OUR TEAM

Elevate Carmel, Inc. is an Indiana non-profit organization that will oversee all transition and inaugural activities for the City of Carmel. The goal of the transition is to find opportunities for service enhancement, process improvement, cost reduction and increased transparency to better serve our community. By recruiting a diverse and talented group of subject-matter experts to lead our transition efforts, we will lay a strong foundation to build an administration that will accelerate and elevate Carmel’s success for years to come.

Executive Committee

Laura Campbell – Senior Advisor

Kory Wood – Senior Advisor

Lisa Brandt – Executive Director

Brad Rateike – Communications Consultant

Marilee Springer from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath – Legal Counsel

Marty Obst and Cydney Couch– Fundraising Consultants

Transition Committee

Katie Lucas – Co-Chair

Bill Stephan – Co-Chair

Larry Gigerich – Economic Development

Adam Collins – Redevelopment

Marilee Springer - Legal

Chuck Schalliol – Finance

Jason Sondhi – Information Technology

Dr. Michael Kaufmann – Fire/EMS

Doug Carter – Police

Rebecca Carl – Marketing and Community Relations

Kevin Hetrick - Utilities

Steve Fleming – Engineering

Jamie Ford-Bowers and Chris Hamm – Planning and Zoning

Jennifer Pavlik – Administration

Michael Rowe – Infrastructure

Liam Hansen – Carmel Mayors Youth Council

Loren Matthes – Bond Bank

Kent Burns – Talent Acquisition

Mel Cockrum – Human Resources

Inaugural Committee

Carrie Holle – Co-Chair

Jeff McDermott – Co-Chair

Johnica Bibeau

City Councilor Dr. Tim Hannon

Craig Dunn

Lou Gerig

Magdalen Bergeron

Marsha Millikan

Stephanie Carlson

Jill Stafford Zaniker