After graduating from Purdue University in 1980 with a bachelor of science in Organizational Leadership, she began her career was quality control manager at Inland Container Corp.

In 1982 Patsy began a long career in the financial services industry. She was employed by EF Hutton and then joined Prudential Securities, which was acquired by Wachovia Securities and eventually merged with Wells Fargo Advisors. She had several roles with these organizations, including operations manager and branch manager of both the Evansville and Louisville offices. She spent her last 17 years as executive vice president, Mid America Regional president.

Patsy is happily retired as of September 2018

She and her husband, Mike, live in the Herron Morton neighborhood in Indianapolis. They have two grown daughters, Colleen and Shelby.

Patsy volunteers with the Indiana Landmarks. She has been a Tiffany Circle member of the Red Cross for the past 11 years.

Since retiring, she has been able to travel and plans to visit three more states to reach her goal visiting all 50 states. She is an avid reader and is a loyal fan of the Colts, Pacers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Purdue Boilermakers. Patsy likes to exercise with daily walks or runs.

Lara Beck has spent nearly 20 years working in public and media relations, strategic communications and reputation management. She has extensive experience working for elected officials at the state and local levels. Lara started Beck Communications in 2006 and provides strategic communications services to start-up and mid-sized companies, elected officials, municipalities, non-profits, and advocacy-related organizations.

Lara is a graduate of Marian University with a bachelor of arts degree in history and Spanish. She and her husband, Tim Henderson, live in Irvington and are parishioners at Our Lady of Lourdes. Their son, Taggart, attends Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School. She previously served on and chaired the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School commission.

Sheila Barton Bosron, DDS, is a graduate of Little Flower Catholic School (1956) and Scecina (1960). She is a 1984 graduate of Indiana University School of Dentistry and practiced dentistry in private practice in Broad Ripple until retirement in 2008. She also has been an elementary school teacher in Kalamazoo, Mich., and Nagoya International School in Japan.

Sheila is married to William F. Bosron, a retired professor of biochemistry at Indiana University School of Medicine. They are the sponsors of the Edward and Patricia McCracken Scholarship at Scecina. They are members of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church.

Kate Broshears serves as Chief Operating Officer for Golden Mean Advisors, a consulting firm that helps employers, government, education providers, and nonprofits pursue a good society. Golden Mean provides expertise and consulting services in a variety of areas and disciplines, including workforce development, economic development, education, philanthropy, strategic planning, project management, and management and leadership.

Most recently, Broshears spent nearly nine years at Ascend Indiana, the talent and workforce development initiative of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership. After joining Ascend in May 2016 as a founding team member, she held several leadership roles within the organization, most recently as Senior Vice President of Operations. In that role, she worked across teams while leading Ascend’s development and fundraising eff orts, supporting the Board of Directors and CEO, leading research activities, and coordinating organizational strategic planning and operations.

Previously, Broshears worked at the National Collegiate Athletic Association in Division III governance. She began her career at a software start-up through Orr Fellowship, a two-year program that pairs college graduates with entrepreneurial companies in Indianapolis and provides ongoing professional development. Broshears serves on the boards of the Catholic Youth Organization and Scecina Memorial High School, with prior service on the IndyHub and Orr Fellowship boards. She has been honored as a member of the Indianapolis Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 and is a member of the Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series Class XLVIII.

Broshears received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from DePauw University, where she was a volleyball student-athlete, and holds master’s degrees in business administration and sports administration from Ohio University. Outside of work, she enjoys adventures with her husband Neil and their two young boys and is usually training for her next marathon.

Dan Bruno, a 1977 graduate of Scecina, is an accomplished senior executive with decades of success spanning the military, community management, IT, health care, and higher education.

Dan has held leadership positions with Duke Health and the U.S. Army. He currently is chief operating office for Duke Health Information Technology. He is responsible for leading daily information technology operations across Duke Health. Dan oversees more than 300 employees who provide customer-facing IT operational support to 30,000 Duke Health clinicians, faculty, and researchers.

Dan served a full career in the U.S. Army, retiring as a colonel and acting as the Garrison Commander at West Point. While leading daily operations, he collaborated with congressional, community, military, andacademic leaders and provided community support programs and facilities, helping achieve No. 1 in the Forbes ranking of colleges in 2009. Prior to West Point, Dan served in command and staff positions, during war and peace, in the Pentagon, Human Resources Command, 1st Armored Division, 101st Airborne Division, VII Armored Corps, and 9th Infantry Division. Among his military awards are the Distinguished Service Medal and the Bronze Star.

Dan attained his M.S. in Information Resources Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology and his BBA in Business Management from the University of Notre Dame. Dan is a native of Indianapolis, one of four Scecina graduates in his family, and happily married to his wife, Kitty. They have two daughters and three grandchildren, all living in the Raleigh/Durham, N.C., area.

Brandon Folck is an accomplished executive with over 25 years of leadership experience in human resources, safety, compliance, and workforce optimization. A 1996 graduate of Scecina Memorial High School, he earned a Bachelor of Science from Purdue University (’00), a Master of Science from Indiana State University (’11), and an HR Graduate Certificate from Purdue Global (’23). He also holds numerous professional certifications in human resources.

Brandon has a proven track record of aligning HR and compliance strategies with business objectives, fostering inclusive workplace cultures, and driving measurable improvements in employee engagement and regulatory compliance. His expertise spans multiple industries, including transportation and logistics, manufacturing, retail, and insurance.

Brandon and his wife, Yan Folck, own and operate Blingle! Premier Lighting. They are active members of St. Pius X Parish. They have a daughter attending St. Vincent DePaul University and a son at Bishop Chatard High School.

Dr. Sheila (McNelis) Gamache, M.D. FACC, is a senior cardiologist at Community Heart and Vascular Hospital and has practiced medicine in Indianapolis for 35 years. An Our Lady of Lourdes and 1979 Scecina graduate, Dr. Gamache studied microbiology and genetics at Purdue University before completing her MD at Indiana University.

Sheila and her husband, Bob Bates, served on the Scecina Capital Campaign’s executive committee. They also sponsor the Immaculata Scholarship, an annual need- and merit-based gift for an Our Lady of Lourdes student to attend Scecina without hardship. Dr. Gamache volunteers for Catholic schools and parishes across Indianapolis, including serving as team physician for Bishop Chatard football since 2007.

An Irvington native, Sheila is a founding sponsor of the Old Timers Kickball Eastside Classic. She has three children, all Catholic education graduates, who also live in Indianapolis. She and Bob are parishioners at Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Steve is the principal and chief operating officer for Wurster Construction. A 1974 graduate of Scecina, he received his bachelor of science degree from the University of Indianapolis and his M. S. in education from Butler University. He joined the Scecina Board of Directors in 2011 and is a member of the Facilities Committee. Additionally, Steve serves on the Board of Directors for the Mother Theodore Catholic Academies and the University of Indianapolis Greyhound Club. Steve and his wife, Jennifer, have two sons.

George Newhart, a 1960 graduate of Scecina Memorial High School, became Chairman of the Scecina Board of Directors, on July 1, 2016. He received his bachelor of science in accounting and an MBA from Butler University. George is a certified public accountant with more than 40 years of experience in accounting, finance, investor relations and administration, most recently serving as vice president and corporate controller with CTS Corporation.

He has served on the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors for several years and has generously supported Scecina through gifts of time, talent and treasure.

Anne O’Connor is an attorney who has worked in the public sector in both state and local government throughout her career. She graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and received her law degree from the Indiana University McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis.

Anne served on the Our Faith, Our Journey, Our Time Capital Campaign Executive Committee. Anne has also volunteered in several capacities, including as a coach for the Scecina gymnastics team for the program’s first two years and as a parent ambassador. In addition, she is a Scecina Women’s Circle member.

Anne and her husband, Michael, are members of Holy Spirit Church and are the parents of two daughters, Mary ’17, and Eileen ’20. Both daughters are also graduates of Holy Spirit Catholic School.

Joe is the president of Scecina Memorial High School. Previously, he was executive director of Stewardship and Development for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. As president of Scecina, Joe is the chief administrative officer of the school. His responsibilities include strategic planning; fostering Catholic identity; growing the Mission Advancement program through marketing, alumni relations, enrollment management, and development; fostering deanery, community, and archdiocesan relationships; and overseeing business, financial, and facility affairs. Joe holds a bachelor of arts degree and a master of science in Administration degree from the University of Notre Dame. He and his wife, Angie, have five children, and they are very active in Catholic and civic projects in their community.

Leon Waninger is the controller for Steel Dynamics, Inc., Engineered Bar Products Division in Pittsboro, Ind. Steel Dynamics is one of the United States’ largest and most diversified domestic steel producers and metals recyclers. Leon is a graduate of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.

During more than 20 years as a parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes, Leon has served as chair of the Finance Committee, School Commission, Parish Council, and Engagement Committee. As an East Side Catholic Cohort member, Leon worked to complete the Connected in the Spirit process with the archdiocese. He is an active member of the Irvington Development Organization. He and his wife, Carol Divish, live in Irvington and have three children. Their son, Teddy, will graduate from Scecina in 2023.