2020 Officers of the Board of Directors
President: P. Garrett Adams is the current president and board chair of The Friends of T.C. Steele and is a lifetime resident of Indiana. Garrett has previously served in the role of board secretary. Garrett has a strong appreciation for artwork that reflects expressionism including Edvard Munch and Leroy Neiman, and an appreciation of post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh.
Garrett earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Franklin College in 2011 and his M.B.A. from Butler University in 2017. He currently resides in Indianapolis and works as a Pharmaceutical Project Manager for Eli Lilly & Co. Garrett’s community involvement includes not only the arts, but politics and other philanthropic organizations as well.
Garrett serves as a Precinct Committeeman for Washington Township and is a Board Member and the Treasurer of the Indianapolis Echelon Chapter of the Salvation Army.
Term ends: 12/31/2021
Vice President: Stacy Brooke joined the board in January of 2020. Stacy discovered her love and appreciation for Indiana Landscape paintings in 1984 as a freshman at Butler University. Entering Butler as an Accounting Major, she enrolled in an Art Appreciation class solely because it fit her busy schedule and met a Liberal Arts requirement. A painting project in the art appreciation class included multiple field trips to the Indianapolis Art Museum and Crown Hill Grounds providing the energy and passion for Stacy’s transformation to appreciating the liberal arts. She became a history major the following year, while discovering a new level of dedication to learning about art.
After a life of raising sons, teaching pre-school, Sunday school, working with National Fraternity and Sorority Headquarters, and returning to Butler University for work in multiple Student Affairs positions, Stacy is at a point where she would like to contribute to the arts as a non-profit board member.
We are very fortunate to have a new board member with a background and life experiences that will be invaluable to our board and members of The Friends of T.C. Steele.
Stacy and her husband, Chris split their time between 14 acres in Zionsville, Indiana and their 80 acre retreat, Castlebrooke Farms, nestled adjacent to the Morgan Monroe State Forest and Wheeler Mission at Camp Hunt in Bloomington, Indiana. In addition to spending time on their properties, they cherish visiting their five sons and one grandson.
Term ends: 12/31/2022
Treasurer: Ben Steele is serving his first term as a board officer. Ben was born and raised in Indianapolis and currently resides there with his wife, Jordan and their dog, Oliver. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and also completed his MBA at IU/Kelley.
Ben also earned a minor in history during his undergraduate work in Bloomington. Ben works as a Sr. Supply Chain Analyst for a global consumer goods company that has manufacturing operations in Fishers, Indiana. In his free time, he enjoys reading, golf, and cheering on the Pacers and Hoosiers in basketball.
Term Ends: 12/31/2022
Secretary: Lane Dunagin is serving in his first role as a board officer. He is a lifelong Hoosier and has been employed in the energy sector for over 32 years and has been an industrial natural gas and chilled water consultant at Citizens Energy for the past 18 years. He is also the principal of a real estate investment business focused on acquisition and management of residential housing stock in Indianapolis. Lane has served on several task forces that are focused on “smart and livable cities”. His most recent role in this emerging area has been as a member of an advisory committee to former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, chartered with improving the public and private transportation infrastructure of Indianapolis. Lane is a Certified Industrial Gas Consultant by the American Gas Association.
Lane’s professional affiliations include serving as the natural gas expert for Department of Energy and Environment Protection Agency for the State of Indiana, Toastmasters International, Board Member of Greater Indiana Clean Cities, and a favorite role of serving as the Director of Social Events for NFL Alumni Indiana Chapter.
Lane has been married to his wife Shawn for 26 years. They have four children; Allison, who is a an Operations Supervisor at Community Physician Network, Zach, who is a junior at Indiana University (Go Hoosiers!), Jacob, a freshman at Concordia University Irvine, CA on a track scholarship, who also is a school Mascot during sporting events, and Nicholas, a junior at Lawrence Central.
Lane enjoys supporting our youth and has been active in coaching and supporting roles for many years. He has been a long time mentor to Kyle Guy, the starting guard for the top-ranked University of Virginia Cavaliers and former Indiana Mr. Basketball. Kyle affectionately refers to Lane as “Pops”. The University of Virginia won the 2019 NCAA Men’s championship!
In his free time, Lane enjoys playing golf at his member course Old Oakland.
Term ends: 12/31/2023
Board Members
Pauline Archambault joined our board in July of 2017. She took time away from the board for the birth of her son, Adrien, and we are thrilled she has rejoined in 2021. Born and raised in Strasbourg, France, Pauline came to the United States in 2007 to study American Literature at Indiana University where she also taught French and English Composition. She has resided in Cincinnati, OH, since 2012, where she completed a Master’s Degree in Art History and now works as a Fine Art specialist and appraiser at Hindman Auctions. Though she enjoys a wide array of artistic styles, Pauline is especially interested in French Realism and French and American Impressionism. In the context of her work, Pauline has had the opportunity to research and sell several works by T. C. Steele, who stands as her favorite Indiana Impressionist. Aside from her passion for art and literature, Pauline enjoys traveling and hiking with her family and dogs.
Term ends: 12/31/2023
Andrea Smith DeTarnowsky retired from the Indiana State Museum in January, 2020, where she served as Site Manager for T.C. Steele State Historic Site. Andrea’s longevity with the Indiana State Museum began in 1988 working as assistant curator for two years at Culbertson Mansion, also a State Historic Site. She also briefly acted as manager of the Lanier Mansion State Historic Site while also managing T.C. Steele. Andrea was previously employed in the US Army museum division of the Office of Military History, and at Colonial Williamsburg. Andrea has been instrumental in many T.C. Steele programs launched at the historic site; most notably, she has been chairing the planning committee for the Wildflower Foray, a cooperative event for 25 of its 36 years. Andrea attained her Bachelor of Arts in History from Augustana College (Illinois) and her Masters in Early American History and Museum Studies at the College of William and Mary (Virginia). This two year Masters program was administered jointly between William and Mary and Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. In her spare time Andrea helps with her family farm north of Nashville where she has a dog, horse and a cow named “Baby”.
Term ends: 12/31/2023
Betty Wagoner graduated from Indiana University with a degree in fine arts. She received a Masters of Library Science from the University of Illinois. Betty has taught art in the public schools and was a professional librarian for 18 years in New York City. Betty has also taught watercolor painting and watercolor pencil in the Morgan County Library System and in the T. C. Steele Outreach Program. In 2017, she received an Arts in the Parks grant and taught watercolor and watercolor pencil painting at T.C. Steele State Historic Site and Starve Hollow SRA. Betty is the chairperson for Friends of T.C. Steele Member Art Show held at Brown Country Art Gallery each year.
Term Ends: 12/31/2022
Emeritus Members
Board Member Emeritus, In Memoriam (1927-2021) – Patricia Pizzo was no stranger to the arts community in Bloomington and Nashville. Mention her name and you will quickly find out the many contributions and leadership she made over her many years of affiliation with the arts. She was the first President of the Friends of T.C. Steele board in 1991 and also served as Vice-President.
In recent years, Patti was successful at helping us recruit new members and fill board vacancies. Patti served many local non-profits as a board member including the Sycamore Land Trust and the Friends of IU Music. Patti also founded the board and membership of the Friends of Art for the IU Art Museum & School of Fine Art.
Patti lived in Bloomington where three of her children and four of her grandchildren also live. The other children and grandchildren of her large family are scattered across the country.
Board Member Emeritus – David E. Steele joined the board in January of 2014 and was elected President for the 2017 officer term. David is a business executive residing in Indianapolis. David is a distant relative of T.C. Steele; his grandfather Harry Steele and T.C. Steele were both great grandsons of Ninian Steele. David and his wife Lynne are lifetime members of The Friends of T.C. Steele State Historic Site, Inc. and together with their children, Ben and Emma, they have expanded the awareness and appreciation of T.C. Steele’s legacy in Indianapolis, and the generous restoration of the Boyhood Home of T.C. Steele by David’s cousin, Tim Shelly.
Emeritus term ends: 12/31/2022 (renewed by board vote annually)