Board & Staff
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill
We are grateful for our FOGP volunteer board members and all they do for Garfield Park.
2022 Board Members & Staff
Retired ~ Indy Parks– Garfield Park Manager
Jan Lesniak, Vice president
Retired Attorney
Joni Anderson — Secretary
Retired- Vice President & Senior Corporation Counsel
Cheryl Dillenback-Treasurer
Neighborhood Leader
Joseph Banfield
Kopec Electric
Micah Beachler
Steck Solutions
Russ Clemens
Senior Mgr. of Compensation & Benefits -Citizens Energy Group
John Hornberger
Retired Teacher
Katie Jacobsen
Tube Processing
Bob Kizer
Regional Sales Manager – BSN Sports
Lisa Laflin
Executive Director -West Indy Development Corp.
Jeff Mader
Principal/Owner – Mader Design
Alex MacAllister
Southern District Operations Manager- MacAllister Rentals
John Masengale
Eli Lilly and Co., Retired
Jim Simmons
Garfield Park Neighborhood Leader
Retired – Businessman
Darrell Unsworth
Community Development Consultant
Owner/Darrell Unsworth Consulting
Roxanne Whitley-Anderson
Operations Manager- Dayspring Center
Bob Willsey
President & Investment Advisor, Bison Creek Advisors, LLC
Life Board Members
Doug Hardwick
Horseshoe & 500 Gordon Pipers
Retired
Mark Van Auken
Easley Winery
Retried-The National Bank of Indianapolis
Posthumous Life Board Members
Betty Foley
Founding FOGP Member 1998-2015
Richard Hornberger
Founding FOGP Member 1989-2013
P.E MacAllister
MacAllister Machinery Co. , Inc. 1999 -2019
George Seybert
Founding FOGP Member 1989-2017
Honorary Board of Directors
Phil Bayt
Attorney, Ice Miller
Jeff Cardwell
President, Cardwell Do it Best
Mike Davis
Community Leader, Retired
Andy Hohlt
Neighborhood Leader
Greg Martz
President, GM Development
Indy Parks Staff
Fritz Nerding
Garfield Regional Park Manager & Conservatory Manager
Elizabeth Schleicher
Assistant Conservatory Manager
Pete Bolden
Burrello Family Center Manager
Haley Dickey
Assistant Burrello Family Center Manager
Kavita Mahoney
Garfield Park Art Center Manager
Staff
Mike Lennox
FOGP Administrative Consultant
Dale Bowell
FOGP Board Assistant
D. Mark Bowell
Volunteer, Executive Director Emeritus
DMB Marketing & Management, Inc.
