Board of Trustees

About Trustee Spears

• Year appointed: 2018 (elected trustee)
• Current term: 2018–23
• Residence: Wayne County

Trustee Spears, an associate broker for Coldwell Banker Lingle, specializes in residential sales, corporate relocation, new construction, and first-time home buyers. Spears received three degrees from IU culminating with her Masters of Public Affairs in Health Systems Administration from the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IU Bloomington. Spears was appointed by Governor Holcomb to serve on the Indiana Real Estate Commission, serves on the executive committee of the Indiana Association of Realtors, and has earned multiple real estate designations and community service awards.

Spears volunteers teaching anatomy, biomechanics and exercise science, specializing in golf fitness and injury prevention. She served as the national chair of the IU Alumni Association in 2010, the IUAA Board of Managers, is a founding member of the Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council, co-chaired The Colloquium for the Women of IU in 2017, and chaired the event in 2019. She served on the IUE Advisory Board, IUAA Executive Council, Society of the Friends of Music Board, Hoosiers for Higher Education, and the Woodburn Guild. In recognition of her exemplary service to IU, Spears received the IUE Chancellor’s Medallion in 2016, and the IUAA Gertrude Rich Award in 2006.