Board of Directors

2012/2013 500 Festival Board of Directors

Community and business leaders serve on the 500 Festival Board:

Chairman of the Board: Ted Dickman
Vice Chairman: John Crisp
Secretary: Paul Sinclair

Gary Aletto
Chief Operating Officer
Bright Sheet Metal Company, Inc.

Kris Altice
General Counsel
Shiel Sexton Company, Inc.

Jeff Belskus
President and CEO
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation

John Boss
Executive Vice President
Aon Risk Services Central, Inc.

David Bratton
CEO
Business Furniture

Bob Brody
CEO Central Indiana Region, Franciscan Alliance & President
Franciscan St. Francis Health

Doug Brown
Partner and Principal
Bose McKinney & Evans LLP

John Cardenas
President and General Manager
WTHR-TV

Justin Christian
President and CEO
BCforward

Art Coffey, M.D.
Director of Cardiovascular Surgery
IU Health

John Crisp
Senior Vice President, Principal
Cassidy Turley

Karen Crotchfelt
President & Publisher
Star Media

Ted Dickman
Chief Executive Officer
BKD, LLP

Tim Dunn
President
Firestone Building Products

Steve Dwyer
President and CEO
Conexus Indiana

Jim Freeman
Vice President of Community Affairs
OneAmerica

Bill Henley
Vice President of Corporate Affairs
Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL)

Rob Hillman
President
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Indiana

Cathy Langham
President
Langham Logistics, Inc.

Mike Marchetti
Executive Vice President, Store Operations
Finish Line

Patty Martin
Senior Director, Lilly Diabetes
Eli Lilly and Company

Susan Massela
Vice President, Human Resources
Simon Property Group

Bob McElwain
Executive Vice President and Market Manager
JP Morgan Chase Bank

David Pentzien
Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Operations
ProLiance Energy

Natalie Roberts
Senior Vice President
Monarch Beverage Company

Paul Sinclair
Partner
Ice Miller

Gretchen Snelling
Vice President and General Counsel
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Jeff Sweet
General Manager
Hilton Indianapolis

Scott Thiems
Executive Vice President, Business and Community Banking
Regions 

Pat Walsh
Executive Vice President, COO and CFO
Emmis Communications

Mike Wells
President
REI Investments, Inc.