Living & Lasting Legacy

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Clare Sheehan serves as the communications manager for IPA, where she plays a pivotal role in shaping our organization's outreach efforts. Her primary responsibilities include supporting communications and marketing strategies, amplifying member news, managing social media channels, and overseeing website management. Prior to her tenure at IPA, Clare honed her talents working in the marketing agency realm. In her previous roles, she developed tailored cross-platform content and organic marketing strategies for various clients including nonprofit organizations such as: Women4Change, Women & HighTech, and the Starfish Initiative. Clare earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from the Herron School of Art and Design where she worked as a dedicated student mentor and academic coordinator. Outside of the office, she provides grant writing support to nonprofits in Nashville, TN.

Lissa oversees IPA’s communications and marketing strategy—amplifying the impact of philanthropy, maintaining website and CRM integration, managing branding and outreach efforts, and overseeing digital and print communications. Lissa currently serves as a member of United Philanthropy Forum’s Knowledge Management Collaborative, which unites philanthropy supporting organizations across the country in an effort to improve a shared CRM and website technology platform based on Salesforce and Drupal. Prior to joining IPA in 2016, Lissa worked in the corporate sector as senior marketing associate with American Structurepoint, a nationally ranked design firm. In this role, Lissa assisted architectural, urban planning, and engineering marketing and business development efforts for the following markets: federal, municipal, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, education, transportation, environmental, and commercial. Lissa also supported the company’s corporate social responsibility efforts by directing wellness initiatives for 400+ staff in nine offices, while actively participating in the company's volunteer service projects. Lissa has served various communications and public relations roles for the Eskenazi Museum of Art and IU Mathers Museum of World Cultures. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University, where she graduated Cum Laude.