Who We Are

Horizons at St. Richard’s mission is to provide inspiring learning opportunities outside of school through a joyful, high-quality program and a long-term commitment to partner with students and families.

Our Mission

Our History

Horizons at St. Richard's Episcopal School began in 1996 with a group of people committed to reversing summer learning loss. Over the course of 25 years, Horizons at SRES has transformed from a small summer program with just one grade level to a program of 150 students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. 

In the future, we plan to grow so that we can serve even more children in Indianapolis who can benefit from high-quality summer programming. 

Horizons National was formed in 1995 to replicate the original Horizons program, which began over 50 years ago to serve low-income students in Norwalk and Stamford, CT. Today the network spans from coast to coast, with 52 programs in 17 states and growing. In the next three years, Horizons seeks to more than double the number of students served, with the goal to have the capacity to serve 10,000 students.

Horizons National is based in Connecticut and supports its affiliates with training for staff and board, funding opportunities, and additional services.

learn more about horizons national here.

Meet the Team

AmySue Bacon
Executive Director

Working in education for the past twenty years, AmySue started her teaching career as a Corp Member for Teach for America. Working in public, charter, and independent schools with students in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, and Indianapolis, AmySue has spent her entire career working to maximize opportunities for students to achieve success. AmySue holds a MA in Elementary Education and an MA in the Educational Administration from the Experiential Program for Preparing School Principals (EPPSP) at Butler University.

Executive Leadership

  • Noelle King

    Past Board President, Governance Committee

    Community Volunteer

  • Lizet Arellano

    Board Treasurer, Chair of Finance Committee

    Commercial Excellence Director, Life Scan, Inc.

  • Scott Brody

    Co-chair of Development Committee

    Senior Manager of Analytics, Primaria Health

  • Kelly Colby

    Board Vice President, Co-Chair of Development Committee

    Community Volunteer

  • Romy Bernard Tucker

    Attorney

    Program Committee

  • Paul Wolfla

    Governance Chair

    Partner, Faegre Drinker

Board of Directors

  • Dr. Leslie Hosey

    Head of School

    St. Richard’s Episcopal School

  • Claude Harrington

    Finance Committee

    Professor

    Butler University College of Education,

  • John Kroetz

    Development Committee

    Director of Development & Major Gifts

    St. Richard’s Episcopal School

  • Jake Roesler

    Development Committee

    CRM Database Director

    United Way of Central Indiana

  • Justin Rose

     Finance Committee

    Assistant Advisor

    C.H. Douglas & Gray Wealth Management

  • Joseph Tucker-Edmonds

    Asst. Professor of Africana Studies and Religious Studies

    IUI

  • Shanna Martin

    Governance Committee

    Director of Training & Professional Dev.

    The Children’s Museum

  • Polina Panich

    Governance Committee

    Senior Vice President

    People Info Trust

  • Jeffrey Johnson

    Program Committee

    Guidance Counselor

    Indianapolis Public Schools

  • Ava Williams

    Program Committee

    Community Volunteer

  • Reed Bailey

    Development Committee

    Associate Director & Head

    GMP QA, Fortrea

Horizons Is a Summer Food Service Program Provider

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

  3. email:
    Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.