Committee Members

Deb Easterday

Member, Program Committee

Deb is an attorney and former senior vice president and chief counsel of National City Bank. She served as a director for Special Olympics Indiana (past chairperson), ARC of Greater Boone County (past president), Parent Education and Advisory Council of Zionsville (founder and past president) and Indiana Parent Information Network (past president; IPIN is now known as About Special Kids- ASK). Deb was also a court-appointed special advocate in Boone County. She has been named the Special Olympics of Boone County Volunteer of the Year and Special Olympics of Boone County Coach of the Year. She is the parent of a son with Fragile X Syndrome and she leads the Self Advocate and Family Advisory Council for ILADD along with advisor Jill Sima and director Lisa Batts. Deb holds a BA in Economics from Hillsdale College and a JD from Indiana University.

Jill Sima

Member, Program Committee

Jill is raising her 22-year-old son, Peter, who has Down syndrome, as well as enjoying being the mother to three other adult children and Gigi to 5 grandchildren. A big part of her raising Peter is being his service provider through a third-party agency. Like many parents of young adults with disabilities, her responsibilities include managing Peter’s medical needs, SSI, waiver services, Vocation Rehabilitation services and post-secondary education through IUPUI-SITE and Project Search. She also homeschooled her four children over a period of 15 years.

Jill co-created a special needs ministry at Traders Point Christian Church with Lisa Hurtubise and served as co-ministry team leader for about seven years, providing for the special needs of children in a self-contained classroom or through a buddy in the general Sunday school classes; Parents’ Night Out events where special needs children attended an extravagant evening of fun and faith while their parents had a night out; and, Family Fun Nights where families of children with special needs joined in fun family activities like hayrides, bowling nights, and swimming events.

Jill also created and lead the Ágape disability mission in Nicaragua. She organized and lead mission teams of special education teachers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, nurses, doctors and others with a heart for special needs individuals to serve there twice a year supporting the special needs children, their families and teachers. Each trip provided teacher training and other supports; fun activities with the children; gatherings for the older Agape Vocational students and graduates; parent support meetings and encouragement; food distribution to families in need; participation in church services; and some physical work in the facilities. The program began with 25 part- time students and presently enrolls more than 125 students in two locations.

Lisa Hurtubise

Member, Program Committee

Lisa is a very active ministry leader, teacher, and volunteer serving adults and children with disabilities. She works for New Hope of Indiana, a direct service provider agency, co-founded with Jill Sima the special needs ministry at Traders Point Christian Church (TPCC), and co-leads with her husband, Francois, a yearly special needs-focused mission trip to Nicaragua. She also is a sponsorship volunteer for the Nicaragua Resource Network serving as liaison between sponsors at TPCC and sponsored students in Nicaragua. Lisa also is a small group leader for a women’s Bible study. She is the parent of two adult sons including Alec who is one of two self-advocate directors on the ILADD board. Lisa also serves as a member of the Programs Committee and Self-Advocate and Family Advisory Council for ILADD. Lisa holds a BA in Journalism from Indiana University.

Matt Brown, President/Owner, Charles M. Brown Architects, Inc.

Member, Building & Architecture Committee

Matt Brown is a licensed architect and is the President/Owner of Charles M. Brown Architect, Inc. He has over 40 years of architectural planning and design experience with commercial, religious, and residential 12 projects. Matt brings good communication skills and expertise enabling collaboration with clients as well as, construction, and design professionals throughout the project until completion. Matt received the “Award of Excellence” from the Indiana Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors for a renovation project on the campus of Indiana University. Matt holds a Bachelor of Architecture and Urban Planning degree from Ball State University. He is currently serving as Vice-President on the Fuller Board for Housing in Central Indiana using his talents to help provide much needed affordable housing for families in the Indianapolis area.

Michele Gray

Member, Program Committee
and ILADD Program Manager

Behavior Consultant, Tangram

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Mike Grisham

Member, Governance Committee

Former Managing Counsel and Ethics & Compliance Leader for Dow AgroSciences

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Brian Hosking

Member Resource Development Committee

President, Hometown Insurance

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Erin Lewis

Member, Governance Committee

Senior Vice President & General Counsel, IU Health

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Kathleen McAllen

Member, Resource Development Committee

Senior Consultant, Stephanie Wood Group

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