IHSAA Foundation Staff and Board of Directors
Foundation Board of Directors
Andy Arnold
SVP, Facilities Operations, Pacers Sports & Entertainment
Wayne Barker
Northwest Allen County Schools
Eric Bowlen
Superintendent, Martinsville Schools
Grantland Clapacs
Partner, Dentons Bingham Geenebaum LLP
Bobby Cox
Commissioner Emeritus, IHSAA
Dr. Phil Eskew, Jr. M.D.
Professor Emeritus, IU School of Medicine
Chad Gilbert
Athletic Director, Charlestown High School
Joe Jordan
President and CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs-Fort Wayne
Dr. Paul Kaiser
Superintendent, Westfield Washington Schools
Mike Mossbrucker
Athletic Director, Mooresville High School
Paul Neidig
Commissioner, IHSAA
Blake Ress
IHSAA Commissioner Emeritus
Jim Sandgren
CEO-Commercial Banking, Old National Bank
Kris Teusch
Ast. Athletic Director, Homestead High School
Milton O. Thompson
Attorney, Bleeke Dillon Crandall
Pete Ward
COO, Indianapolis Colts
Jennifer K. Wilfong
CEO, JW Land Management, LLCContact the Staff
Chris Kaufman
Assistant Commissioner Foundation President
Trip Lukemeyer
Foundation DirectorRESPONSIBILITIES:
Golf Outing, Awards Banquet, Grant Distribution, and Donor Relations
As IHSAA Foundation President, Chris is responsible for leading the mission and vision of the IHSAA Foundation to protect, sustain, and nurture high school sports in Indiana.
Chris has spent nearly his entire career in the service of education-based athletics and student-athletes. In addition to his role at the Foundation, Chris also serves as an assistant commissioner for the IHSAA, a role he has held since 2012. Chris first joined the Association in 2006.
George Lukemeyer III, known as “Trip”, joined the IHSAA Foundation as Director in May of 2023.
Trip’s responsibilities include spearheading fundraising and development, managing the website and donor database, overseeing communication, developing programmatic themes, and serves as the point-of-contact for IHSAA events including scholarship presentations and golf outings.
