Sample Advisor Biographies

Debra Uhl 

Debra Uhl is a results-oriented professional who draws from an accomplished track record of managing and directing operations in evolving and competitive business environments. Before coming to Indianapolis in 1989, she was Assistant Director of Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Debra was then involved in healthcare leadership at IU Health for 22 years in various roles, including Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer of University Hospital. After leaving IU Health, she was an Executive-in-Residence at Butler University, mentoring students in the Lacy School of Business. Debra has a Masters of Health Care Administration from the University of Minnesota and a BA in Health Care Administration and Sociology from Moorhead State University. 

Jeff Patchen 

Jeffrey Patchen is a nonprofit consultant based in Indianapolis, Indiana. As a consultant, he focuses on strategic planning and advancement, fund development leadership, mission/vision/goal ideation and realization, strategic partnerships, and family intergenerational learning in and across the arts, humanities, and sciences. His career encompasses more than 30 years of designing, managing, and funding nationally and internationally recognized programs connecting the arts, humanities and sciences, culture, education communities, and philanthropy.

In his career and as a consultant, he has worked for and with a host of US and international nonprofit and for-profit organizations, including the J. Paul Getty Trust, the Lilly Endowment, Inc., the Anne Frank Center, the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra), the Grand Egyptian Museum, the PNC Foundation, the Lilly Company Foundation, the Letterman Foundation, Lucas Film, Mattel, Disney, the city of Dubai, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Coca-Cola Foundation, the Creative Discovery Museum, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, the Guangzhou Children's Palace and Museum, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. Collaboration with US federal agencies and funders include the NEA, NSF, NIH, NASA, IMLS, NEH, and FTA, as well as international partnerships with organizations such as the Tropenmuseum, the Xi'an Municipal Museum, the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Serving as President & CEO of the world's largest children's museum, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, for 21 years, retiring in 2021, the Museum consistently placed in the top 25 most visited museums in North America with attendance of 21 million visitors and membership growing 30% and 187% respectively during a period of unprecedented birthrate decline of 16%, while increasing its BIPOC audience by more than twice the national average. Under his leadership, the Museum raised more than $177 million in contributions, grew its endowment by 30% to $330 million, expanded its campus by 22 acres, produced 120 exhibits, and grew annual media impressions to 3.5 billion, all with a cumulative economic impact of $2 billion.

As Senior Program Officer for National Programs for the Getty Education Institute for the Arts from 1996-1999, he was responsible for creating, directing, and managing a portfolio of national and international programs designed to improve the quality of learning and teaching in the nation's K-12 schools in partnership with colleges, universities, museums, and artists.

Patchen also served as the nation's first endowed chair in arts education from 1990-1996, as The Lyndhurst Chair of Excellence in Arts Education at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he directed The Southeast Center for Education in the Arts.   

Susan Tinder White, SHRM-SCP, SPHR 

Susan White has established a reputation for identifying, developing, coaching, and retaining talent. Her experience includes 30-plus years as a Senior Vice President & Human Resource Executive at JP Morgan Chase. Currently, Susan consults with executives in a variety of industries, government entities, and not-for-profits. Susan earns trust quickly, builds relationships, and provides practical and constructive coaching that enables leaders to achieve results. 

Susan offers knowledge across business disciplines, insights into team dynamics, and problem-solving experience that enhances clients' leadership effectiveness. She is a SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management) Instructor who teaches HR professionals worldwide while working with client companies to solve complex human resource issues, lead workplace investigations, and provide executive coaching. Susan is Co-host of the "The JoyPowered® Workspace" Podcast and co-author of "The JoyPowered® Team." 

Susan is a SHRM-SCP (SHRM Senior Certified Professional) and a SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources.) She earned a B.S. in Business from Indiana University and has completed numerous post-graduate courses. Susan holds SHRM's Leading Workplace Investigations Specialty Credential and 

She holds the SHRM Foundation's Employing Abilities @Work Certificate. She is a Trustee for Christ the King Parish, a volunteer at Newfields Indianapolis Museum of Art, a member of National and IndySHRM, and a member of the United Way Human Services Professional Renewal Committee.