Adam Velazquez
Executive Director
adam@groundworkindy.org

Adam Velazquez was born and raised in North West Indiana.  As the son of two Licensed Clinical Social workers he has always been passionate about helping others meet their potential and accomplish their personal goals. He has spent the last 6 years primarily focused on solving veteran homelessness in Marion county. Adam is very active in the community, enjoys engaging youth in positive activities, loves the outdoors, and has dedicated himself to learning something new everyday.

 

 

Ian Oehler
Land Stewardship Manager & Bike Program Coordinator
ian@groundworkindy.org

Ian Oehler is a reluctant yet delighted farmer compelled toward work in ecosystem carrying capacity. Ian studied environmental science and ultimately earned a B.S. in environmental management from IU where he discovered a passion for the way water moves through landscapes. After 5 years of active observational learning and independent research in the central Indiana forest landscape, Ian began work as bicycle program coordinator and lead mechanic at Groundwork Indy, taking on the role of garden manager after achieving success with the Three Sisters Foodway. Ian finds fulfillment establishing self sustaining systems and through the arts in a variety of media, primarily the written and sung word.

 

 

Ryan Freeman
Green Team Program Coordinator
ryan@groundworkindy.org

Ryan Freeman is the Groundwork Indy Green Team coordinator. He brings fifteen years of mentoring & coaching experience to the youth of Groundwork Indy. He and a group of close friends recognized a need for youth engagement and decided to start their own youth football organization, the City Colts. Ryan is also a small business entrepreneur, having owned and operated two juice & smoothie bars, Free Juice Indy. His goal is offer new possibilities/experiences to the young men & women in the Green Team program by showing them new information that they might not otherwise know.

 

Zack Reed
GroundCorp Project Manager
zack@groundworkindy.org

Zack was born and raised on the near northwest side of Indianapolis where he attended Riverside School #44 elementary school, Willard J. Gambold School #108 middle school, and Shortridge and Northwest high schools. He graduated from Atterbury Job Corps in 2016 where he achieved his facilities maintenance and culinary arts certifications. After graduating Zack worked as a new construction plumber, painter, and apartment maintenance assistant supervisor. In 2018 Zack joined GroundCorp as a crewmember. With previous project manager Darren Boyd as a mentor, he discovered his passions for passing down knowledge and helping youth as well as for the outdoors such as landscaping and gardening. While at Groundwork Indy, Zack earned credentials such as Osha-30, and his CDL’s. Also he has worked with and learned from partner organizations such as Ecologic, TeenWorks, Boys & Girls Club, Flanner House Feed Program, and Summit Construction. Zack has worked up the ranks to eventually lead the GroundCorp program and earn the title of Project Manager, where he takes pride in learning new things to take the GroundCorp Program to the next level.