RICHARD G. LUGAR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE SERIES BOARD OF GOVERNORS ELECT NEW BOARD PRESIDENT

November 1st, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS – The Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series today announced its Board of Governors elected a new Board President at its Tuesday meeting.

Morgan Perrill, who previously served as Vice President, was unanimously elected as President effective immediately. She succeeds Elisha Modisett Kemp who served as Board President from 2021-2024. Kemp plans to remain on the board.

“I am honored to serve on the board in this new capacity,” said Perrill, “I am grateful to have served under Elisha’s leadership the past few years, and I look forward to continuing to work alongside her and the rest of the board as President.”

Morgan Perrill currently serves as Vice President at The Corydon Group and is a graduate of the 2015-2016 class of The Lugar Series.

“We are excited to see Morgan step into this role after serving as Vice President,” said Executive Director Anne Hathaway, “We are grateful for the leadership of Elisha Modisett Kemp and her service as Board President, and we look forward to her continued commitment as a board member.”

The Lugar Series Board President typically serves a two-year term before returning to their position as a voting member.

The current Board Members of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series are:

  • Kris Altice, General Counsel, Shiel Sexton Co, Inc, Class of 2001-2002
  • Courtney Arango, Director of Government Affairs, AES Corporation, Class of 2012-2013
  • Caryl Auslander, Principal, Torchbearer Public Affairs, Class of 2014-2015
  • Lauren Box, Partner, Barnes and Thornburg, Class of 2016-2017
  • Cyndi Carrasco, General Counsel, University of Indianapolis, Class of 2019-2020
  • Shelley Klingerman, Managing Entrepreneur, NEXT Studios, Class of 2016-2017
  • Rebecca Kubacki, Former State Representative, Class of 2013-2014
  • Erin Lewis, SVP and General Counsel, IU Health, Class of 2014-2015
  • Erin Lucas, Development Director, Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation, Class of 2020-2021 and IRSC Board Representative
  • Lawren Mills, Partner, Ice Miller LLP, Class of 2008-2009 and Former Board President
  • Betsy Mills, Online Faculty, The Pennsylvania State University, Class of 2018-2019
  • Blair Milo, Director of Center for Talent and Opportunity, Sagamore Institute
  • Elisha Modisett Kemp, Deputy Head of U.S. Government and Industry Affairs, Corteva Agriscience, Class of 2008-2009 and Former Board President
  • Pepper Mulherin, Director of External Affairs, AT&T Indiana, Class of 2014-2015 and Board Treasurer
  • Jessica Norris, Director of Corporate Affairs, IGT, Class of 2007-2008
  • Sabra Northam, Vice President, Hallowell Consulting, Class of 2015-2016
  • Morgan Perrill, Vice President, The Corydon Group, Class of 2015-2016 and Board President
  • Erika Steuerwald, Of Counsel, Krieg DeVault LLP, Class of 2019-2020
  • Mindy Westrick Brown, Counsel, Faegre Drinker, Class of 2006-2007
  • Courtney Knupp, Vice President of International Market Development, National Pork Board, Class of 2023-2024 Board Representative
  • Monica Kozlowski, District Director, Office of U.S. Senator Todd Young, Class of 2000-2001 and IFRW Board Representative
  • Teresa Lubbers, President, Sagamore, Lugar Series Co-Founder and Board Co-Chair
  • Judy Singleton, Co-Founder, Lugar Series Co-Founder and Board Co-Chair
  • Anne Hathaway, President, Hathaway Strategies, Lugar Series Executive Director

 

About the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series

Inspired by the late Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series was established in 1990 as a not-for-profit women’s leadership development program designed to increase the preparation, influence and number of Republican women in local, state and national elective and appointive offices.

To date, the Lugar Series has trained 624 Hoosier women and has produced exceptional new party leaders, public board and commission members, political operatives, and elected officials from mayors and legislators to state executive office holders. Since 1990, the program model has been replicated to create excellence programs across the country with over 2,000 graduates nationwide.

 

For more information about The Lugar Series, contact Anne Hathaway at [email protected] or visit www.LugarSeries.com