Our Board of Directors and Advisory Council

Board of Directors

STEVEN COMBS
Chancellor, Ivy Tech Community College Columbus
Chair

DEBORAH CURTIS
President, Indiana State University
Past Chair

NANCY ROGERS
VP Community Engagement, Indiana State University
Board Member

AMANDA SMITH
Assistant Director, Center for Urban and Regional Excellence, Indiana University Northwest
Advisory Council Chair

ELIJAH HOWE
Executive Director, Community-Engaged Alliance
Executive Staff

Advisory Council

The Advisory Council is a group of highly experienced stakeholders representing a wide variety of partners. These representatives advise and/or support Community-Engaged Alliance related to programming, funding, and strategic direction. In addition, the council members serve as advocates for Community-Engaged Alliance.

AMANDA SMITH
Assistant Director,
Center for Urban and Regional Excellence,
Indiana University Northwest
Advisory Council Chair, Board Member 

ADAM DEBECK
Director of Career Development,
Holy Cross College

MARIANNA FOULKROD
Director of the Center for Service-Learning
and Community Engagement,
University of Indianapolis

JOHN NOVAK
Assistant Vice Chancellor,
Office of Institutional Effectiveness and
Research – Indiana University Northwest

RON NICHOLSON
Professor of English –
Ivy Tech Lawrenceburg