On Monday, the Indiana Leadership Forum (ILF) held its annual luncheon to recognize the graduates of the Class of 2023, which includes seven residents of Hamilton County.
The luncheon, held at the Indiana Roof Ballroom, 140 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, featured U.S. Senator Todd Young as the keynote speaker. Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston of Fishers led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The members of the Class of 2023 are listed below, with Hamilton County residents in bold-face type.
ILF Class of 2023
- Carlton Anker, Lewis & Wilkins LLP, Associate Attorney
- Stu Barnes-Israel, Hidden River Group, Co-Founder
- Jonathan Blake, V3 Companies, Ltd., Planning Group Leader
- Jacob Brandau, Options Schools, Inc., Chief Financial Officer
- Samantha Chenery, Allen County Government-Treasurer’s Office, Chief Deputy Treasurer
- Dakota Coates, Ice Miller LLP, Associate Attorney
- Sydnee Cseresznyes, Torchbearer Public Affairs, Director of Government Affairs
- Tiffanie Ditlevson, Self-Employed, Realtor
- Gary Everling, Hendricks Regional Health, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
- Lisa Everling, Taylor DeVore Padgett Law Firm, Senior Pralegal/Pre-Law and Recover Now, LLC Substance Abuse Counseling, Owner
- Hunter Frost, Indiana House of Representatives, Legislative Assistant
- Roger Howard, Indiana Economic Development Corporation, International Trade Manager
- Liz Huston, Knowledge Services, StateRAMP Account Associate and HSE High School Finance Academy mentor
- Elizabeth James, Charter Communications, LLC, Manager of State and Local Government Affairs
- Jim Johnson, Indiana State Senate, Legislative Assistant
- Mike Moga, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Government Services Associate
- Noah Patten, International Medical Group, Associate Counsel & Compliance Counsel
- Evan Petty, Hallowell Consulting, LLC, Director of Client Services
- Luke Rayfield, United States Navy, Commanding Officer
- Ryan Ritchie, RJL Solutions, Vice President of Government Relations
- Nick Schellinger, Garmong Construction Services, Business Development Associate
- Carson Smith, Envoy, Inc., Business Development Associate
- Nathan Uldricks, Fabius Labs, Head of Strategy
- Pone Vongphachanh, City of New Haven, Director of Development Services
- Tyler Warman, Governor’s Office, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
Since 1993, ILF, a nonprofit educational program, has increased the involvement of civic, business, and cultural leaders in local, state and federal government.
ILF has over 500 graduates statewide who contribute to Indiana through their extraordinary leadership in the public and private sectors, and through dedicated service in a wide array of philanthropic organizations.
Learn more at IndianaLeadershipForum.com.