ERI's Indiana advisory board gathers Hoosiers of diverse backgrounds and experiences. Board members' involvement in mentoring, facilitating connections with decision-makers, developing and implementing resilience-related programs, and reaching residents across the state contribute to our mission of helping the state of Indiana be prepared for environmental change.
Indiana Advisory Board
Denise Abdul-Rahman
Abdul-Rahman is a regional field organizer for the NAACP Environmental Climate Justice Program.
Jim Brainard
Brainard is the mayor of Carmel, Indiana.
Jim Carpenter
Carpenter is the CEO of Wild Birds Unlimited.
Karen Cecil
Cecil is the global director of environmental sustainability at Cummins Inc.
David Hillman
Hillman is the Indiana program manager for the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust.
Stephanie Lawson
Lawson is the executive director of the McKinney Family Foundation.
Carrie Newcomer
Newcomer is a songwriter and performer.
Sandy Sasso
Sasso is director of the Religion, Spirituality, and the Arts Initiative, IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute.
Dana Reed Wise
Wise is the environmental health bureau chief for the Marion County Public Health Department.
Global Advisory Board
ERI also consults with a global advisory board of scientists and practitioners who have the technical expertise to help build ERI’s program of research and implementation.
- Joel Clement, senior fellow with the Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and senior fellow with the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists
- Rita Colwell, distinguished university professor at the University of Maryland in Applied Environmental Health (MIAEH) focusing on global infectious diseases
- Tom Dietz, university distinguished professor of sociology and environmental science at Michigan State University and director of the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
- Jeffery Dukes, Belcher Chair for environmental sustainability at Purdue University, and director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center
- Michael Gerrard, Andrew Sabin professor of professional practice at Columbia University and director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University
- Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy, climate scientist, and professor of political science at Texas Tech University
- Peter Marra, director of the Georgetown Environmental Initiative and focuses on animal migrations
