Reappointments
Alberta Barker of Lafayette
Alberta Barker graduated summa cum laude from Indiana Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She is also a graduate of the University of Wisconsin ABA National Trust School and Cannon Trust School, earning the designation of Certified Trust and Financial Advisor. Alberta is heavily invested in her community through endeavors with the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, Past President; Art Museum of Greater Lafayette Foundation Board, Vice President; Lafayette Symphony Orchestra Foundation, Past President; Estate Planning Council, Treasurer; and Ivy Tech Regional Development Committee, Chair. Barker is currently Vice President and Personal Trust Administrator to 1st Source Bank’s Lafayette Wealth Advisory Services.
Greg Hull of Indianapolis
Originally from Richmond, Greg serves as the Valerie Eickmeier Professor in Sculpture and Fine Arts Department Chair at Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI. Prior to joining the school in 1999, Greg taught in the Sculpture Department at Kansas City Art Institute. His work and interests include interactive, kinetic, and time-based media including light, sound, and video. Greg has created both temporary and permanent installations for institutions such as the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the John Michael Kohler Art Center, the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis’s Conrad Hotel, and the Indianapolis International Airport. He is an Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellow and a Creative Renewal Grant recipient.
L–R: Alberta Barker, Greg Hull, Lisa Abbott, Kelsey Peaper, Sofía Souto
Appointments
Lisa Abbott of Fishers
Lisa is a communications professional with over 15 years of experience in both corporate and non-profit organizations. She currently is a global employee communications leader at Allegion and most recently served as public relations manager at Western Governors University (WGU Indiana). Lisa is a published author and experienced editor. She has a B.A. in Public Relations Journalism from Bob Jones University and an M.S. in Management and Leadership from Western Governors University.
Kelsey Peaper of Indianapolis
Kelsey has worked in education the past 12 years with students and teachers in traditional and public charter schools spanning grades K-12. Kelsey graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in Theatre and minors in Vocal Music and Communication. After graduation, she joined Teach for America and taught Special Education in Los Angeles, California. She obtained her Masters in Special Education from Loyola Marymount University. Kelsey then taught Special Education in Brooklyn, New York. She moved to Indianapolis with her husband and most recently she served as Assistant School Leader and the Director of Special Education at a public charter school in Indianapolis.
Sofía Souto of Indianapolis
Dr. Sofía Souto is a professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Butler University. Her teaching and research interests primarily center on monolingual and bilingual language acquisition in children with and without language impairment. Dr. Souto earned her graduate degrees at Indiana University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Purdue University.