IFA Staff

Meet the People Behind IFA's Work

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Jason Flickner

Executive Director
Jason was raised in Southern Indiana and graduated from the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He first became engaged with IFA’s work in 2001, spearheading the organization’s first canvass operations and served as IFA’s Conservation Director from 2015 to 2017. He has spent the last 30 years in nonprofit work advocating for clean air and water, endangered species protection, and forest conservation in Indiana and Kentucky.
 

jason@indianaforestalliance.org

Melody Dunn

Business Director

Melody holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a master’s degree in Management & Leadership from Western Governors University. She has a love of nature in all her forms. Collecting fossils and stones from creek beds is one of her favorite types of afternoon activity.

melody@indianaforestalliance.org

Naveen Chigurupati

Geographic Information Systems Analyst

A Computer Science graduate with a deep appreciation for the natural world, Naveen finds joy in long walks through nature, the calming scent of rain, and the quiet beauty of sunrises and sunsets. These simple moments fuel a thoughtful and grounded approach to both life and technology.

naveen@indianaforestalliance.org

Consulting Staff

David H. Seastrom
Assistant Director

Deidre Pettinga, Ph.D.
Business and Strategy Advisor

Jerome Delbridge
Arborist and Urban Forest Preservation Advisor

IFA's Board of Directors

Officers

Elizabeth Mahoney, President, Indianapolis

David Haberman, Ph.D., Vice President, Bloomington

Larry Kane, Secretary,                    Carmel

Nina Mutone, Treasurer, Indianapolis

Lora Kemp, Spencer

W. Russell (Russ) Sipes, Indianapolis

Annette Johnson,Indianapolis

Jonathan Munro,Indianapolis