems, property and facility management, and agency risk management for Four County Comprehensive Mental Health Center Inc., a not-for-profit community mental health center that serves 11 north-central Indiana counties.

As the number two executive at CICF, Jennifer Bartenbach leads the internal workings of the foundation—the financial operations, information technology, marketing and communications, donor services, and human resources.

With more than $1.25 billion coming in and the majority of it being redistributed on an annual basis, there is never a shortage of work for Heidi Babkowski to do at the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Deanna Oware’s job as a member of the leadership team for the Indiana Department of Workforce Development is to ensure effective operation of the finance department’s procurement, accounting and payroll, budget, grant accounting, and analysis and reconciliation units. Finance

Dana Teasley’s job at Greater Education Opportunities Foundation is to leverage state, federal and philanthropic resources to create public K-12 schools that achieve K-14 results in low-income communities.