Our governing body
The Alumni Board of Directors is the governing body for the O’Neill School’s alumni network and group affiliate of the IU Alumni Association. Each year, our Alumni Board of Directors creates alumni programming, advises current students, and fundraises for the O’Neill Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, which supports exceptional undergraduate and graduate students on both the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses.
Meet our Alumni Board of Directors
Our board is engaged in the O’Neill community and here to help answer your questions about the O’Neill School and opportunities for alumni.
Leadership
John Zody, BSPA’01, MPA'13 Board President | Executive Director, CDFI Friendly Bloomington, Ind. |
Noor Shaikh, MPA'16 Board Vice President | Deputy Chief Financial Officer City of Chicago |
Jennifer Ruby, Master of Planning'96 Board Secretary/Treasurer | President and Lead Attorney Ruby Law Indianapolis |
Membership
Rachel Bellamy, MPA'21, Grad Cert'21 | Keyport, New Jersey |
Laurie Burns, BSPA'11, MPA'12 | Indianapolis |
Rusty Carr, MPA'14 | Chief Executive Officer, The Parks Alliance of Indianapolis |
Connor Caudill, BSPA'12 | Vice Chancellor, Workforce and Development, Ivy Tech Community College Louisville, Kentucky |
Dan Clerget, MPA'16, Grad Cert'16 | Project Manager, Real Estate Development, Indiana Economic Development Corporation Indianapolis |
Griffin Graham, MPA'19 | Assistant City Manager City of South Haven South Haven, Mich. |
Amber Greaney, BSPA'20, MPA'21 | Livable City Solutions Manager KERAMIDA Indianapolis |
Brian Guse, MPA'95 | Director of the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. |
Christina Mendoza, BSPA'00 | Senior Executive Assistant U.S. Cellular Chicago |
Ninjia Miles, MPA'17 | Director of Development, Black Philanthropy IU Foundation Indianapolis |
Christina Motilall, MPA/MSES’12 | Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Environmental Justice U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, D.C. |
Jeff Poczatek, BSPA’12 | Vice President, Global Commercial Sales Showpad Chicago |
André Zhang Sonera, BSPA'16, MPA'21 | Deputy Director of Operations and Strategic Partnerships Indiana Arts Commission Indianapolis |
Lisa Streisfeld, MPA/MSES'94 | Assistant Director of Mobility Services, Office of Innovative Mobility Colorado Department of Transportation Denver, Colorado |
Mark Brown, BSPA’89, MPA’94 | Senior Vice President of Finance and Research Indiana Association of Realtors Bloomington, Indiana |
Robert Farag, MPA’76 | Former President Griffith Golf Center Gary, Indiana |
Joe Loftus, MPA’79 | Partner Barnes & Thornburg LLP Carmel, Indiana |
Jenny Moshea, BSPA’94 | Chief Information Officer Sellen Construction Woodinville, Washington |
Our mission
We work to inspire and cultivate dynamic interactions among alumni, the school, and students for the betterment of the O’Neill School and the professions it serves.