Leadership
Advancing the CICOA mission on behalf of our clients
The leadership team at CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions is dedicated to advancing our mission and vision in Central Indiana. More than 75 volunteer leaders on our Board of Directors, Foundation Board of Trustees, Advisory Council and other committees are advocates for our mission, contributing their time, professional and personal talents, and resources on behalf of our clients.
Meet the Team
Tauhric Brown
Tauhric Brown
CICOA President and CEO Tauhric Brown, as a child, always looked forward to the six weeks every summer that he and his sister would spend with their grandmother in Atlanta. It was there that his passion for older adults was first kindled and where he learned some of his earliest lessons in leadership.
“My grandma ran our family from her recliner and her phone,” he laughs.
Before joining CICOA in January 2020, Tauhric was chief operating officer for Senior Services, Inc., an agency supporting older adults and people with disabilities in Kalamazoo, Mich. His career started in the U.S. Army, and then he became a successful owner/operator for a multi-carrier wireless retail company. Inspired by his family and upbringing, he made the switch to the nonprofit world to fulfill his dream of improving the lives of others.
Tauhric leads CICOA at a time when the landscape is changing rapidly for area agencies on aging nationwide. Over the next 10 to 15 years, he envisions CICOA serving as a model for managed long-term services and support, launching research institutes and using innovation as a catalyst for success.
“The future will be about filling voids in addition to connecting people to resources,” he said. “The more unmet needs we discover and the more services and products we can provide, the more clients will gravitate to us and stick to us.”
In his spare time, Tauhric enjoys playing golf in warmer months or in front of the television in the winter watching University of North Carolina basketball (a fan since the Michael Jordan days.) He and his wife, Laura, collectively are the parents of six adult children. Most recently the couple became grandparents.
Executive Leadership
Stephen Gerber
Stephen Gerber
Stephen Gerber has lived a lot of lives, professionally speaking. He brings experience in pastoral ministry, nonprofit management and fundraising team leadership to his role as CICOA’s chief development officer.
Stephen is responsible for the agency’s overall fundraising strategy, leading annual campaigns, major gifts, planned giving, grants and special events. The job, as he sees it, puts systems and processes in place that create authentic relationships with donors and community partners.
“There is an intrinsic dignity in helping people that is exciting,” he said. “Being able to build support for quality of life for all people along the life spectrum says a lot about the Central Indiana community.”
Most recently Stephen served as executive director of development at Grace College & Seminary in Winona Lake, Ind. There, he worked with a donor on a $1.5 million gift that established the first endowed chair in the college’s school of science and secured two separate $1 million grants for the seminary.
He holds the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation and the executive certificate in religious fundraising. Stephen earned a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Temple University, a master's degree from Grace Theological Seminary and a master’s in business administration from the University of Phoenix.
He and his wife, Vicki, have two adult sons. Stephen enjoys weekend trips to the beach, reading and movies across all genres. He has followed the Indianapolis Colts from the moment they arrived in Indiana.
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
Chief Financial Officer Michael Johnson encourages staff to think differently about the way CICOA fulfills its mission. It’s a component that’s critical to the future of the agency and its clients.
“The population we serve will continue to grow, and with shrinking government resources, we need to find other sources of revenue and be efficient with existing resources. We must think more like a for-profit business and generate surpluses to support and grow our efforts.”
Michael oversees the development of more efficient fiscal systems and processes. Current projects include an online accounts payable system and facilitating greater availability and transparency of financial reporting.
Before coming to CICOA in 2020, Michael held leadership roles in for-profit and nonprofit settings. His resume includes positions with the Butler Business Consulting Group, CliftonLarsonAllen, Ernst & Young and the Indiana University School of Medicine, where he was a liaison between the school’s clinical departments and the IU Health system.
An Indianapolis native, Michael sees working for an organization that improves the life of the community as an added benefit.
Michael earned a bachelor’s degree in business with an accounting concentration from Indiana University Bloomington. He also holds CPA and Chartered Global Management Accountant licenses.
He is a diehard Indiana University basketball fan, and he enjoys crossword puzzles and spending as much time as possible with family and friends. Additionally, he is a “bonus parent” to his partner’s children.
Lisa Schneekloth
Lisa Schneekloth
It’s not in Lisa Schneekloth’s nature to accept the status quo, so it’s no surprise she would rise to the challenge of becoming CICOA’s first chief compliance officer. It’s a big job covering compliance, risk assessment and management, quality assurance, improvement and accreditation.
“The process will ensure the longevity and sustainability of CICOA,” Lisa said. “And it’s definitely in the wheelhouse of what I’m passionate about—doing things the right way.”
Lisa grew up in a single-parent home in the Fountain Square neighborhood of Indianapolis. Her family received subsidies for rent and meals, experiencing first-hand what many of CICOA’s clients go through. That early experience inspired her interest in helping others.
Lisa joined CICOA in 2008 as a care manager. While at CICOA, she’s also served as an options counselor, supervisor and assistant director for Flourish, and director of Meals and More. In that role, she introduced automated processes that have served clients more efficiently and resulted in high staff satisfaction ratings.
Lisa holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from IUPUI and a master’s degree in non-profit leadership from Indiana Wesleyan. Her resume also includes work with Big Brothers Big Sisters, early childhood education and the juvenile probation system.
“Working with CICOA, I’ve felt empowered to help people meet their basic needs. There’s satisfaction in knowing I’m making a difference in the community through grassroots-level social work and guiding and mentoring others to make a difference, too,” she said.
Lisa has three adult children and two adult stepchildren. Away from work, she finds time for reading, exercise and beach vacations with her husband, Scott, the lead singer in a classic-rock band.
Beth Skinner
Beth Skinner
As chief human capital officer, part of Beth Skinner’s job is to support and inspire CICOA employees to become their best selves. She says the role is similar to the experience of raising children.
“You look at the whole aspect of the person, their needs and dreams. And you try to make them comfortable enough to do new things, so they grow. When people get the opportunity to use the best of their abilities, they just bloom. And I love that.”
Beth speaks from experience when it comes to professional growth. At Community Health Network, where she worked before coming to CICOA, she was continually challenged and encouraged to reach her full potential, which included returning to college at age 50 to finish her degree. Initially, she never envisioned herself in a leadership role, but when she left Community, it was as vice president of human resources.
In addition to cultivating employee growth at CICOA, Beth oversees compensation and benefits, staffing, and strategic planning. She is the developer of CICOA’s I-CARE (Integrity, Courage, Accountability, Respect and Excellence) tool, based on principles that define the agency’s culture and guide employees’ actions in service to others.
Beth holds a bachelor's degree in organizational management from Indiana University and a master’s degree in organizational management with certification in human resources management from Purdue University. Since 2015 she’s been an adjunct faculty member at IUPUI, teaching human resources, benefits and compensation and professional legal classes.
Away from the office, Beth enjoys live music and her house on 2.5 acres “in the middle of corn field” that she shares with two Great Danes. At home, she spends time hosting bonfires with friends, renovating an old barn on the property and the company of her two children and eight grandchildren.
Vice Presidents
Jonathan Haag
Jonathan Haag
Jonathan Haag’s path from biblical studies major to CICOA’s vice president of innovation isn’t as unusual a journey as it first appears. As he explains, while innovation is rooted in creative confidence at the organizational level, it only takes place when creative confidence is developed and encouraged at the individual level.
“Everyone has something that only they have, and my job is to encourage that out of them. I see that as my ministry,” Jonathan said.
Appointed vice president in 2021, Jonathan served previously as CICOA’s director of strategy and innovation. Currently, he oversees CICOA’s research institute and venture studio, secures capital for projects and facilitates partnerships with other community-based organizations and ventures.
Jonathan came to CICOA in 2016 from Sagamore Institute, an Indianapolis think tank. Working alongside seasoned thought leaders and practitioners from a variety of fields at Sagamore sparked his own restless imagination and furthered an interest in turning ideas into reality. His CICOA highlight reel includes launching Duett, an in-house, for-profit company that connects clients to home healthcare providers, and fostering a culture of innovation across the agency.
When he’s not moving ideas through the innovation pipeline, Jonathan enjoys spending time with his wife, Monica, and their three sons, Landon, Riley and Peyton.
Jonathan holds a B.S. in biblical studies and a minor in journalism from Grace College and Theological Seminary.
Dustin Ziegler
Dustin Ziegler
Dustin Ziegler leads numerous programs that optimize the reach and impact of CICOA services and resources. Examples of Ziegler’s innovative and strategic leadership include new and expanded partnership initiatives with the medical community through the establishment of CICOA’s clinical engagement program, the assembly and leadership of CICOA’s Medical Advisory Council, the strategic adoption and implementation of the statewide Dementia Friends Indiana movement, and the development of new collaborative opportunities between CICOA and academic and research communities.
Ziegler came to CICOA in 2016 from the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter, where he founded and led a program that partners with the medical community to connect families affected by dementia to the appropriate resources. This program was recognized as one of the most successful in the nation and was highlighted as a best practice at the 2016 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto.
Ziegler received his gerontology/health and aging education from Indiana University. Ziegler was also the 2019 Indiana University School of Medicine Bowen Center Award recipient in the state of Indiana for his leadership in advancing health innovation and policy through the Dementia Friends Indiana movement.
Directors
Dan Amonett
Nicci Annen
Chad Bales
Karren Brooks
Nancy Carpenter
Donata Duffy
Doug Grishaber
Sarah Moore
Chelsea Neulieb
Lynn Roberson
Dana Robinson
Erica Seabaugh
Maggie Schrage
