Our Team
Susan Crisafulli, President
Susan is an English professor at Franklin College. She also serves on the boards of the Friends of the Johnson County Public Library and the Franklin Education Connection, and she is a Girl Scout leader for a troop of middle- and high-school girls.
Liz Cooper, Vice President
Liz recently retired from a 38-year career in sales and marketing in the senior living industry. She resides in Bargersville and serves on two nonprofit boards in Johnson County.
Ryan Hammer, Treasurer
Ryan is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and works for Cummins Inc. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Franklin College in 2015 while majoring in Accounting, Finance and Business Management. He also currently serves as a volunteer assistant tennis coach for Franklin College.
Cara Wagner
Cara founded Miss Cara Photography while pursuing her bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship at the University of Indianapolis. After a decadelong career in marketing and public relations she now operates three unique businesses. Cara, her husband, two children, and rescue pup are enjoying life on their hobby farm in Franklin.
Pam McNealy Powell
Pam serves as Vice President of Project Development for AECOM Hunt. She also serves on multiple boards and committees for various industry associations and charities, in addition to being a member of 100+ Women Who Care of Johnson County.
Tianna Coleman
Tianna is a military spouse, mother of one, and an educator for Center Grove Community School Corporation. Additionally, she coaches middle school volleyball and the high school's Unified Track & Field team. Tianna's daughter receives books from the Imagination Library of Johnson County and has a passion for reading herself.
April Hannum
April has worked for Cummins Inc for the past 17 years. She is an avid reader with a passion for literacy, having been involved with several literary programs for children and adults throughout her career, and actively participates in social media, reviewing books from publishers on her Bookstragam page.
Bronwen Carlisle
Bronwen is the programs and special projects manager at Indiana Humanities, where she oversees literary programs including the Indiana Authors Awards. She holds master’s degrees in English literature and library science from IU Bloomington and lives with her husband and son in historic downtown Franklin.