• Indianapolis Business Executive
• Operating Partner, Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLC — www.waterstreet.com
• Former President & CEO, Priority Healthcare, LLC
• Former Executive, CoreSource, Inc. & IBM Corporation
• Co-Founder & Former Board Chairman, Elevate Orlando
• Purdue University Graduate

Rochelle A. Woods
Chief Clarifier/President
Rochelle A. Woods LLC

Mrs. Rochelle Woods is a seasoned corporate leader with a lifelong commitment to excellence in leadership, personal growth, and development.   She retired from a successful 22-year career with The Dow Chemical Company in 2014. Most of her corporate career was spent in various positions in R&D where she held technical and leadership roles in approximately 7 different businesses units.  During her tenure at Dow, she participated in national recruiting efforts to recruit underrepresented minorities in technical roles. Since her retirement, she has become an entrepreneur where she strives to help people achieve their fullest potential.  She is a John C. Maxwell certified coach, speaker and teacher.  Her clients include corporate professionals and small business owners.  Rochelle is the wife of Leon Woods and has been happily married for over 30 years.  The Woods have 3 wonderful adult children, Saul, age 27, Mariah, age 24, and Alexis, age 23.  She holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an MS in Polymer Engineering from University of Akron. 

Ms. Ford graduated from Pike High School and is a contemporary violinist, alumnus of Butler University’s Jordan College of Fine Arts. She resided in Brooklyn for almost ten years and served as the Artistic Director for the Noel Pointer Foundation. Since 1996 she has served as a participant and teacher of the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra. In 2015 she relocated back to Indianapolis to become the Director of the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, a family youth and development program of the Indianapolis Symphony. Together, with her fiancé Quinton, they officially adopted their 2yr old daughter Zoe in July.

• Vice President, Commercial Lending, Community First Bank of Indiana
• Community volunteer and board member for myriad nonprofit organizations
• Board member, Indianapolis Aquatic Masters, competitive swimmer and coach
• University of Evansville graduate (swimming Academic All-America, All-Conference & Team Captain)
• MBA in Accounting, Indiana Wesleyan University

Shadreck Kamwendo
Regional Population Health Manager
IU Health

Shadreck serves as the Regional Population Health Manager for IU Health. He holds bachelor’s degree in Health Services Management from Indiana University and an MBA from Anderson University. His community engagement includes; board treasure The power of 1. He previously served on the board of Westminster neighborhood services. Prior to joining IU Health, Shadreck worked at Special Olympics of Indiana, as the Director of health and as a Program Director at the Kidney foundation of Indiana. Shadreck attends Second Presbyterian church, where he has served in many capacities as an elder and as a volunteer for the Indianapolis Great banquet community. On his spare time he like to spend time outdoors and workout with November Project Indianapolis.

Julie E. Welch (CPA)
“Accounting & Reporting Manger, Distributed Energy, The AES Corporation. Certified Public Accountant with twenty years of progressive financial accounting experience, with expertise in internal and external reporting and analysis.”

• Indianapolis Business Executive & Community Leader
• Founder & Managing Partner, Honey Creek Capital, LLC — www.honeycreekcapital.com
• Adjunct Professor, University of Indianapolis & Indiana Wesleyan University
• Former COO, Heartland Film Festival & President, Palmer Automotive Group
• Purdue University Graduate; MBA, Xavier University
• Honorary Doctorate Degree, Indiana Wesleyan University​

Kraig Kinchen, M.D., M.Sc.
Associate Vice President
Value, Evidence and Outcomes, Diabetes
Eli Lilly and Company

Kraig Kinchen has worked at Eli Lilly and Company for over 20 years.  He currently is Associate Vice President in the Value, Evidence, and Outcomes group focusing on diabetes. He has been involved in efforts to work with youth through mentoring Indianapolis area students and volunteering with the Center for Leadership Development, 100 Black Men of Indianapolis, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, and Covenant Community Church.  

• Brandon Powell, a lifelong resident of Indianapolis, is a seasoned entrepreneur in the areas of business formation and execution. He builds companies from idea to fruition and strives to make them a financial success for all parties involved. He is currently the President & Chief Servant at The Helpful Community of Businesses.

• Indianapolis Business Executive
• Founder & CEO, Cornerstone Companies, Inc. — www.cornerstonecompaniesinc.com
• Medical Facilities & Property Management Developer
• Community, Charitable & Education Advisor/Supporter
• Indiana University Graduate; MBA, Indiana University
• Veteran & Officer, United States Army

Pete Watson
Pete retired from Eli Lilly in 2017 after nearly 34 years with the company, having held numerous leadership roles over the span of his career – retiring as a Senior Director in the Medical Division of Lilly Research Labs. He is now a part time Senior Consultant with CHORUS, Inc., a local strategy/management consulting firm. His passions are servant leadership and mentoring, thus he’s involved in a number of local ministries including EDGE Mentoring, Citizen 7 Indy, Shepherd Community and now Elevate. He looks forward to working with urban youth in helping them realize their full God-given potential. Personally, he’s married and father to four adopted children, and has four grandchildren. He resides in Zionsville.

Vincent Ash
As Director of Indianapolis Economic Development at the Indy Chamber, Vincent and team focus on all economic development initiatives in concert with City of Indianapolis and Mayor’s Office. A native to Indianapolis and graduate of Arsenal Tech High School, Vincent is passionate about the city and economic development. Vincent graduated from IU Kelley School of Business with a bachelor’s in Finance. He loves staying involved with the community and serves on the board of Reconnecting to our Waterways and Indianapolis Park Foundation. As a resident of Speedway, in his free time Vincent loves attending concerts, sporting events and games nights with his fiancé Ashanti and two kids, daughter Noelle and son Grayson.

Lezlie Heath

Non-Profit Leader and Educational Arts Advocate

Lezlie holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Purdue University and a Master’s Degree in Education from Ball State University. She has taught many grade levels in both public and private school systems over the past 40 years.

Lezlie’s current community engagement activities include Kaleo Indy – Management Team Vice President, Heart Change Ministries – preschool teacher, Discovering Broadway – Board of Directors,

Actors Theatre of Indiana – Board of Directors, and curriculum writer for ThinkBig Ministries.

Lezlie is a member of Grace Community Church where she has served in many capacities including Christian Ed. Director, Elementary Worship Director and curriculum writer for Vacation Bible School.

• Founding Board Member, Advisory Role
• President, Sagamore Institute — www.sagamoreinstitute.org
• Indiana, Regional & National Public Policy Expert
• Former Deputy Advisor to President George W. Bush
• Former Director, White House Office of Community & Faith-Based Initiatives
• Distinguished Senior Fellow, Baylor University; Author, The Quiet Revolution