About Us -  Meet Our Team

Executive Director

Kimberly McElroy Jones, PhD, (ABD) is Executive Director of MICI-AHEC. Kimberly has strong credentials, strong relationships in central Indiana and a deep personal and professional understanding of the AHEC mission. 

Kimberly earned her bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision from Purdue University in 2001 and a master’s degree in Adult Education from Indiana University-Indianapolis in 2004. She is currently in the dissertation phase of her Doctoral Degree in Organization and Management through Capella University. Prior to joining the MICI-AHEC, she was employed by Clarian Health as a clinical education specialist for the Pharmacy Technician Program.

Outreach Coordinator

Shauna Roberts is Metropolitan Indianapolis - Central Indiana Area Health Education Center's project coordinator. She is charged with enhancing the quality of access to health care and addressing the health workforce needs of the medically underserved. A native Hoosier, Roberts was the outreach coordinator of Networks Financial Institute where she coordinated and managed NFI’s infrastructure and processes in support of a broad financial services outreach agenda. Roberts began her career in the not-for-profit industry for a PBS Affiliate, KERA Unlimited located in Dallas, Texas. As fundraising research coordinator, she provided foundation and government fundraising research that resulted in $600,000 in gifts. Roberts received a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from Southern Methodist University in 1999.  Spring of 2001, she was awarded a fellowship from CUNY, Baruch College in partnership with the National Urban Fellows in New York City with curriculum focusing on the social and economic problems of urban environments.

Personal Mission Statement

Roberts has a personal and professional commitment to the arts, education, and social/economic development - tools she believes are vital to inspiring youth and building stronger communities.

Sr. Administrative Assistant

Tricia Brown is MICI-AHEC's Sr. Administrative Assistant. A graduate of Indiana University's School of Education, with her Bachelor's of Science in Secondary Education, she started her career in the not-for-profit industry. As program specialist for the Girl Scouts of Tulip Trace, she enhanced the Girl Scout program throughout the council's 12 county service area.  Brown is charged to work collaboratively with schools and organizations in the MICI-AHEC region to improve health for underserved and underrepresented populations.

Advisory Board Members

Robin Nelson, MSN/ED	Morgan County Memorial Hospital	Director of Education
Erin Brothers	Hancock Regional Hospital	Recruiter
Marian Pettengill	Marian College	Director Nursing, Professor, and Dean
Bob Lubitz	St.Vincent Health	Vice President, Academic Affairs & Research
Katie Humphreys	St.Vincent Health	Senior Vice President, Government Relations
Kristi Rees	Suburban Health Organization	Grants and Funding Coordinator
Martha Levey	ASPIN, Inc.	Business Development Coordinator
Marty Rugh	St.Vincent Health	Director, Community Development
Sherry Makely	Clarian Health Partners	Manager, Educational Services
Mike Brooks	Indiana Health Industry Forum	President, CEO
Michelle Study Campbell	Indianapolis Private Industry Council	Strategic Initiatives Coordinator
Ann Loureiro	Westview Hospital
Sue Pruce	Riverview Hospital	Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer
Traci Adams-Wilson	Indiana University School of Dentistry	Coordinator of Diversity Support Services
Sharon Barr	Witham Hospital	Exec Dir, Bus. Dev. & Dir, Phys Specialty Ctr
Christine Kirkendol, MD	St.Vincent Mercy Hospital	Physician - ED and Internal Medicine
Louise Neufelder	Johnson Memorial Hospital	VP, Pt Care Services & Chief Nursing Officer
Barbara Mitchell	Nursing 2000	Executive Director, Nursing 2000
Robin Ledyard, MD	Community Hospitals