The Journey is pleased and honored to announce the 30 Indiana emerging leaders in the field of youth development who have been nominated and selected to be the tenth class of The Journey Fellowship for New Professionals.

Bloomington

Rachel Dobias

Program Director, Boys and Girls Clubs of Bloomington

Samantha Jackson

Outreach Case Manager, Stepping Stones, Centerstone

Derrick Ziegler

Program Coordinator, Monroe County Community School Corporation

Crawfordsville

Lauren Long

Behavior Consultant, Child Adult Resource Services

Evansville

Christina Wicks

Regional Coalition Coordinator, Indiana Youth Services Association

Fort Wayne

George Gardner

Lead Staff, Boys and Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne

Denzel Hayden

Family Case Manager, Indiana Department of Child Services

Madeline Miller

Youth Peer Support Specialist, Mental Health of America of Northeast Indiana

Gary

Dezimon Alicea

Academic Counselor, Ivy Tech Community College

Tara Nelson

 Program Administrator, Project Rebuild Foundation

Greendale

Morgan James

 Family Case Manager, Indiana Department of Child Services

Indianapolis

Sarah Doak

Case Manager, Outreach, Inc.

Courtney Ferguson

Regional Program Director, YMCA of Greater Indianapolis

Jessica Laumann

Therapist, Community Behavioral Health, Gallahue School Based Services

Randall Nored

Assistant Director, The Children’s Bureau, Inc.

Gabriel Ojeda

EDGE Site Coordinator, John Boner Neighborhood Centers  

Charles Peterson III

Mentor and Life Coach, New Breed of Youth Mentoring

Heidi Poe

Education Specialist, La Plaza

Mark Spiegel

Founder and President, Make Your Own Ball Day

Technical Director, Dynamo FC

Evan Velozo

Outdoor Educator, White Pine Wilderness Academy

Danielle White

Regional Coalition Coordinator, Indiana Youth Services Association

Lawrenceburg

Kelsey Barrett
Family Case Manager, Indiana Department of Child Services

Marion

Christina Riddle

Community Support Supervisor, Grant Blackford Mental Health, Inc.

New Albany

Taylor Heise

Assistant Director for Youth and Teens, Floyd County Family YMCA

Sam McCollum

4-H Educator, Purdue Extension

Plymouth

Taylor Martin

Therapist, Bowen Center

Richmond

Candra Ramsey

Foster Care Specialist, Meridian Health Services, FosterHope

Scottsburg

Heather Law

JDAI Coordinator, Scott County Partnership

South Bend

Ashley Murray

Unit Director, Boys and Girls Club of St. Joe County

Terre Haute

Anissa McKibben

Behavior Consultant, Child Adult Resource Services, Inc.