INDIANAPOLIS (April 6, 2022) – The Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee (GIPC) has selected Emily Koschnick as the organization’s next Executive Director, effective April 6, 2022. Koschnick is a communications and public relations professional who most recently served as director of public relations for Indianapolis-based Porch Light Public Relations. As GIPC Executive Director, Koschnick will serve as a cabinet member in Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration, in which she previously served as deputy communications director.
“Emily Koschnick is a longtime Indianapolis resident and a proven community leader who has served in numerous volunteer and leadership roles, including in Mayor Hogsett’s administration,” noted GIPC Board Chair Mary Chandler. “She is the perfect person to lead GIPC in this next stage of its journey.”
“GIPC will be well-served by such an experienced, committed public servant like Emily Koschnick,” said Mayor Hogsett. “I look forward to her counsel and collaboration in my cabinet, as we work with civic partners and community stakeholders to improve our city.”
“The Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee has been an integral fiber of our city for more than a half century, convening top leaders in the corporate, nonprofit, tourism, and arts and cultural sectors and putting the best minds in our community together to move Indianapolis forward,” Koschnick said. “I am humbled to lead this organization through its next chapter, knowing our city is at its finest through its public and private partnerships.”
Koschnick has an extensive history of board and volunteer service, including as vice-president of the Indianapolis/Marion County Building Authority Board and member of the Children’s Museum Guild, Indianapolis/Marion County Telecom and Video Services Board, and People for Urban Progress Board of Directors. She is also a member of the Board of Visitors for Marian University’s Saint Joseph’s College. She studied political science and journalism at Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana, where she graduated valedictorian.
CONTACT
Mary Chandler
GIPC Board Chair
(317) 954-3457
mary.chandler@cummins.com