The Access, Belonging, & Opportunity Committee meets quarterly and aims to maximize mission impact by identifying ways to embed our values of increasing access, emphasizing belonging, and creating opportunity within our organizational strategy, engagement, practices, development, and culture. Members include:

• Daniel Pierson, Chair
• Karol Bates
• Maria De Leon
• David Herron
• LaTanya McCann
• Tiara Nibbs
• Vanessa Noyola
• Ana Santiago
• Mark Short
• Alison Trueblood
• Esther Woodson
• Fabio Yataco
• Jackie Lai (Staff Liaison)

The Advisory Council is an exclusive group of long-time supporters of BBBSCI that meets intermittently to advise on broad agency matters. Members include:

• Jean Blackwell
• Aaron Boyle
• Kelly Boyle
• Charlie Brown
• Frank Davis
• Tom Herman
• Vicki Mech Hester
• Susan Kleinman
• Debra Mesch
• Jim Pease
• Larry Sablosky
• Jim Singleton
• Darcey Palmer-Shultz (Staff Liaison)

The Big Impact Group meets monthly and is a committee of current or alumni Bigs, or mentors, who are committed to helping BBBSCI in the realms of volunteer recruitment and fundraising. Members include:

• Amber Candis
• Charlotte Crayton
• Sam Hanley
• Inga Harrington
• Alexis Kohn
• Jessica Maginn
• Danielle Oaldon
• Ryan Woo
• Valory Myers (Board Liaison)
• Caitlin Bain (Staff Liaison)

The Facilities Committee meets quarterly to advise BBBSCI staff on decisions related to facility management, maintenance, and improvements; assists with budgeting and planning for the future; and makes related recommendations to the Board of Directors. Members include:

• Doug Singleton, Chair
• Aaron Boyle
• Kelly Boyle
• Ryan Lynch
• Brian Madden
• Manjari Malaiya Puri
• Jon Robinson
• Brian Walker
• Katie Shields (Staff Liaison)

The Finance Committee meets monthly and oversees all financial management activities of BBBSCI. The committee ensures that such activities are executed in a reasonable and prudent manner consistent with BBBSCI’s business objectives and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and any government-imposed standards. Members include:

• David Cathcart, Board Treasurer and Chair
• Kevin Brown
• Moussa Ibrahim
• Mark Kratky
• Craig Lehman
• Drew Linn
• Scott Norman
• Jim Pease
• Heather Perry
• Jim Stehlik
• Katie Shields (Staff Liaison)

The Investment Subcommittee is a branch of the Finance Committee that meets quarterly and reviews all investments for the agency to recommend best practices for financial sustainability. Members include:

• David Cathcart, Board Treasurer and Chair
• Daniel Klemkosky
• Craig Lehman
• Eric Lis
• Jim Pease
• Jim Stehlik
• Katie Shields (Staff Liaison)

This committee was formed out of the 2023-2025 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana’s (BBBSCI) Strategic and JEDI Plan with the purpose of guiding agency plans and programming to serve more children. The committee meets bimonthly, and its focus will include expanding service through the existing 1:1 Community-based mentoring program, collaborations to connect referred youth to other community programs, and new programming to be developed by BBBSCI. Members include:

• Chad Rogers, Chair
• Stephanie Guagliardo
• Sam Hanley
• Erin Haring-Switer
• Lacrisha Hollins
• Jamarro Johnson
• Ryan Lynch
• Rhonda Nichols
• Jamie Scott
• Israel Shasanmi
• Mariah Summers
• Jessica Yoder
• Amy Essley (Staff Liaison)

The Program Quality Assurance Task Force reviews, assesses, and guides agency policies, practices, and plans to optimize the quality and effectiveness of our program and to ensure compliance with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America standards. Members include:

• Karen Cecil, Chair
• Kristin Butler
• Andy Detherage
• Susan Kleinman
• Kelly Wallace
• Roger Outcalt
• Drew Ullrich
• Heather Welch
• Amy Essley (Staff Liaison)

The Scholarship Committee is a group of Board and Community volunteers who come together to make award decisions for BBBSCI Littles who are graduating from high school and have completed the Be Big Scholarship by the deadline. Members include:

• Ashlee Boyd, Chair
• Shelby Anderson
• Holly Betz
• Julie Bowen
• Peggy Ford
• Carol Gassen
• Hannah Herman Gazdacka
• Janie Herman
• Sophie Herman
• Lauren Hughes
• Chad Rogers
• Amy Pomeranz Essley (Staff Liaison)

The Special Events Committee meets monthly and helps support and coordinate all fundraising events (The Main Event, Play for Kids, and Crew for Kids) from the planning stages to execution of each event to ensure success. Responsibilities include assisting with auction items, recruitment of sponsors, as well as helping to create the vision and flow of each event. Members include:

• Julie Bowen, Chair
• Jennifer Andrews
• Teonna Branson
• Dawn Duncan
• Sally Grant
• Sandra Hester-Steele
• Drew Linn
• Luisa Macer
• Rebecca Mueller
• Manjari Malaiya Puri
• Patty Turner
• Susan Brock Williams
• Laura Haltom (Staff Liaison)

The Technology Task Force is assembled periodically to help support the selection or retention of an IT service provide, as well as provide support for ongoing technology strategic planning and technology enhancements supported by the Lilly Endowment sustainability grant awarded in January 2020. Members include:

• Drew Linn, Chair
• Luke Morehead
• Joe Rogalski
• Daniel Pierson
• Dave Walker
• Katie Shields (Staff Liaison)