Jessica Ballard-Barnett has been a member of the SENSE Board of Directors since October 2015, serving as Secretary, Vice President, and President. She is currently the Board Vice President and a member of the Executive Committee. Jessica is an attorney with the Indiana Court of Appeals. She lives in Fountain Square with her husband, Erik and three children.  Her daughter, Veronica and Artemis, attend SENSE and her son, Felix, is a SENSE alum now attending Herron High School.

Lee served as the founding board chair when SENSE was formed in 2003 and served on the original board until 2007. An avid guitar player, he became re-engaged in SENSE with Mrs. Whittle’s guitar class and was asked to re-join the board in 2018. Lee lives in Carmel and is also a semi-professional photographer specializing in photos of historic Indiana architecture.

Jodi currently works for Beam, Longest & Neff as Director of Project Finance and Administration, after 20 years in various roles within Indiana and Illinois state government. Jodi lives in the Fountain Square neighborhood with her pug, Snoop Dog, and is excited to serve the families and staff of SENSE.  If she's not out exploring the Southeast side neighborhood merchants and amenities, you'll likely find her reading, riding her bike, or planning her next adventure.

Colleen Pawlicki, PhD is a career educator and business owner in Fountain Square, Indianapolis. As the owner of Troy Street Professional Services, Dr. Pawlicki provides copy editing, qualitative research, project management, and writing coaching to authors and researchers.  Before opening Troy Street, Colleen taught high school English in Chicago Public Schools and then served in the Office of Special Education at the Indiana Department of Education. Colleen holds a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University in English Education and a PhD from Indiana University in Education Policy.

Bethany Gosewehr currently serves as the Vice President of Development for the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. She has a BA from Purdue University in Organizational Communication and a MPA in Policy Analysis from Indiana University. She is excited to serve the community in support of an important institution.