The first cohort of the Mutz Philanthropic Leadership Institute includes 24 individuals from 13 Indiana counties. They represent a mix of foundations, corporations, and social impact organizations. Go here and here to read class member blogs for an inside look.
Those selected for the 2021 Mutz Institute class include:
- Josh Abel, Director of Grants Administration & Legal Counsel, Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, from Marion County
- Courtney Arango, Director of Government Affairs, AES Indiana, from Hendricks County
- Amy Casavant; Foundation President and Sustainability, Vice President; Old National Bank; from Vanderburgh County
- Nicole Chase, Consultant Global Health Initiatives, Eli Lilly and Co., from Marion County
- Dr. Mary Jane Eisenhauer, Executive Director, First Things First at Porter County Community Foundation
- Nathan Hand, Chief Advancement Officer, The Oaks Academy, from Boone County
- George Hanlin, Director of Grants, Indiana Humanities, from Marion County
- Tiffannie Hedin, Corporate Communications Analyst, Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Indiana, from Vanderburgh County
- Brienne Hooker, Executive Director, Jasper Newton Foundation, from Jasper County
- Madolyn Howe Augustus, Community Affairs Director, Insurance Institute of Indiana, from Hamilton County
- Nick Ison, Corporate Giving Manager, Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana, from Marion County
- Jannett Keesling, Chief Executive Officer, Keys2Work, from Marion County
- Monica Koechlein, Executive Director of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and President of the Stamm Koechlein Foundation, from Wayne County
- Dr. Josh Kornberg, Executive Director, Caesars Foundation of Floyd County, from Clark County
- Richard McCoy, Executive Director, Landmark Columbus Foundation, from Marion County
- Brian McGrath, Vice President of External Relations, EdChoice, from Hamilton County
- Kristin Munn, Director of Development, Heritage Fund - The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County, from Bartholomew County
- Chandra Orr, Executive Coordinator/Project Coordinator, Engaging Solutions, from Marion County
- Ashley Parker, Director of Operations, Buckingham Foundation, from Marion County
- Dr. Joni Schmalzried, Chief Program Officer, AWS Foundation, from Huntington County
- Danielle Stiles-Polk, Executive Director of Development, Ivy Tech Community College, from Hamilton County
- Cassandra Tice, Grants Officer, IU Health Foundation, from Marion County
- Brandon Wells, Executive Director, Putnam County Community Foundation, from Owen County
- Alisa Winters, Executive Director, Rush County Community Foundation, from Rush County
2021 Faculty
- John M. Mutz
- Jamie Merisotis, Lumina Foundation
- Una Osili, Ph.D., Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
- Sara Konrath, Ph.D., Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
- Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Ph.D., Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
- Tony Macklin, Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy
- Jan Breinar Frazier, Planning Plus
- Bill Stanczykiewicz, IU Lilly School of Philanthropy
- Kelly Shrock, Community Foundation of Muncie/Delaware County
- Jennifer Danic, Steuben County Community Foundation
- Brian Yeley, IU Foundation and Bloomington Monroe Co. Community Foundation Board
- Jen Pendleton, Aly Sterling Philanthropy
- Sabra Northam, Barnes &Thornburg
- Jeff Hamond, Van Scoyoc Associates
- Dan Davis, Community Foundation of Jackson County
- Stephanie Goodrid Lawson, McKinney Family Foundation
- Rachel Goodspeed, CareSource Foundation
- Tracy Souza, Heritage Fund - The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County
- Dr. Kathi Badertscher, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
- Brian Payne, Central Indiana Community Foundation
- Amanda Lopez, Transform Consulting Group
- Melanie Audette, Mission Investors Exchange
- Shaady Salehi, Trust-Based Philanthropy
- Ami Carter, Advantage Shelby County Scholarship
- Laura Macknik, Don Wood Foundation
- Gretchen Gutman, Cook Group Incorporated
- Jackie Dowd, Lilly Endowment
- Jack Hess, CivicLab
- Denny Spinner, Office of Community and Rural Affairs
- Tod Minnich, The Honeywell Foundation
- Anita Werling, Mayor of the City of Delphi
- Matt Crouch, Office of Community and Rural Affairs
- Mike Langellier, TechPoint
- Mark Wasky, Indiana Economic Development Corporation
- Lee Lewellen, Indiana Economic Development Association
- Jonathan Faris, Thomas P. Miller & Associates
- Francesca Jarosz Brady, VOX Global
- Lindsey Erdody, WFYI
- Holly Hays, Indy Star
- Oseye Boyd, Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper, Indiana Minority Business Magazine
- Gerry Dick, Grow Indiana Media Ventures, Inside Indiana Business
- Jeff Small, Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
- Ellen Quigley, Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, Inc.
- Amir Pasic, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
- Nate Feltman, Indianapolis Business Journal Media
- Nancy Bocskor, The Nancy Bocskor Company
- Elizabeth Coit, Walker Center for Ethics at Marian University
- Kathy Pedrotti Hays, Pedrotti Hays, Inc.
- Patrick Rooney, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
- Janet Sweet, Goelzer Investment Management
- Helena Ocampo, Goelzer Investment Management
- Dr. Allison Barber, Indiana Fever