Design Thinking Certifications: Henry Ford Learning Institute, IBM Practitioner

Erin Lewis joined the Center for Innovation & Change in June 2015 as a program director, became interim director in 2019, and was appointed executive director in 2021. Prior to joining the Center, she served as former United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Director of Outreach at iCivics, directing its national field networks, communications and partnerships. She also served as a Research Assistant at the Indiana University Public Policy Institute, Indiana's Director of Civic Education for six years, and is a former United States Marine, having completed Officer Candidate School in Quantico. She obtained her Masters of Public Affairs in Policy Analysis with Honors from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI. While there, she helped create the Center for Civic Literacy, and completed IU's rigorous Oxford University comparative climate change summer program in England. In 2013, she was one of only three graduate students to receive the William M. Plater Civic Engagement Medallion for service to the community. She also serves as advisor to UE's Dance Company and the Alpha Phi Omega co-ed service fraternity, and is a proud UE alumna - having received her B.S. in Political Science and Psychology from the University of Evansville in 2001. In 2018-2019, she was named UE's Administrator of the Year, and is a member of UE's Coronavirus Task Force, which collectively received the President's Distinguished Service Award for excellence in leadership and guidance during the pandemic.

Design Kit: Human-Centered Design (+Acumen and IDEO.org)
Facilitator's Guide: Human-Centered Design (+Acumen and IDEO.org through NovoEd)

Jacklyn Ady is a design and business leader passionate about product development, trend research, human-centered design, design thinking, brand identity, business, and marketing strategy.

Ady is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design (Product Design) from the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) and holds a master's degree in Business Administration in the Global Leader Program from the Nagoya University of Commerce and Business (NUCB). Her career includes designing commercial and residential furniture, sporting goods, children's toys, design research, and managing product development cycles.

She teaches as an adjunct at the University of Evansville in ChangeLab, Master of Science in Leadership, and Organizational Leadership programs. She instructs classes on innovation, strategic decision-making, and social entrepreneurship. She also serves as the Chief Innovation Coach for the Center for Innovation & Change to support students and faculty.

Ady is currently the Product Manager for the billiards division at Escalade Sports which includes American Heritage Billiards and Cue & Case. She is responsible for identifying and applying product design trends to create and develop innovation across the billiards category.