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 – Greg Schrage, Partner, Church, Church, Hittle and Antrim
Vice President – Rob Emmerson, Partner, DeFur Voran LLP
Secretary – Theresa Leon, CPA, Somerset CPAs and Advisors
Treasurer – Jordan Howard, Chanel Partner Sales, ShipSigma
Past President – Brad Banks, Owner, Banks and Brower
Ex-Officio – Suzanne Thomas, School Board Trustee, HSE Schools
Ex-Officio – Dr. Yvonne Stokes, Superintendent, Hamilton Southeastern Schools
Ex-Officio – Johanna Kitchell, HSE Schools 2023 Teacher of the Year, Riverside Junior High
Ex-Officio – Audrey Lash, HSE Schools 2022 Teacher of the Year, New Britton Elementary School

Aimee Ash, Owner, LuLaRoe Clothing Aimee Ash
Tony Bagato, Land Entitlement Manager, Lennar
Doug Battaglia, Partner, PWC
Char Bennett, Sales Representative, KI Furniture
Nancy Bielefeld, Sales and Training, Peleton
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
Lloyd Lee, Financial Planner, Edward Jones
Julie Miller, Community Leader
John Moriarty, Partner, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
Josh Morris, Senior Project Manager, Wessler Engineering
Allison Oestreich, Senior Community Counselor, Au Pair in America
Cindy Orris, Community Leader
Angela Ostrowski, Community Leader
Dr. Meeta Pradhan, Data Scientist Indiana State Department of Health
Jeena Siela, Senior Community Leadership Officer, Hamilton County Community Foundation
Bethany Thomson, Vice President of United States Marketing, Eli Lilly Company

Student Board Members

Zahara Baloch, Junior Representative, HSE High School
Elise Bryan, Senior Representative, Fishers High School
Bella Hightower, Junior Representative, Fishers High School
Matthew Krohn, Junior Representative, HSE High School
Samaira Lee, Senior Representative, Fishers High School
Jack Moriarty, Senior Representative, Fishers High School
Braden Myers, Senior Representative, HSE High School
Ellie Philhower, 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.