Josh Kornberg

Chair, 2021-2022

Degrees:

BA’12

Josh Kornberg is the Executive Director of the Caesars Foundation of Floyd County where he oversees the disbursement of funds for non-profit grants, scholarships, and small business loans. Prior to Caesars Foundation, Kornberg was a development officer at Ivy Tech Community College – Sellersburg, Kentucky Science Center, and Volunteers of America Mid-States. He is a founding member of the IU Southeast Student Alumni Association and has served as its president as well as on the IUAA Executive Council. In 2020, Josh was named Young Professional of the Year by One Southern Indiana.

Jeannie Sager

Chair-elect, 2021-2022

Degrees:

MA’03

Jeannie serves as director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the IUPUI Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. A development professional for 20 years, she previously worked as director of philanthropy at the IU Health Foundation, the IU School of Medicine as director for the Dean’s Council and Special Programs, and IU Foundation. She is a long-time member of the Alumni Council of IUPUI and received the Maynard K. Hine Medal in 2017.

Nicole Yates

Vice Chair, 2021-2022

Degrees:

AA'06, BGS'07

Nicole served IU as Executive Council member, Southern Indiana/Louisville Alumni Chapter board member, and a member of the IU Southeast Alumni board. She has been named 2020 Most Admired in Politics for Today's Woman Now magazine and she currently is the associate vice president of community engagement for Molina Healthcare in Louisville.

Jason Dudich

Treasurer, 2021-2022

Degrees:

BS’01

Jason serves as vice president, CFO, and treasurer at University of Indianapolis. Formerly, he was state budget director for the State of Indiana and the chief of staff for the mayor of Indianapolis. His service to IU includes the Distinguished Alumni Council for the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs from beginning in 2015 and as a member of the Executive Council beginning in 2016.

Shontrai Irving

Secretary, 2021-2022

Degrees:

BA'97, MA/JD'03

Shontrai is a clinical professor of business law at Purdue University Northwest.  He is past president of the national board of the Neal-Marshall Alumni Club and in 2010, he was awarded the Charlie Nelms Alumni Award and the Hudson Holland Scholars Program Service Award for outstanding service to Indiana University.

Vi Simpson

Immediate Past Chair, 2021-2022

Degrees:

LLB’94, LHD’13

Vi is a retired attorney and state senator. She served on numerous committees in the Senate, including Appropriations and Health and Provider Services committees. She was chair of the joint Budget Committee and was elected as minority leader, the first woman to serve in both those positions. She was nominated in 2012 as the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor.

Safia Mohiuddin

Student Representative, 2021-2022

Safia A. Mohiuddin is a sophomore at IU Northwest majoring in biochemistry with a pre-med track.  She is the social media coordinator for the Student Alumni Association, as well as the fundraising chair for the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS), and is president of the Pre-Professional Studies Club and a senator with the Student Government Association. She plans to graduate in 2023 to begin medical school.

Kyle King

Manager at Large, 2021-2024

Degrees:

BS’07, OD’11

Kyle has served in leadership positions with the Evansville, Optometry, and Marching Hundred alumni communities. He was instrumental in leading and successfully executing one of the largest fundraising campaigns of its kind for the Evansville Chapter of the IUAA. Kyle received the IUAA Volunteer Leadership Award in 2019. He works as an optometrist at Evansville Eyecare Associates.

Yung Nguyen

Manager at Large, 2020-2023

Degrees:

BS′89, MD′95

Yung lives in Indianapolis and is a medical affairs associate at Cook Medical. He has served on the Executive Council as an at-large member and is the immediate past president of the School of Medicine Alumni Board. In 2021, he was named Physician Mentor of the Year by the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Sandy Searcy

Manager at Large, 2021-2024

Degrees:

BS’86, MS’88

Sandy became the first woman president of the I Association in 2009. She served as a member of the Executive Council from 2010-2016 and won the I Association’s Leann Grotke Award in 2011, the School of Public Health Anita Aldrich Distinguished Alumni Award in 2012 and the IUAA President’s Award in 2019.  She is Director of Sports for the National Federation of State High School Associations.

Cindy Stone

Manager at Large, 2020-2023

Degrees:

BS’78, MS’08

Cindy is a former Executive Council member, founding board member and immediate past president of the LGBTQ+ Alumni Association and served as IU Trustee from 1995-1997.  She is retired faculty with the Kelley School of Business and is currently an artist in Bloomington with StoneWare Designs pottery studio.

Martin Vargas

Manager at Large, 2019-2022

Degrees:

BS’94

Martin served as senior international business analyst at Walmart Stores, Inc., then became an entrepreneur in 2004 in the field of health care innovation, strategic planning, and technology. In September 2021, he was named executive director of the St. Mary's Legacy Clinic which provides healthcare to the poor and medically underserved in East Tennessee. Martin has been on the Executive Council and was board member and president of the IUAA Latino Alumni Association. He earned the IUAA President’s Award in 2016.  

Dawn Michele Whitehead

Manager at Large, 2019-2022

Degrees:

BA’97, MS’03, PhD’07

Dawn is the vice president of the Office of Global Citizenship for Campus, Community, and Careers at the Association of American Colleges and Universities. An active participant in the Washington, D.C. IUAA programs, Dawn has served on the Neal Marshall Alumni Club Board since 2011 and has been a member of the IUAA Executive Council. 

J Thomas Forbes

Chief Executive Officer

Degrees:

BA’90, MPA’96

J T. was appointed CEO of the IU Alumni Association in 2010. An experienced higher education leader, he has served in communications, marketing, public affairs, and government relations roles at IU and Michigan State University. A former president of the student body on the Bloomington campus, he founded the All University Student Assembly, and later served as a trustee of Indiana University. He was appointed Interim President and CEO of the IU Foundation in 2020.