IndyGo Announces Partnership Award Recognition and Excellence Awards for 2023

INDIANAPOLIS — IndyGo and the IndyGo Foundation announced several award winners at the January monthly Board of Directors’ meeting Thursday, Jan. 25. The IndyGo Foundation named IU Health and the IU Health Foundation as the 2023 winners of the annual Partnership Award. Additionally, the agency named several employees as winners of IndyGo’s internal Excellence Awards. 

Partnership Award 

The Partnership Award, sponsored by the IndyGo Foundation, honors a group or organization that has supported IndyGo in making progress and attaining goals. Winners of this award show extraordinary efforts to uplift the organization in relation to policy, teammate or program support, community service, funding, impacting the City of Indianapolis or overall commitment to IndyGo efforts. (See photo below.) 

“The partnership with IU Health and the IU Health Foundation through their Community Investment Impact Fund affects IndyGo riders and the community on many levels,” said IndyGo Foundation Executive Director Emily Meaux. “Their investment supports financial accessibility to transit and will allow for the construction of more than one dozen ADA accessible bus stops on the Near Eastside. As health professionals, they understand the roles transit and transit infrastructure serve in community health, and we are grateful for their partnership.” 

“At IU Health, we are committed to investing in organizations that support our community’s health and wellness needs,” said IU Health Director of Government and External Affairs Jennifer Andres. “The IndyGo Foundation is fulfilling this commitment as it expands transit access through funding essential infrastructure improvements, offering free and reduced rides on IndyGo and more. We’re honored to play a part in its story.” 

Pictured above, beginning from left to right: IU Health Project Manager Sarah Rush, IndyGo Interim President and CEO Jennifer Pyrz, IU Health Director of Government and External Affairs Jennifer Andres, IndyGo Foundation Executive Director Emily Meaux and IndyGo Board of Director Vice Chair Adairius Gardner  

Excellence Awards

The Excellence Awards are granted internally to various team members of IndyGo who demonstrate exceptional behavior and go above and beyond meeting general expectations in several categories. (See photo below.)

“With each passing year, we see more and more examples of how IndyGo staff is essential to Indianapolis’ current success and future growth,” said IndyGo Interim President and CEO Jennifer Pyrz. “IndyGo’s Excellence Awards are a chance for us to spotlight these unsung heroes and recognize their tireless efforts to drive our city forward to new opportunities.”

Awards were given in the following categories:

Leadership in Operations Award   

Manager- Facilities Mark Crane

Professional Coach Operator of the Year   

Coach Operator Calvin Jackson

Maintenance Professional of the Year 

High Voltage Technician Alex Walker

Leadership in Administration Award     

Grants Manager Cassandra Burmeister
Chief Administrative Officer Charlie Carlino

Creativity & Innovation Award 

Communications Specialist Ashlynn Neumeyer
Wellness & Teammate Engagement Coordinator Exzneair Williams

Customer Service Award

Coach Operator Darrell McCullum

Program, Initiative or Event (PIE) Award   

Manager- Maintenance Technical Training & Development Aaron Armstrong
Onboarding & Community Engagement Coordinator Alyssa Freeman

Inez Evans Inclusive Excellence Award  

Mechanic- Body Repair Ramon Perez
Senior Project Manager – Capital Facilities Projects Sarah Stentz

IndyGo Legacy Award

Operations Support Specialist Sharon Remick

IndyGo teammates pictured above, beginning from left to right: Senior Project Manager – Capital Facilities Projects Sarah Stentz, Grants Manager Cassandra Burmeister, Chief Administrative Officer Charlie Carlino, Operations Support Specialist Sharon Remick, Manager- Maintenance Technical Training & Development Aaron Armstrong, Communications Specialist Ashlynn Neumeyer, Mechanic- Body Repair Ramon Perez, Wellness & Teammate Engagement Coordinator Exzneair Williams, Manager- Facilities Mark Crane, Onboarding & Community Engagement Coordinator Alyssa Freeman, Manager- Security Aletra Edison, Coach Operator Calvin Jackson and Coach Operator Darrell McCullum

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