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  • Linda Erlinger

    Executive Director
    lerlinger@stand.org
    317.759.2633, ext. 2102
    Linda manages Stand for Children in Indiana. She brings both professional experience and personal commitment to build the organization, team and community to advocate and support the policies and practices needed to ensure that all kids in Indiana have excellent education opportunities.

  • Matt Impink

    Indianapolis Organizer
    mimpink@stand.org
    317.756.8498
    Matt grew up in Indianapolis and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in Sociology. After teaching or running an after-school program in the School District of Philadelphia for six years, Matt has gone on to do education policy work with Jobs for the Future and Lumina Foundation for Education.

  • Laura Kelley

    Operations Coordinator
    lkelley@stand.org
    317.759.2639
    Laura grew up in Cincinnati, and is the proud product of great public schools there. She attended DePauw University, majoring in Spanish and Religious Studies. She developed her passion and commitment to educational equity while tutoring during an internship in Southeast Washington, DC.

  • Jay Kenworthy

    Communications Director
    jkenworthy@stand.org
    317.759.2637
    Jay hails from a small town that you’ve probably never heard of called Clayton, Indiana. He graduated from Ball State University with a degree in newspaper journalism. After a brief stint on the police beat for The Star Press (Muncie), Jay entered politics.

  • Veronica Lucena

    Training and Engagement Coordinator
    vlucena@stand.org
    317.480.6210
    Veronica was born and raised in Milwaukee, WI and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Her passion in education developed during the seven years she worked in after school programs and community centers in Milwaukee.

  • Katie Rarick

    Development Manager
    krarick@stand.org
    317.759.2638
    A native of Indianapolis, Katie is a graduate of the MSD of Lawrence Township. Her interest in education was piqued during a college internship that exposed her to the world of charter schools.

  • M. Karega Rausch

    Indianapolis Director
    krausch@stand.org
    317.759.2631, ext. 2101
    As the father of two young, beautiful girls, Karega’s stand for children is not only a profound professional calling but also deeply personal.

  • Kristine Park Shiraki

    Policy Director
    kshiraki@stand.org
    317.759.2632
    Kristine grew up all across the west coast, attending public schools in Washington, California, and Nevada. After completing her undergraduate studies at Pepperdine University, Kristine began her career in education as a Teach For America Corps Member in 2005 teaching sixth grade English Language Arts, Social Studies, and World Geography in South Central Los Angeles.