Organizational Leadership
Clifton Snorten
Executive Director Clifton has been the leader of the CDF Freedom Schools® movement in Indianapolis since 2014. He fell in love with this program model while attending a Children's Defense Fund national conference and was committed to bringing it to his home city, so that all Hoosier families would have the opportunity to experience this life-changing summer experience. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in English Education from Indiana University, and two Masters of Arts degrees from Ball State University in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education and Executive Development for Public Service. |
Ryan Calvin
Director of Program Operations Ryan is foremost a husband and father. As the Director of Program Operations, he works in conjunction with the Executive Director to manage operations for the CDF Freedom Schools sites. Ryan began his journey with the CDF Freedom Schools program at The Ohio State University in 2014 where he was a Servant Leader Intern (SLI) at the Circleville Correctional Facility site. Since then, he has been an SLI in Chicago and Site Coordinator in Indianapolis.
Ryan began his professional career in education as a science teacher and now works with Teach For America to recruit and develop new teachers to Indianapolis. |
Darice Rene
Marketing Consultant |
Lily Cain
Database & Development Coordinator |
2022 Staff
Brooke Arnett Holman
Project Director
Project Director
Paris Miller
Afternoon Enrichment Coordinator
Afternoon Enrichment Coordinator
Reis Calvin
Site Coordinator: All Souls Unitarian Church Andrew Johnson, Afternoon Enrichment Assistant Saw Tial, Level 1 SLI Kasee Ellison, Level 2 SLI Xandria Futrell, Level 2 SLI Gabriel Vaughn, Level 3 SLI Andrew Johnson, Level 1 SLI |
Kaya Mernitz
Site Coordinator: St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Kyli Burnett, Level 1 SLI Esther Dillon, Level 1 SLI Tobi Akinseye, Level 2 SLI Zundus Mohamoud, Level 2 SLI |
Stephanie Veloz
Site Coordinator: St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Katlan Gomez, Level 1 SLI Yumi Mayes, Level 1 SLI Sara Panek, Level 1 SLI Jennah Hackett, Level 2 SLI |