Voting Members
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Scott P. Jensen, Noblesville, Chairperson |
 Scott P. Jensen is the Chairperson of the School Board for the Indiana School for the Deaf. He is a strategic planning and financial management consultant for Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis, Indiana. He has a masters degree in business administration and general management from the University of North Carolina. He holds leadership positions on several state and national boards and is an actively involved parent of two children, one of which is Deaf. Prior to his current employment, Mr. Jensen served as an officer and paratrooper in the United States Army. |
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Ray Furner, Ph.D., Indianapolis |
Dr. Furner entered West Virginia University in the Fall of 1961 with one hearing aid. Seven and one half years later, he had two hearing aids, a BA, MS, and Ph.D. He now has one hearing aid, a cochlear implant, and a CapTel telephone. His observations on hearing problems are intensely personal: “If a hearing problem has happened, it has probably happened to me.” He worked as a Research Associate at the University of Tuebingen in West Germany for a year, and then for two years in California, as a Research Associate at NASA. He has authored more than 75 publications in pharmacology, cancer research, psychiatry, mass spectrometry and analytical chemistry. He teaches “Evolution of Scientific Thought” and “Research Methods” at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Indianapolis. He is an active member of the Brownsburg Lions Club, where he is past treasurer and current webmaster. And, when time permits, he is an avid cyclist. Dr. Furner makes presentations about the CapTel telephone to interested groups in Indiana.
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Gregory T. Genrich, Indianapolis |
 Mr. Genrich, Co-Founder, CEO draws from more than 15 years in management, finance and strategic partnering to provide strategic direction for Barlap. With exposure to a wide variety of industries, he brings a well-rounded knowledge base to the company, in addition to extensive compliance and licensing experience. Mr. Genrich is also majority owner and managing partner for Bradford & Riley, Inc. He received a BS degree in Business Administration from Butler University and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. |
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Patricia W. Kem, Rensselaer |
 Patti Kem has been the Director of Special Education for Cooperative School Services since 1991. Prior to this she taught and served as an assistant principal in Kokomo. Her Undergraduate degree is from Manchester College and she earned a M.A. and Ed.S. from Ball State University. She lives in Rensselaer with her husband and two children. |
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Ann Reifel , Indianapolis |
 Ann Reifel currently chairs the Vincennes University American Sign Language Program, housed on the Indiana Deaf School campus in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ann has earned Masters degrees in Deaf Education from Ball State University and Teaching American Sign Language Program from Western Maryland College (aka William McDaniel College). She has been teaching for the DO IT – ECIP for a number of years; and recently joined the BA Interpreting program teaching ASL. She has conducted various workshops pertinent to language and cultural issues for Educational Interpreters in the state of Indiana, Vocational Rehabilitation counselors, and persons in the workplace.
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R. Scott Rigney , Indianapolis
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Scott is the Chief Development Officer for an Indiana based senior housing company. He has over 20 years of real estate and facilities management experience in higher education, pharma, and health care. He is the father of two children and has served on numerous non-profit boards and committees. He and his wife Deborah have a passion for travel and international orphanage assistance.
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| Lucy Witte, Indianapolis |
 Lucy Witte is the Director of Special Education for the MSD of Wayne Township Schools and West Central Joint Services Special Education Cooperative. She holds a bachelors and masters degree, and Director of Special Education license from Indiana University. Lucy is an active member of the Indiana Council for Administrators of Special Education (ICASE) and the national organization CASE, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), the national Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative, and the Indianapolis Pancreatic Cancer Action Network affiliate.
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Non-Voting Members |
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Nicole Norvell
Department of Education
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| Nicole Norvell is the Education Specialist in the Division of Special Education at the Indiana Department of Education. |
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Adam Horst
Governor's Office
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| Adam Horst, State Budget Agency Director, is charged with the duty and responsibility of serving as fiscal analyst, administrative budget officer, fiscal forecaster, and fiscal policy adviser to the Governor. |
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Representative Cindy Noe, Indianapolis |
| Representative Cindy Noe was first elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 2002. Currently, she represents House District 87, which includes portions of Boone, Hamilton, and Marion Counties. Rep. Noe currently serves on the Education Committee, select Committee on Government Reduction and the Committee on Family, Children, and Human Affairs, on which she is chairman. Rep. Noe has devoted much of her life to public service and is an active member of her community. She lives in Indianapolis with her husband of 38 years. They are the proud parents of two children and have 13 grandchildren. |
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