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JCFA Board of Visitors

R. K. Kelley '87
Director, Entertainment Strategy & Operations, Walt Disney World Entertainment, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Erik Lindseth
Trustee Lecturer, History Department, IUPUI, Indianapolis, Ind.

Dr. Erik Lindsethis a senior lecturer in the Department of History at the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis, where he teaches European, Renaissance and Reformation, Scottish and English History, History of Education, and History of the Book at.  He received his B.A. degree from Wabash College, his Ph.D. form Edinburgh University and his M.L.S. from Indiana University. See more

His research interests include early Indiana libraries and literary circles, 19th century German immigration to Indianapolis, books/printing/publishing, and numismatics.  He is active as the director of conservation and restoration at National Library Bindery Co. of Indiana.

Publications: "The True Greeks, 1846-1900" in Tau of Beta Theta Pi: 150 Years at Wabash (1997).

Alicia Cox McMahon M.M. '97
Brand Marketing Manager, Firestone Building Products Co., Indianapolis, Ind.

Alicia McMahonhas a broad range of marketing strategy and public relations experience. Prior to joining Firestone Building Products in 2008, she was the Director of Marketing for one of the largest cardiology practices in the U.S., responsible for an extensive re-branding effort.  McMahon also managed corporate public relations for a number of clients with two different Indianapolis-based ad agencies and later served as the Executive Director of the Carmel Symphony Orchestra.

In her role of Brand Marketing Manager at Firestone, McMahon is responsible for increasing Firestone's brand effectiveness in the marketplace through corporate advertising, branding, public relations, and media relations activities.  She works specifically with trade media to build greater awareness of commercial roofing and building envelope products. See more

McMahon received a B.A. in Communications and Journalism from Purdue University and a Masters in Music Education from Butler University.  She has 3 children - a daughter who graduates from the University of Notre Dame in May and two boys in high school.  Her husband is also a Butler grad. She currently serves as a member of Butler's Jordan College of Fine Arts Board of Visitors.

Jenny L. Mobley '87, M.M. '89
Adjunct Instructor, Keyboard Skills, Butler University, Indianapolis, Ind.

Jenny Mobley received her Master of Music Education degree from Butler University; she has an undergraduate degree from Butler and another from Indiana University and has done post-graduate work at Indiana University and The Juilliard.  A pianist, she has taught privately for over 20 years, has been an instructor at Butler since 1987 and was the founder and director of the Indianapolis Piano Academy. She has performed in Bloomington, IN with the Chamber Music Association and Town Theater and was also a keyboardist with the Bloomington Town Theater Orchestra and Bloomington Symphony Orchestra. See more

Ms. Mobley has conducted workshops for IPTG and IPTA and is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, MTNA, IMTA and GIMTA, and has served on the Committee on Independent Studio Teaching of The National Conference on Piano Pedagogy. 

Diana Mutz

Diana Hartley Mutz graduated from Vassar College in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in psychology, and she earned her M.B.A. from Indiana University's Kelly School of Business in 1989.  She has been a stay-at-home mom for most of her career, home schooling both of her children.  Her community volunteer work has included volunteering on political campaigns, serving two terms as Precinct Committeeman, working on Conner Prairie Alliance, and spearheading neighborhood beautification projects. See more

She has served her alma mater as President of the Indiana Vassar Club and as Chair of the Indiana Vassar Alumnae/i Admissions Committee.  As a high school student, Diana studied flute with a Butler professor, and she is now a fledgling harp student with Butler adjunct Wendy Muston.  A balletomane, Diana faithfully curled her daughter's hair for six seasons of Butler's The Nutcracker, where her daughter danced in the children's cast.

Michael O'Brien
President & Owner, Printing Partners, Indianapolis, Ind.

A University of Wisconsin graduate with a dairy background, Michael O'Brien began his career as a dairy extension agent with the American Peace Corps in Punjab, India. Upon returning to the United States, O'Brien worked in agricultural marketing for companies including Countrymark Cooperative, Elanco Products Company and Central Soya where he was responsible for both communications and marketing. In addition, his career includes agency experience working for Trent-Jones, Inc. in Princeton, NJ and Bader Rutter & Associates in Milwaukee, WI. See more

Following the birth of their son, Patrick, in l987 he and his wife, Jackie Nytes, bought an Insty-Prints franchise in Indianapolis. Within ten years the business had expanded to four locations and sales increased more than tenfold. Before discontinuing the franchise in 1999, Printing Partners was the largest multiple-unit Insty-Prints in existence.

Today, O'Brien and his partner, Joel O'Brien, operate Printing Partners from two Indianapolis locations. During a period of industry consolidation, Printing Partners has made significant investments to become a G-7 Master Printer and to acquire FSC and ISO certification.

Throughout its history Printing Partners has been known for its generous support of the arts and in 2011 Americans for the Arts recognized Printing Partners as one of the top ten companies in the United States in terms of art support.

O'Brien currently serves on the boards of CICOA Foundation, International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, Indianapolis School of Ballet, University of Wisconsin Alumni Club of Indianapolis and St. Joan of Arc Church Pastoral Council.

Alfred Savia '75, M.M. '76
Conductor, Music Director , Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, Evansville, Ind.

A native of Livingston, NJ,Alfred Savia graduated from the Jordan College of Fine Arts.  He is currently music director of the Evansville (IN) Philharmonic Orchestra, and enjoys an internationally respected career as conductor, orchestra builder and teacher.

He studied conducting with Franco Ferrara and with Otto Werner Mueller.  Conducting studies at the American Symphony Orchestra League's Institute of Orchestral Studies and the Tanglewood Music Center led to his first professional appointment as assistant a conductor of The Omaha Symphony.  Subsequently, he served as resident conductor of the Florida Philharmonic and New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, associate conductor of the Florida Symphony Orchestra and music director of the Orlando Opera.  He also served the Orlando Philharmonic as its artistic director and principal conductor from 1995 to 2000. See more

Under his leadership the Evansville Philharmonic has expanded activities to include a Youth Orchestra program, the incorporation of the Philharmonic Chorus, Children's Choirs and the Eykamp String Quartet.  He initiated new programs including Gospel Night, Family/Casual Classics Series, Outdoor Concerts in and around Evansville, annualMessiahandNutcrackerperformances,Music Alive(residency with composer David Ott), a Side-By-Side program with the professional and Youth Orchestras, and Chamber Orchestra concerts in Vincennes and New Harmony.  The inclusion of fully staged opera in many of the past seasons has become one of the highlights of the cultural scene in Evansville.

Savia, who was associate conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra from 1990-1996, is a frequent guest conductor throughout North America and around the globe, and recent summer festival appearances have included Chicago's Grant Park Symphony, Summer Music at Harkness Festival in New London, Connecticut, Lucius Woods Performing Arts Center in Wisconsin, and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's Symphony On the Prairie.

Jerry Toomer

Jerry Toomer works closely with key leaders to design effective strategies that clearly link individual and team effectiveness to total organizational performance.  With 30+ years as a Human Resources Executive, Educator, and Psychologist, Dr. Toomer has effectively worked with a wide range of individuals and work groups in achieving their professional and personal goals in complex organizations. See more

At Butler University, he has been actively involved in the development of a "Real Life, Real Business" curriculum and also serves as an Executive Partner in the College of Business as well as an Adjunct Professor in the MBA program.

Jerry's academic credentials include a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Wartburg College and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Iowa.  For over 25 years, Jerry worked at The Dow Chemical Company and Dow AgroSciences, where he held senior leadership positions in Human Resources.  He was a key member of Dow executive management teams that have successfully completed several corporate mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and global diversification initiatives.  His effective blend of teaching experience, executive coaching & consulting skills and highly successful corporate work experience has provided a basis for sound, fundamental transition management.  Included among his recent clients are General Mills, Coca Cola, Cheminova, YourEncore, Boeing, Aearo Technologies and TriMedx.

Jerry's particular areas of expertise are Executive Coaching and Consulting; Human Resources Strategy; Change / Transition Management; Family Business Succession Planning; Mergers, Acquisitions, Restructuring and Global Diversification; and Leadership Selection & Development.

Marianne McKinney Tobias
Community Leader; Program Annotator, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra; author; Indianapolis, Ind.

A native Hoosier,Marianne Williams Tobias attended Harvard University, where she accompanied the Harvard Glee Club and was pianist for the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra.  She graduated cum laude in 1962 with a degree in European History, focusing on national socialism and communism. See more

Marianne continued her musical education at Longy School of Music, where she received an Artist Diploma in 1967.  She spent the next 19 years in St. Paul, MN, earning her M.F.A. in 1973 and her PH.D. in 1977 from the University of Minnesota, where she also taught; she also worked for Dominick Argento.  After her children were born, she worked at St. Paul Academy and Summit School and for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.  After returning to Indianapolis, Marianne continued post-doctoral work with pianist Menahem Pressler, Distinguished Professor at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.

Besides music, Marianne has collected a diverse resume of experiences.  In Boston, she worked as an assistant producer of WGBH's The French Chef, working directly with legendary chef Julia Child.  She also spent two years working with Harvard Professor Robert Albion in American History courses as an illustrator for sailors on Polaris submarines.  Having earned a Legal Translation Training Certificate in Spanish from the University of Chicago in 2008, Marianne translates personal documents and recently gave tours in Spanish at the IMA's Sacred Spain exhibit.

Marianne is the author of Classical Music Without Fear: A Guide for General Audiences and co-author of Opera for All Seasons: 60 Years of Indiana University Opera Theater, from the Indiana University Press. Currently, she is working on two books: a history of Crown Hill Cemetery and a celebratory biography of David Higgins, set designer at the Indiana Opera Theatre at Indiana University's School of Music.

Employed by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra as their resident musicologist and writer of program notes, Marianne has frequently collaborated in concert with ISO musicians, and since 2009, has also written program notes for the Ensemble Music Society.  Zach de Pue (ISO concertmaster), Geoffrey Lapin (ISO cellist), and Marianne were recently appointed as Trio in Residence for the new concert hall at the Old Centrum.

Always ready for a new endeavor, Marianne began studying the cello in 2009 and recently completed Veterinary Technology School.  She works part-time at the Cat Care clinic, and at the heart of her daily life are Patches and Isabel, both "rescue kitties."  She has 2 children, five grand children and five step grandchildren.

She serves on the Boards of the Indianapolis Symphony, IMA, Indy Baroque, Indiana Landmarks, Crown Hill Foundation, and over the past five years has rotated off 10 other boards in Indianapolis, Philadelphia, and Cambridge, MA.

Anna White
Executive Director (Retired), Young Audiences of Indiana Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.

Anna Seim White is a magna cum laude graduate of Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD, with a degree in music and English.  She earned her M.M. degree from the University of Minnesota in American Literature and Piano, and studied at the Aspen School of Music and the University of Michigan.  She served as an Associate and Assistant Professor at Chadron State University and at the University of North Dakota. See more

After moving with her husband, Jim, to Indianapolis, Anna taught private piano and began giving time as a volunteer with a number of arts organizations.  Serving first as a volunteer for the arts education organization Young Audiences of Indiana, she subsequently served as its Executive Director.  During her tenure, a number of YA collaborations were developed with Butler University, including an Artist/Intern program and a Summer Arts Institute for Teachers and Artists. 

Anna has served as chair of the Board of Governors of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, as president of its Alliance and the Contemporary Art Society; she presently serves as a Trustee and a member of the Collections and Nominating Committees.  She is also a board member of MIPB (WFYI).  Anna served as chair of the International Violin Competition from 2002-2006, and continues on the board, and also served for a number of years on the boards of the Indianapolis Symphony, Dance Kaleidoscope, Indiana Youth Institute and the Arts Council of Indianapolis.

In addition to being named a Sagamore of the Wabash, Anna has received the ARTI Award from the Arts Council of Indianapolis, and the NUVO Cultural Vision Lifetime Achievement Award.

Trevor Yager
President & CEO, TrendyMinds, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.