Area Directors
Special Olympics Indiana is divided into 10 geographic regions – known as Areas – within the Hoosier state. These Areas, led by teams of volunteers, offer Area-level competition and support for County Programs located within their regional boundaries.
All 10 Areas offer a bowling tournament in the fall and a Track & Field meet in the spring. Special Olympics Indiana athletes must compete at the Area level in order to advance to State-level competition.
AREA 1
Area Director: Garnett Kirk
Competition Director: Tony Napiwocki
Counties: Elkhart, Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Porter, Marshall, Newton, Starke, St. Joseph
AREA 2
Area Director: Ella Boyd
Competition Director: Open
Counties: Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Orange, Scott, Switzerland, Washington
AREA 3
Area Director: Carol Fike
Competition Director: Ryan Baker
Counties: Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells, Whitley
AREA 4
Area Director: Ken Melvin
Competition Director: Terri Kriston
Counties: Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren, White
AREA 5
Area Director: Tom Adams
Competition Director: Becky Pear
Counties: Cass, Fulton, Howard, Kosciusko, Miami, Pulaski, Tipton, Wabash
AREA 6
Area Director: Ashley Russell
Competition Director: Barb Cox
Counties: Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison, Randolph
AREA 7
Area Director: Anita Bean
Competition Director: Jodi Moan
Counties: Clay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo
AREA 8
Area Director: Jenny Hirt
Competition Director: Marc Renaud
Counties: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan
AREA 9
Area Director: Heather Sterwerf
Competition Director: Shane Sterwerf
Counties: Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Union, Wayne
AREA 10
Area Director: Connie King
Competition Director: Betty Stepek
Counties: Dubois, Gibson, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick