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About IKE
IKE was established in May of 1999 by Tom Neltner. It is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
IKE relies heavily on a right-to-know agenda to reduce the environmental threats to children's health. While IKE eventually plans to focus its efforts on threats that are prevalent in the Midwest and Great Lakes Region, IKE is following the adage of "start with what you know." Therefore, its initial focus is on Indiana. As IKE matures, IKE will expand to work in other states through networking and direct involvement.
For more information on IKE, check out the following links.
IKE's Conflict of Interest Policy.IKE Staff
IKE's Executive Director is Janet McCabe. Ms. McCabe is a graduate from Harvard Law School with more than twenty years of experience protecting public health and the environment. Since 1993, she worked for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s Office of Air Quality in various leadership positions. She was the office’s Assistant Commissioner from 1998 to 2005. As Assistant Commissioner, she oversaw all aspects of Indiana’s air pollution control programs, including rulemaking, permitting, monitoring, inspections, and outreach. Her office also included Indiana’s asbestos and lead-based paint activities programs. Before coming to Indiana in 1993, Ms. McCabe served as Assistant Attorney General for environmental protection for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Assistant Secretary for Environmental Impact Review overseeing environmental impact revised of major public and private projects. She can be reached at 317-902-3610 or mccabe@ikecoalition.org.
IKE's Administrative Assistant is Lauren Stanisic. Lauren is pursuing a Master's Degree at IUPUI in Public Health and Social Work. She is a graduate of University of Notre Dame and grew up in South Bend. Lauren's office hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 - 1. She can be reached at stanisic@ikecoalition.org or 574-339-6625.