Ron Gifford is a retired lawyer and nonprofit leader. He practiced law at a large Indianapolis firm for more than 20 years before leading several community and nonprofit initiatives in the second half of his career. He has served on several nonprofit boards, including the Indiana Repertory Theatre and prior service on the NHP board. As an avocation, Ron has written numerous comedies and parodies for local organizations, and for the past 15 years, has been the script writer for the IRT’s primary fundraiser, The Celebrity Radio Show. He was an award-winning humor columnist for the Indianapolis Business Journal earlier in his career and co-hosted two television series that aired on local PBS stations. Ron and his wife, Kathy, met in law school while performing in a Gilbert and Sullivan theater troupe. They have two adult daughters and an 8-year-old grandson.