Who We Are
Our History and Staff
First conceived by the office of the Indiana State Fire Marshal and Riley Hospital for Children, Hoosier Burn Camp was founded in 1997 to extend physical and mental rehabilitation opportunities to severe burn survivors in Indiana ages 8 to 18.
Our programs were developed to combine the fun of summer camp with opportunities to build life skills that kids need to fully recover from the trauma of their burn injuries. Since 1997, we have grown to provide 12-15 programs throughout the year to burn survivors from infancy through young adulthood. Many of these programs support the entire family as well.
Many of our campers are referred to Hoosier Burn Camp through our partnerships with Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis and St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne, but our programs are open to any young Hoosier who has experienced a burn injury or has been treated for burns requiring hospitalization in our state.
In the first 15 years, our camp programs had positively impacted the lives of 250 young campers and thousands of their family members and loved ones.
Staff
Mark Koopman, Executive Director
markkoopman@hoosierburncamp.org
765-242-9501
Valerie Fitzgerald, Office Manager
valerie@hoosierburncamp.org
765-490-6378
Caitlin Dougherty, Program Manager
caitlin@hoosierburncamp.org
317-937-7355
Abby James, Program Manager
abby@hoosierburncamp.org
765-567-0115
Our Board
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Fred Hines
PRESIDENT
Retired Seymour Fire Chief
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Dr. John Coleman
BOARD MEMBER
Plastic Surgeon - Riley Hospital for Children and IU Health
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Tony Collins
BOARD MEMBER
Carmel Firefighter
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Larry Curl
BOARD MEMBER
Indiana Volunteer Firefighters Association
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Kelly Rowls
BOARD MEMBER
Senior Partner - Riley Hospital for Children Burn Unit
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Jim Greeson
VICE PRESIDENT
Retired Indiana State Fire Marshal
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Frank Runion
BOARD MEMBER
CFO - Riley Hospital for Children
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James Strenski
BOARD MEMBER
Attorney at Law - Paganelli Law Group
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Joel Thacker
BOARD MEMBER
Executive Director - Indiana Department of Homeland Security
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Jill Williams
SECRETARY
HR Coordinator - Heartland Food Product Group
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Jeff Saturday
HONORARY CHAIRPERSON
Retired Indianapolis Colts Center and Ring of Honor Member
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Karen Saturday
HONORARY CHAIRPERSON
Philanthropist
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State Fire Marshal Stephen Jones
BOARD MEMBER
State Fire Marshal