Songbook Foundation names new board members
9/17/2025 12AM
CARMEL, Ind. – Five new members have been elected recently to the Board of Directors for the nonprofit Great American Songbook Foundation, headquartered at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.
The new board members are serving three-year terms on a volunteer basis. They are:
Viviana Koukoulomatis of Carmel is semi-retired as an international marketing and sales consultant and is a member of private equity firms Bayhill Capital LLC and Bayhill Realty LLC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and a master’s degree in communications and marketing from Missouri State University.
Jim Money of Carmel retired as president of Automotive Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of OPENLANE Inc. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Indiana University and is a licensed certified public accountant.
Rose Popovich of Carmel retired as executive director of Performance Improvement for Community Health Network. She holds a Master of Social Work degree from Indiana University Indianapolis.
Kara Seward of Indianapolis is 2nd Vice President, Corporate Communications & Community Engagement, for Carmel-based Allied Solutions. She holds a Master of Communication Management degree from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in Journalism/Public Relations from Indiana University Bloomington.
Jill Zaniker of Carmel is a community activist, philanthropist and entrepreneur. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Retail Management from Purdue University.
The board’s current officers are Don Gottwald, chair; Libby Brown, vice chair; Adam Arceneaux, secretary; and Tory Purvis, treasurer.
About the Great American Songbook Foundation
The mission of the Great American Songbook Foundation, founded in 2007 by five-time Grammy® Award nominee Michael Feinstein, is to inspire and educate by celebrating the 20th-century foundational era of American popular music. Headquartered at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana, the Foundation advances this rich legacy by curating physical artifacts of its creators, performers and publishers in the Songbook Library & Archives; operating a multimedia exhibit gallery; overseeing the Songbook Hall of Fame; offering programs for the public and research opportunities for scholars and artists; and providing educational opportunities for student musicians, including The Songbook Academy® summer intensive. The Foundation is a Cultural Affiliate of the Los Angeles-based Grammy Museum®. More information is available at TheSongbook.org.
