About

Tawnya McCrary has over 30 years of work experience with 15 of those in consulting and has successfully executed contracts with 12 local and/or national non-profit agencies. She possesses over 25 years of customer service, data management and administrative experience and over 19 years of training and management experience. She is a Results Oriented Manager, Empowering Leader who embraces a Team Management concept. She has assisted non-profits in obtaining or retaining over $5 million dollars of program funding support

David Taylor graduated from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio, with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. He began working in adult education as a volunteer. He has been a presenter at state and local professional development meetings on best practices to use in Adult Education. His desire to continually help others and his unique ability to connect with students on a personal and academic level has allowed him to attain a high level of success with students of all backgrounds and ages.

Christopher Matthews holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Theory and Composition from Eastern Washington University and a Master of Music degree in Composition from Butler University. His 21 published choral works have been performed in Europe, Australia, and throughout the United States. In 2020, Chris began working for Marian University’s Adult Education Program, Project Build.

Valerie has worked in the field of Information Technology for almost two decades and has an Associate Degree in Management and a Business Administration degree in Computer Systems Management from Marian University (Indianapolis, IN). Valerie is co-director of TP Community of Scholars, a non-profit organization designed to increase the quality of life for single parents by providing them with an opportunity to receive life skills, mentoring and higher education.

Michael Schelle, twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Music, has been Professor of Composition at Butler University for over 35 years. His music has been commissioned and / or performed by over 350 orchestras, symphonic bands and professional chamber ensembles across the US and abroad. In May 2019, Schelle's opera The End of Al Capone received its Central European premiere production in Warsaw, Poland.

Miho Sasaki is a Japanese composer-pianist whose music has been commissioned and performed by the American Pianists Association, the Indiana Wind Symphony, Trinity University (TX), the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, and featured during the Finger Lakes NY Summer Chamber Music Festival. In 2019, she was awarded the prestigious Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis. In 2021, Miho won the Butler University Concerto Competition.

After dropping out of high school and spending nearly 16 years in prison, Daniel Mallory received his High School Equivalency Diploma with honors in 2018 He has works as a successful Logistics Certification Trainer, Family Success Coach, and Life Skills Coach at the Edna Martin Christian Center (Indianapolis, IN). He is currently a Certified Life Coach Specialist with the Indianapolis Mayor’s Office. His commitment to rebuilding his own life and giving back to his community is reflected in his continued dedication to making a positive change in the lives of others.

Patrick Schelle is a seasoned social worker, working over 10 years in the Tri-State area - primarily New York. Determined to address racial disparities and utilize a trauma responsive lens, Patrick’s goal is to work alongside young people, to transform the youth justice system. In addition to advocacy work in the US and in Haiti, his primary job functions include adaptive leadership and program development in the non-profit sector. Patrick is an active member of many committees and coalitions including; the Alternatives to Incarceration Coalition and the AntiRacist Alliance.