On-Ramp Program Alumni

2024 Cohort

• Akilia MCain (Lake County)
• Alexandra McNichols-Torroledo (Vigo County)
• America Carrillo (Marion County)
• Brandon Meeks (Marion County)
• Christina Hollering (Boone County)
• Dana Caldera  (Allen County)
• Elisabeth Hegmann (Jennings County)
• Emily Wilson Gillespie (Monroe County)
• Emily J Casella (Porter County)
• Erik Fox (Marion County)
• Essence London (Monroe County)
• Freddy Rodriguez (St. Joseph County)
• Evan Lee Reagan (Clinton County)
• Jamika Smith (Lake County)
• Kevin Titzer (Vanderburgh County)
• Kimberly McMurray (Vigo County)
• Kristen Warning (Clark County)
• Liliana Guzman (Monroe County)
• Madelyn Heskett (Delaware County)
• Maggie Jean Ross-Barnhizer (Union County)
• Mary Ellen Ziliak (Vanderburgh County)
• Tiffany Radcliff (Marion County)
• Melody Johnson (Marion County)
• Micah Bornstein (Porter County)
• Miracle Hall (Hendricks County)
• Morgan Lee Smith (Madison County)
• Phyllicia Carr (Marion County)
• Rodney Carlstrom (Hamilton County)
• Shayla Fish (Vigo County)
• Utam Moses (Monroe County)
• Yorgo Douramacos (Madison County)

2023 Cohort

• Adam deWeber (Monroe County)
• AJ Veach (Tippecanoe County)
• Alicia Sims (Marion County)
• Amy Kniffen (Marion County)
• Audrey Williams (Monroe County)
• Brandon Schwartz  (Elkhart County)
• Brianna Hairlson (Lake County)
• Bridget O'Brien (Allen County)
• Cindy Perez (Fayette County)
• Clockwork Janz (Marion County)
• Dana Powell-Smith (Marion County)
• Denise Rolland Troyer (Boone County)
• Derek Tuder (Marion County)
• Diane Grams (La Porte County)
• Don Swartzentruber (Kosciusko County)
• Felicia Ford (Marion County)
• Hannah Ollen (St. Joseph County)
• Heather Landry (Vanderburgh County)
• Huner Ali (Monroe County)
• Jen Zartman Romano (Whitley County)
• Jenn Bibbs (Marion County)
• Kate Palyshniuk (Franklin County)
• Katie Wood (Putnam County)
• Kaylan Buteyn (Allen County)
• Kimara Wilhite (Clark County)
• Alva Krystal Wilson (Lake County)
• Kyle Darnell (Vanderburgh County)
• Lee Rainboth (Allen County)
• Lydia Campbell-Maher (Marion County)
• Matt Rees (Putnam County)
• Maya Doss (Delaware County)
• Olivia Willard (Madison County)
• Pam Blevins Hinkle (Marion County)
• Preston Buck (Jasper County)
• Rebecca Bailey (Warrick County)
• Robin Ligon Williams (Howard County)
• Savannah Jacob (Marion County)
• Solomon Mabry (Marion County)
• Susan Yanos (Henry County)
• Sydney Wells (Bartholomew County)

2022 Cohort

• Aja Essex (Bloomington)
• Austin Day (Indianapolis)
• Bandy Russell (Morgantown)
• Beatriz Vasquez (Indianapolis)
• Cecily Terhune (Carmel)
• Celeste Lengerich  (Fort Wayne)
• Charles Gillespie (Bloomington)
• Cynthia Frank (Anderson)
• Daniel Swartz (Poneto)
• Emily Bennett (Terre Haute)
• Emily Franks (Indianapolis)
• Erica Coffing (Rochester)
• Hilary Cannon Anderson (Bloomington)
• Joanne Roeder (Carmel)
• Jonathan Southern (Indianapolis)
• Kathaleen L Wessel (Anderson)
• Katie Lee (Mishawaka)
• Kierra Ready (Indianapolis)
• Lavinia Hale (Greencastle)
• Leanne McGiveron (West Lafayette)
• Leslie Noel Jr. (Fort Wayne)
• Lyndy Bazile (Fort Wayne)
• Marcie Couet (Franklin)
• Margaret Beeler (Michigan City)
• Matt Scutchfield (Plymouth)
• Michael Shannon (Indianapolis)
• Ngozi Rogers (Fort Wayne)
• Norah Amstutz (South Bend)
• Tammeron Jonesfrancis (Muncie)
• Tania Wineglass (Indianapolis)
• Timothy Stephenson (Indianapolis)
• Tracy Burns (Connersville)
• Victoria Williams Steen (Indianapolis)

2021 Cohorts

Central Cohort

• Lisa Fowler (Charlestown)
• Kimberly Innes (Anderson)
• Sadie Misiuk (Goshen)
• Dylan Quackenbush (Nashville)
• Heidi Fledderjohn (Indianapolis)
• Mariel Greenlee (Indianapolis)
• Tony Jeffers (McCordsville)
• Korie Pickett (Noblesville)
• Megan Sheetz (Fort Wayne)
• Sara Noë (La Porte)
• Manon Voice (Indianapolis)
• Ira Mallory (Indianapolis)
• Allison Ballard (Fort Wayne)
• Idris Busari (Goshen)
• Micah Detweiler (Wakarusa)
• Julian Douglas (Bloomington)
• Victoria Griswold (Indianapolis)
• Susan Alterio (Valparaiso)
• Tony Vasquez (Columbus)
• Leonard White (Indianapolis)
• Evren Wilder Elliot (Indianapolis)
• Kimberly Janelle (Indianapolis)
• Susan Atwell (La Porte)
• Kay Bae (Carmel)
• Boxx the Artist (Indianapolis)
• Joshua Bronaugh (Evansville)
• Paige Kissinger (Sellersburg)
• Tanya Kryder (Waterloo)
• Toni Ridgway-Woodall (Roachdale)
• Christina Robinson (Evansville)
• Rachel Speer (Tipton)
• Zachary Will (Evansville)
• Sarah Wolfe (Vincennes)

Floyd County Cohort

• Angie Andriot (New Albany)
• Brian Hitselberger (Lafayette)
• Cortlan Waters Bartley (Jeffersonville)
• Madelyn Copperwaite (Floyds Knobs)
• John Hickerson (Jeffersonville)
• Jaime Young Irvin (New Albany)
• Kris Lasher  (Ferdinand)
• ShiFen Liu (Indianapolis)
• Katherine Magalski (Brookville)
• Valerie Milholland (Sellersburg)
• Tahj Mullins (New Albany)
• Skye Studebaker Nicholson (Columbus)
• Sam Rosenburg (Bloomington)
• Julia Youngblood (Floyds Knobs)

South Central Cohort

• Dan Alexander (Bloomington)
• Dusty Baker (Salem)
• Sharon Bonner (Indianapolis)
• Janet Chilton (Carmel)
• Lisa Dodson (Martinsville)
• Krista Hall (Jasper)
• Ursula Curiosa (Evansville)
• Brick Kyle (Bloomington)
• Justine Scott Lemon (Anderson)
• Tanner Lemon (Anderson)
• Georgiya Mitchell (Bloomington)
• Matt Ramsey (Vincennes)
• Zach Roy (Palmyra)
• Mitchell Schuring (Bedford)
• Jennasen Snyder (Indianapolis)
• Sarah Spomer (Bloomington)
• Amanda Webb (Ninevah)

Northwest Indiana Cohort

• Raymar Brunson (Gary)
• Terry Chouinard (Gary)
• Martin Clinch (Indianapolis)
• McKenya Dilworth (Gary)
• Eve Eggleston (Indianapolis)
• Diana Ensign (Indianapolis)
• Jeff Hagen (Nashville)
• Addie Hirschten (Indianapolis)
• Pete Kaminski (La Porte)
• Brie Petty (Valparaiso)
• Joe Rauen (Munster)
• Madeline Richardson (Hammond)
• Jessica Peterson Rogers (Hammond)
• Ida Short (Goshen)
• Akili Sosa (Goshen)
• Carmen Vincent (Chesterton)

Marion Cohort

• Max Drury  (Fishers)
• Jo Gormong (Marion)
• Angelita Hampton (Indianapolis)
• Lauren Johns (Nappanee)
• Cierra Johnson (Indianapolis)
• Clare Longendyke (Indianapolis)
• Jaylan Miller (Marion)
• Braxton Moore (Indianapolis)
• Eliza Mowery (Indianapolis)
• Melissa Parrott Quimby (Indianapolis)
• Cathy Shouse (Fairmount)
• Yeabsera Tabb (Greenfield)
• Teresa Vazquez (Fort Wayne)

Northeast Indiana Cohort

• Matthew J Brown (Fort Wayne)
• Lukas Clevenger (Marion)
• Isaac Benjamin Dees (Fort Wayne)
• Drew Fletcher (Huntington)
• Em Guerrero (Fort Wayne)
• Curtis Jarrett (Huntington)
• Audrey Johnson (Lafayette)
• Sunday Mahaja (Goshen)
• Rhonda Newsome (Richmond)
• Sarah Schwab (Huntington)
• Abby Schwantz (Fort Wayne)
• Janelle Sloan (Pleasant Lake)

2019 Cohort

• Alexandra Geske (Indianapolis)
• Craig Helming (Noblesville)
• LeAnn Price (Aurora)
• Jacob Drummer (Muncie)
• Emily Gartner (Evansville)
• Brooke Hawkins (Columbus)
• Olivia Ulch (Fort Wayne)
• Janna Ahrndt (West Lafayette)
• Sam Love (Gary)
• Alyse Chinnock (Lafayette)
• Katelyn Calhoun (Indianapolis)
• Ben Fulcher (Muncie)
• Sanovia Garrett (Muncie)
• Eric Salazar (Indianapolis)
• Josh Silbert (Indianapolis)
• Kate Gregg (Shelbyville)
• Kaila Austin (Bloomington)
• Alicia Dawn Criswell (Lafayette)
• D. Del Reverda-Jennings (Indianapolis)
• Brian Dortmund (Chesterton)
• Dawn England-Harless (Nappanee)
• Gary Gee (Indianapolis)
• Laurel Izard (Michigan City)
• Megan Jefferson (Indianapolis)
• Kristina Knowski (Porter)
• Andrea Light (Indianapolis)
• Fernando Lozano (Edwardsport)
• Stephanie McDairmant (Warsaw)
• Maddie Miller (Fort Wayne)
• Dawn Murtaugh (Evansville)
• Erica Parker (Indianapolis)
• Dee Parson (Anderson)
• Amanda Ross (Spencer)
• Cassidy Young (Bloomington)

2018 Cohort

• Chris Acton (Chesterton)
• Terilu Adler (Madison)
• Armando Arceo (East Chicago)
• Emily Austin (Winona Lake)
• Megan Benson (Carmel)
• Mary Bolin (Cannelton)
• Phyllis Boyd (Indianapolis)
• Bekki Canine (Lafayette)
• Sami Decker (Richmond)
• Jennie DiBeneditto (Jeffersonville)
• Billy Easton (Goshen)
• Kate Ellis (Bloomington)
• Tyler Emery (Holton)
• Kenya Ferrand-Ott (West Lafayette)
• LJ Herbert (Muncie)
• Bethany Hohman (West Lafayette)
• Ben Jennings (Noblesville)
• Rachel Johnson Kavathe (Columbus)
• Hannah Lehman (Goshen)
• Christine Lussier (Fort Wayne)
• Chris Mack (Muncie)
• Doris Moyers-Hornbogen (Liberty Center)
• Paul Nethercott (Film)
• Eric O'Dell (Noblesville)
• Jim Peterson (Carmel)
• Claire Reed (Valparaiso)
• Christa Reuel (Goshen)
• Chapin Schnick (Martinsville)
• Kellie Shidler (Ligonier)
• Ty Smith (Indianapolis)
• Kevin Snyder (Nashville)
• Becky Stockert (Fort Wayne)
• Russ Vossler (Madison)
• Lisa Walsh (Jewelry)
• Alex Warnick (Columbus)
• Liz Yager (Fort Wayne)

2025 Program Evaluation

The On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur paused for program evaluation in 2025, allowing the program to grow to better meet the needs of Indiana, as informed by the 2023-2024 Artist Needs Assessment.

Measurement Resources Company (MRC) was hired to serve as the IAC’s external evaluation partner, with evaluation beginning in early 2025. The evaluation of On-Ramp was designed to assess three key areas:

1. the quality of the existing On-Ramp program through a lens of continuous improvement,
2. outcomes among the participants themselves, and
3. outcomes related to the engagement of participants within their local communities and Indiana.

MRC combined IAC’s existing pre- and post-program survey data from each cohort to measure short-term outcomes across the program as a whole and developed a new Alumni Survey primarily aimed at measuring medium-term outcomes not covered by the existing surveys. 62% of On-Ramp alumni participated in the Alumni Survey. Key findings of the evaluation include:

• On-Ramp provides long-lasting gains in knowledge, skills, and intentions in key business areas, including participants’ ability to communicate their unique value proposition.

• Alumni are highly satisfied with the quality and value of the program. On-Ramp improves creative empowerment among participants, and alumni show strong entrepreneurial self-efficacy.

• On-Ramp alumni are growing art-centered businesses in Indiana, employing others, and increasing art-related income, collaborations, and sales.

• On-Ramp alumni enrich the vibrancy of their local communities by serving as educators, mentors, advisors, and connectors.

Read the full On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program Impact Evaluation Report.

The Indiana Arts Commission is implementing recommendations for improving the program and will re-open On-Ramp for applications in 2026.

Have questions about this program? Please reach out. We're here to help!

Jordan Adams
Artist Services Program Manager
joadams1@iac.in.gov
(317) 508-6115

The 2026 cohort of the On-Ramp Accelerator will serve as the last central cohort of the program, with the program shifting towards a local model beginning in 2027.

Ahead of the shift towards a more localized model, the Indiana Arts Commission is seeking qualified entities wishing to take a leadership role in the local implementation of the On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator in order to impact their local or regional creative economies.  Implementing a local model will allow more creatives across the state to participate in the program and allow for the potential customization of content and cohorts to respond to regional talent clusters.

Submit the Expression of Interest form.