Dr. Michael Twyman joined the Trust in 1999 following an extensive career in nonprofit management and child welfare, including positions as social services director of Flanner House, vice president of operations for Community Action of Greater Indianapolis, special assistant to the Mayor of Indianapolis, and working in the private sector as an independent consultant in housing and community development. Dr. Twyman graduated with honors from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. He later studied international politics at the London School of Economics on a scholarship from Vanderbilt University and completed his graduate work at the Indiana University School of Social Work and Public and Environmental Affairs. He earned his doctorate degree from Indiana University. Throughout the years, Dr. Twyman served on numerous nonprofit boards of directors, presently serving the board of the Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE), a national organization promoting philanthropy in minority communities, and the Indiana Grantmakers Alliance, a statewide organization of funders. Dr. Twyman is also very active with the local United Way and received a number of awards and citations for his contributions to the community, including an Outstanding Board Service award in 2000 given by the United Way of Central Indiana. Dr. Twyman is responsible for the Trust's grant activities in Indiana.