Meet the Morning Light team

Madison has been with Morning Light for over five years. 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 doubled 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 a four-part series in the Indianapolis Star, received a wide variety of coverage on local radio and television stations, and was nationally awarded the Storyteller of the Year award in 2019. She now teaches her nonprofit communication methods nationally to help other organizations advance their missions as well.

Julia has worked in the nonprofit sector, specifically in social and human services for going on ten years. She attended Manchester University, where she earned her degree in Social Work with a concentration in Gerontology. She will serve Morning Light as the Community Liaison & Referral Specialist for the Abbie Hunt Bryce Home. Julia will work to expand the reach of the Morning Light mission in our community and assist our neighbors in need of a loving and comfortable home to transition with peace and dignity.

Julia lives north of Broad Ripple with her small family and two cats. She is a not-so-tough biker chick with a commitment to equity, and when she isn’t working, she can be found enthusiastically supporting local businesses and artists that make Indianapolis a great city.

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.