United Way welcomes 39 participants to 2024 session of leadership development program

INDIANAPOLIS – For more than three decades, United Way of Central Indiana’s Leadership United program has trained participants on how to serve on nonprofit boards.  

This week, the program welcomes 39 participants for the start of the newest session.  

Over the next six months, participants will complete service projects and receive training in fundraising, marketing, finance, legal issues, ethics, and diversity, equity and inclusion related to serving on a nonprofit board. They will learn about United Way’s work in data and research, grantmaking, sector support, equity action and public policy – and about poverty and the population United Way serves.  

Participants also will be matched with one of United Way’s accredited community organizations and serve on that nonprofit’s board as a fellow for six months.  

To learn more about Leadership United, visit uwci.org/leadership-united.     

Participants in this year’s program are:  

Brandi Allen, United Way of Central Indiana 

Lillian Barkes, Listen to Our Future Inc.  

David Baughn, Meals on Wheels 

Sydney Bayless, Flanner House of Indianapolis 

Alisha Bell, A Safe House 

Jen Bontrager, Community Health Network 

Kim Compton, The Farmers Bank  

Jessica French, United Way of Central Indiana 

Eric Glanders, August Mack Environmental, Inc. 

Charlie Gomez, August Mack Environmental, Inc. 

Kyle Krieger, LDI Ltd. 

Celeste Larson, BHI Senior Living 

Kelsi Coe, LISC Indianapolis 

Sherese Martin, Rolls-Royce 

Andrea McDermott, United Way of Central Indiana 

Jennifer Merrick-White, Avery Denison 

Katie Mitchell, Habitat for Humanity International 

Elizabeth Nash, John Boner Neighborhood Center 

Alia Noel, Apex Benefits 

Madison Orlowski, Eli Lilly & Company 

Jason Paltzer, Indianapolis Airport Authority 

Chetsi Patel, Conduent 

Manav Patel, student at Indiana University School of Medicine 

Leighann Rechtin, Ivy Tech Community College 

Edreece Redmond, Center for Innovative Education Solutions 

Adrienne Roman, Illumina 

Kristen Sanders, The Farmers Bank 

Jay Schrader, The Farmers Bank 

Emily Schwanke, Capital Group 

Kara Seward, Allied Solutions 

Taylor Shockey, Insights/ViaQuest Community Solutions 

Marina Swaggerty, Mental Edge Coaching and Counseling 

Priti Tailor 

Christa Thomas, Merchants Bank of Indiana 

Tammy Thomas, Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center 

Chrissie Thompson, AES Indiana 

Kristen Weaver, Capital Group 

Dyann Williams, Indy Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc. 

Jeffrey Wilson, United Way of Central Indiana