Meet the Morning Light team

Madison has been with Morning Light since 2017. She has a passion for using her communication, organization, and event knowledge to make a difference in the lives of others in the community. Since Madison joined Morning Light, the organization has nearly quadrupled its fundraising efforts, started a State Certified CNA school, and won education and storytelling awards. Madison has also brought holidays, celebrations, and quality of life activities to the organization and the Abbie Hunt Bryce Home. “For me, it’s about the celebration of life up until the end,” she says.

Madison has been responsible for coordinating the highest grossing fundraising events in Morning Light history, and the organization continues to break fundraising records year over year with her involvement. She is primarily responsible for staff leadership, organizational oversite, community partnerships, business development initiatives, media and press collaborations, promotional materials, and communications.

Madison works hard to cultivate community awareness and collaboration. Because of her work, the organization has been featured in the Indianapolis Star, received a wide variety of coverage on local radio and television stations, and has received both local and national awards. She now teaches her nonprofit communication and leadership methods nationally to help other organizations advance their missions as well.

After five years of volunteering for Morning Light events, Brittany made the decision to join the mission full time! She brings 15 years of customer service experience, most recently managing a bank branch in Zionsville. Her attention to detail, creative ideas and passion for making individuals feel welcomed is what led her branch to succeed in a new market. Beyond serving her clients, Brittany consistently reported hundreds of volunteer hours a year, serving her church, Second Presbyterian and mentoring through Allies, Inc.

As an ordained deacon, Brittany chaired the Congregational Committee in 2020, whose purpose was to care for the home-bound and hospitalized members of her church, along with bereavement care and organizing the annual Memorial Service. She currently serves with the Congregational Care Network, a ministry in partnership with IU Health that matches patients who self-identify as isolated or lonely with companions to walk along side and connect them to services in their community once discharged from the hospital.

Brittany is excited to use her management and financial experience, coupled with her trauma-informed and spiritual training to help Morning Light reach a greater audience and build a volunteer program that will not only serve the Home, but the caregiving community as a whole.

Karen has been working with Morning Light for over 3 years. She came to the Abbie Hunt Bryce Home through her Certified Nursing Assistant training program at Crispus Attucks High School. She started as a caregiver in 2020. Karen graduated from Crispus Attucks in 2021 and dedicated her time to being a caregiver. She attended IUPUI for Social Work but took time a break when she had her daughter. Karen is planning on going back to school in 2024.

Karen is passionate about the Morning Light mission and is proud of the level of care that is provided in the Abbie Hunt Bryce Home. In her new position as Assistant Manager, Karen will be overseeing staff and teaching trainings, as well as providing patient care. She excited to help Morning Light’s caregiving staff develop and grow.

Drew Penick joined the Morning Light team in November of 2023. He has background in maintenance and construction including laying concrete, plumbing work, and general home preservation. At the Abbie Hunt Bryce Home, Drew is responsible for maintaining the outer and inner beauty of the home while also attending to our other property, Pennwood Place.

Drew is happy to be a part of the Morning Light team as it has given him experience working in a unique environment and he enjoys being able to help keep our home in tip-top condition in order to serve our community. In his free time, Drew enjoys watching the Colts and Pacers and playing basketball.

Nick Wood is originally from England, where he spent half a decade managing fundraising activities for a hospice home comparable in size to the Abbie Hunt Bryce Home. He has extensive professional experience in marketing and fundraising. In recent years, he has been widely published as a writer on the nonprofit sector, with over thirty articles about the nonprofit world published globally. His work has appeared in outlets ranging from the BBC to various news online and print publications. His most recent publication in Prosetircs Literary Magazine January 25.

Before joining Morning Light, he helped out behind the scenes for many years as passionate supporter. Running garden fundraisers and ‘Making Memories’ events, doing the photography/videography, at no charge, for three years of special events, he also designed the merchandise arm, and the seasonal watercolor logos. He also spent a month building the twenty year memorial for the the Abbie Hunt Bryce Home in late 2023, again for no charge.

‘It has been an honor to serve the residents of The Abbie Hunt Bryce Home in some small capacity, and every friend who I have seen come, and then sadly go, remains with me in my thoughts. It is such a special place, from the caregivers, to the donors and residents themselves, it’s a true community doing good in a world where unfortunately negativity often rules.’

Lindsay Huff has been working in the social services industry for 10 years. She became certified as a peer recovery coach in 2014. As Lindsay gained experience, she expanded her education and started to provide case management services and training to new professionals entering the field.

Lindsay’s primary specialty has always been Substance use and mental health until her mother became ill and started hospice care in 2023. Lindsay learned quickly how to manage the benefits and find solutions to meet the needs of someone at the end of their life. Lindsay’s life experience has enabled her to give back both personally and professionally. She believes life challenges and changes are the ground for which a tree of hope can be built in all aspects of life.

Kylee joined the Morning Light team in the Fall of 2024. As the Hospitality Coordinator, she greets visitors with a welcoming smile and organizes various behind-the-scenes details. She also guides all incoming volunteers and provides information about our Home’s mission and end-of-life care.

Kylee dedicated the early years of her professional life to serving dog owners and their canine companions in various roles. After a period of healing and personal growth following her own loss, she is now excited to apply her skills, passions, and dedication to our mission.

Zachary Alexander, CFRE, is an empathetic relationship-builder, storytelling fundraiser, and creative marketing mastermind who sets measurable goals and destroys them. With nearly 10 years of experience in fundraising and communications within the nonprofit sector, Zachary has supported missions addressing homelessness, HIV/AIDS, substance use recovery, healthcare access, and child welfare.

He specializes in donor relations, fundraising, grant writing, and marketing. Over the past five years, Zachary has raised more than $7 million within the Indianapolis community.

Zachary has personally experienced the power of hospice care, as his grandmother—lovingly called “Nanny” by her grandchildren—spent her final days at a family member’s home after battling breast cancer for nearly 20 years. He had the privilege of spending time with Nanny during her final days and was present in the room when she passed.

In addition to his personal connection to the mission, Zachary’s “why” for Morning Light is simple: every person has a story to tell and deserves to be celebrated and remembered with dignity and respect at the end of their life.