Welcome OPTIONS Class 10

This month, 20 exceptional women will begin a 10-month exploration of personal and group philanthropy through OPTIONS. They will participate in educational classroom sessions and site visits to women and girl serving organizations in central Indiana. They will meet, network with and exchange ideas with Women’s Fund Advisory Board members and OPTIONS Alumnae members. Along the way, we hope to provide you insight from the class through this blog. We plan to take you behind the scenes through personal stories, photos and class experiences. At the end of the 10 months, we want you to feel connected and impacted by what OPTIONS members have learned through the power of philanthropy and its impact on the community. But first, we want to introduce you to the 2010 OPTIONS Class:

• Melissa Avery, Partner, Avery & Cheerva LLP
• Tiffany Barnes, System Lead Consultant, Marketing, St. Vincent Health
• Monica Boldt, Community Volunteer
• Melanie Claymon, Community Volunteer
• Kelli Dalton, Founder/CEO, Somersaults LLC
• Lauren Edmundson, Manager, The Cohen Family Foundation
• Quiana Graham, Director, Youth & Family Programs, Indiana Black Expo, Inc.
• Danielle Harbor, Employee Relations Manager, Indianapolis Power & Light Company
• Jennifer Cross, Community Volunteer
• Jennifer Jansen, Community Outreach Coordinator, The Wellness Community
• Reilly Kimmerling, Associate, IceMiller
• Stephanie Lesher, Owner, Luv Ink
• Courtney Lin, Clinical Research Scientist, Eli Lilly and Company
• Shelli McDonald, Community Volunteer
• Andrea McGordon, Vice President, Private Banking, The National Bank of Indianapolis
• Katie Meister, Executive Leadership Advisor, WellPoint, Inc.
• Jennifer Morris, Community Volunteer
• Kelli Reifel, Community Volunteer
• Susan Russell, CEO & Founder - Mayfair Lane
• Katie Zarich, Director of Public Affairs - Indianapolis Museum of Art

To the women of Class 10 – welcome. As an OPTIONS Class 2 alum, I look forward to meeting you and reminiscing about my own OPTIONS experience through your journey.