About

Leadership Bloomington-Monroe County was started in 1984 as a partnership between Indiana University and the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce.

Previous directors include:

  • Tricia Riveire Stumpf, 2017–2024
  • Kyla Cox Deckard, 2012–2017
  • Mary Catherine Carmichael, 2008–2012
  • Ilknur Ralston, 2000–2008
  • Jane Clay, 1987–2000
  • Gayle Stuebe, 1984–1987

About the LBMC Director

Melissa Nam is the director of Leadership Bloomington-Monroe County and Associate Director of Alumni Programs at the Indiana University Alumni Association. As part of the Outreach and Engagement team at the IUAA, Melissa oversees various programming including Lifelong Learning Livestreams and Mini University.

A Bloomington transplant from California, Melissa and her family have called Monroe County home for the past 12 years. She holds a degree from the University of Redlands and her husband, Jason, is Associate Professor of Bands at IU’s Jacobs School of Music.

Melissa is a member of the LBMC 2024 graduating class.