Jeremy Smith

Senior Stewardship & Development Director

As Senior Stewardship and Development Director, he leads efforts to drive philanthropic support and cultivate meaningful relationships with individual donors, corporations, and community stakeholders. In this role, he executes the Foundation’s development strategy, focusing on expanding donor engagement and creating lasting impact for the ALS community.

What Jeremy Brings to the Team ⚾️
Jeremy brings extensive fundraising experience from organizations including The Mind Trust, Our Turn, Inc., the Indianapolis Indians, and Riley Children’s Foundation. He also has ten years of corporate and nonprofit communications experience through Emmis Communications, where he specialized in community outreach and social impact marketing.

Why Jeremy Plays for Live Like Lou 💙
He believes in the power of philanthropy and sport to unite people and make a meaningful difference. An Indiana Alpha member of Phi Delta Theta, he is guided by the fraternity’s core value of rectitude and is grateful to serve the Live Like Lou Foundation in pursuit of high moral character and integrity.

Off the Field 🏟️
Jeremy loves all things sports. When he’s not cheering for his favorite teams, he can be found coaching his sons on the sidelines. Committed to positively impacting his community, he serves on numerous nonprofit boards and is active in his church. Jeremy enjoys traveling with his family and is convinced the 1990s was the peak era for popular music.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Indiana University and lives in Fishers, Indiana, with his wife, Jessica, and their two sons, Max and Jack.

Favorite Teams ⚾️
Indiana Hoosiers, Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts, and Manchester United F.C.

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