About Us
About Us
HSEF Staff and Board
Meet the HSEF Staff
Justin Hirnisey
Executive Director
You can reach Justin by calling 317-570-3385
or through e-mail at jhirnisey@hse.k12.in.us.
Kristen Wolf
Director of Programs & Communications
You can reach Kristen by calling 317-570-3386
or through e-mail at kristenwolf@hse.k12.in.us.
Lori Lambert
Director of Operations
You can reach Lori by calling 317-570-3389
or through e-mail at llambert@hse.k12.in.us.
Jill McEldowney
Manager of Events & Engagement
You can reach Jill through e-mail at jmceldowney@hse.k12.in.us.
Meet the HSEF Board of Directors 2023-24
President – Rob Emmerson, Partner, DeFur Voran LLP
Vice President – Lloyd Lee, Financial Planner, Edward Jones
Secretary – Jeena Siela, Senior Community Leadership Officer, Hamilton County Community Foundation
Treasurer – Jordan Howard, Chanel Partner Sales, ShipSigma
Past President – Greg Schrage, Partner, Church, Church, Hittle and Antrim
Ex-Officio – Sarah Donsbach, School Board Trustee, Hamilton Southeastern Schools
Ex-Officio – Suzanne Thomas, School Board Trustee, Hamilton Southeastern Schools
Ex-Officio – Patrick Mapes, Superintendent, Hamilton Southeastern Schools
Ex-Officio – Johanna Kitchell, HSE Schools 2023 Teacher of the Year, Riverside Junior High
Ex-Officio – Aimee Bastin, HSE Schools 2024 Teacher of the Year, Fall Creek Junior High
Brad Banks, Owner, Banks and Brower
Char Bennett, Sales Representative, KI Furniture
Anthony Busack, Owner, The Goddard School
Jenni Dillon, Success Director, Salesforce
Chad Hightower, President, Hightower Graphics
Ron Kraus, Healthcare Operations Planner, BSA Lifestructures
Beth Lawrence, Assistant Director, Mudsock Youth Athletics
Brooke Lawson, Director of Mental Health, Carmel Clay Schools
Julie Miller, Community Leader
Josh Morris, Vice President of Preconstruction Services, Thieneman Construction Inc
Allison Oestreich, Senior Community Counselor, Au Pair in America
Cindy Orris, Community Leader
Beth Parsons, Attorney, Parsons King LLP
Josh Rattray, Customer Success Manager, Genius Sports
Eliott Somers, Vice President, Citizens State Bank
Bethany Thomson, Vice President of United States Marketing, Eli Lilly Company
Sri Venkatram, Director of Oncology, AbbVie
Kate Ziino, Senior Project Manager, Wessler Engineering
Student Board Members
Caroline Jessup, Senior Representative, Fishers High School
Bella Hightower, Senior Representative, Fishers High School
Savannah Greenbaum, Junior Representative, Fishers High School
Josslyn Lee, Junior Representative, Fishers High School
Matthew Krohn, Senior Representative, HSE High School
Ellie Philhower, Senior Representative, HSE High School
Greta Lambert, Junior Representative, HSE High School
Molly Slota, Junior Representative, HSE High School
HSEF Advisory Council Members
John DeLucia, Chair
Larry Becker
David Becker
Angela Buchman
Kevin Clasen
Bud Colglazier
Scott Fadness
Bill French
Todd Huston
Walt Kelly
Jon Kroehler
Charles Leonard
Tom Long
John McDonald
Tracy Mills
Mike Peterson
Sundesh Shah
Corby Thompson
John Wechsler
Donna Wilkinson
Interested in volunteering for HSEF or joining one of our leadership teams? Please feel free to reach out to Executive Director Justin Hirnisey or any current member. You can also find more information by reviewing our Board Information Packet.
Current HSEF Board Members can access Board Docs HERE.