Meet #TeamTPMA
Your Partners in Success
TOM MILLER
Founder & Board Chairman
After spending over 30 years in strategic consulting on a multitude of economic and workforce development initiatives all over the US, Tom knows what truly produces results – solid leadership. Under his executive leadership, TPMA has grown to serve an impressive, international client base with a matching roster of innovative and impactful strategic projects. In 2017, TPMA was ranked #6 on the Indianapolis Business Journal’s FAST 25 ranking of fastest growing private companies in Indianapolis.
Tom is a master of connecting expertise with opportunities which has enabled TPMA to draw on best practices and proven methods from across disciplines and industries in developing communal solutions. As the first president of the Indiana Technology Partnership (now called TechPoint), he successfully led the organization to raise more than $2 million in operating capital; increase collaboration among technology-based Hoosier companies and entrepreneurship culture; and create metrics for measuring tech competitiveness with other states.
MARK GRAMELSPACHER
CEO & Managing Partner
Mark’s experience ranges from starting companies to helping legacy companies reorganize product and service offerings and supporting startups at various growth stages. He’s consulted with businesses across the country and the globe.
A native of Jasper, Ind., he began his career working in his family’s businesses in retail service and manufacturing and taught elementary school in Puerto Rico before becoming a lawyer, entrepreneur, and executive advisor. His civic involvement includes graduating from the Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Program, serving on the boards of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and LISC Indianapolis, and serving as a trustee and officer for an independent primary school in Indianapolis. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and IU Maurer School of Law.
Advisory Board
Senior Leadership
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SILVANA LAVOR
Chief Operating Officer
Pennsylvania
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Dr. Sara Tracey
Vice President, National Workforce & Education Strategies
Ohio
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LAURA WALDMAN
Vice President, Impact & Consulting Services
Indiana
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TOM DEBAUN
Senior Director, Indiana Economic & Community Development
Indiana
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JONATHAN FARIS
Senior Director, Business Development
Indiana
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BRIAN NOTTINGHAM
Senior Director, Research, Evaluation, & Community Impact
South Carolina
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MEGAN WAGNER
Senior Director, Client Experience
Ohio
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BRETT WILER
Senior Director, Economic Development & Strategic Planning
Pennsylvania
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Dustin Miller
Director, Finance
Indiana
Senior Advisors
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VICKI THOMPSON
Senior Advisor, Education & Workforce Strategies
Ohio
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DR. BEN WILSON
Senior Advisor, Workforce Solutions & Transformation
Pennsylvania
Leadership
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Wendy Brewer
Director, Proposal Strategy & Appalachian Partnerships
Ohio
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AARON FINLEY
Director, Housing & Community Development
Ohio
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STEVEN GAUSE
Director, Strategy & Growth Initiatives
Tennessee
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Katy Battafarano
Senior Manager
Illinois
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Stephanie Bradley
Senior Manager
Missouri
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Stephanie Flatten
Senior Proposal Manager
Texas
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KELLY FRIEND
Senior Manager
Indiana
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BRENDA VOGLEY
Senior Administrator, Project Success
Ohio
Team
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Angelica Barnekow
Proposal Writer
North Carolina
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Lindsay Bloos
Senior Consultant
Indiana
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ERIN BROWN
Consultant
Maine
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KAYCEE BUNCH
Senior Consultant
Kentucky
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VERONICA COWARD
Project Administrator
Florida
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Molly Delaney
Proposal Process Administrator
Massachusetts
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BRIANNA DINES
Consultant
Indiana
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BEN HELKOWSKI
Consultant
North Carolina
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Dr. Maureen Hoffmann
Senior Consultant
Indiana
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JAMAINE JACKSON
One-Stop Operator
Pennsylvania
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JERICA JOHNSON
Data & Systems Coordinator
Ohio
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John Johnston
Consultant
New York
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CHRISTINA ORTEGA
Consultant
Indiana
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ZACHARY RICE
Senior Consultant
Indiana
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ASHLEY SHARPLEY
Consultant
Indiana
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Renee Setari
South Carolina
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KELSEY SIMPSON
Consultant
Indiana
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MORIAH TAFT
Consultant
Indiana
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Alex Taylor
Consultant
Indiana
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NIKLAS TESSMANN
Senior Proposal Writer
Florida
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Melanie Thompson
Senior Housing Consultant
Georgia
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CONNOR WADDELL
Consultant
Indiana
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MICHAELA WISCHMEIER
Proposal Writer
Indiana
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KYLIE WOLF
Senior Consultant
Indiana