Tobias Leadership Center announces 2020 cohort of Fellows

INDIANAPOLIS — The Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence at Indiana University congratulates the 15^th class of Tobias Fellows, an exclusive cohort designed to enhance the leadership skills of high-talent, experienced leaders.

During the year-long program, Fellows receive one-on-one coaching and also meet throughout the year for 10 sessions of innovative, experiential programming. This specialized leadership programming is created to develop five key competencies and unique insights to address complex issues facing executive-level leaders. The program provides intensive study in both the elements and contexts of leadership. The ability to interact with other executives from public, private, nonprofit and academic sectors with experience in civic and organizational leadership is the unique niche of the Tobias Fellows Program.

The 2020 Tobias Fellows cohort includes:

Amrou Awaysheh, IU Kelley School of Business

Michael Bartone, Citizens Energy Group

Paige Button, Tobias Family Foundation

Dustin Davis, Norplex-Micarta

Susan Finkam, Ascension Health

Brandon Gentry, Dealers Wholesale

Sherri Helvie, The Orchard School

Aaron Hood, Indiana Supreme Court

Ram Iyer, Cook Medical

Kevin Jones, Indianapolis Fire Department

Shadreck Kamwendo, IU Health

Neal Lewis, Duke Realty Corporation

Stacy Payne Miller, Indy Chamber

Diana Nolting, Anvl

Matt Nowlin, The Polis Center

Darshan Shah, BioCrossroads

Joshua Vest, IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health

About the Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence

The Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence prepares leaders for 21^st century challenges. Now in its 15^th year, the Tobias Leadership Center bridges the gap between knowledge and practice, so leaders are empowered to develop people, organizations and communities who can solve complex problems. The center’s signature initiatives are the Tobias Fellows Program, the Oral History Library, the Hazelett Forum and Leadership Engagement and Discovery (LEAD) Conference. Established at Indiana University, the Tobias Leadership Center is headquartered on the IUPUI campus in Indianapolis, Indiana. The center partners with the Kelley School of Business, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University.