Leadership & Team

Steven Meyer, Executive Director 

Steven has long served the Indianapolis area in several non-profit and government positions. As the Executive Director of King Park, Steven has continued to build on the success of the strong and diverse housing market and foster economic development. He has focused on leveraging the strengths and connections of the King Park area to attract new partners, new neighbors, and new economic opportunities. By utilizing these same skills, he has been able to successfully replicate this success on a larger scale for the Build Fund.

Evan Tester, Deputy Director 

Prior to joining King Park, Evan served as the Community Development Block Grant Manager (CDBG) for the City of Indianapolis’ Department of Metropolitan Development. In the five years that Evan invested with the city with CDBG, he managed multi-million dollar projects dealing with acquisition, rehabilitation, remediation of blight, historic preservation and job creation. Now, he uses his grant, financial and project management talents to help finance future projects in the Indianapolis area through the Build Fund.

Rosalie Cronley, Loan Portfolio Manager

Born and raised in Indiana, Rosalie has deep Hoosier roots. Originally from LaPorte, Indiana, Rosalie completed her undergraduate degree at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.  After a year working as a traveling consultant across the country, she moved to Indianapolis. She has joined our team as the Loan Portfolio Manager.

Before joining the King Park team, Rosalie was the Administrator of Nuisance Abatement at the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services with the City of Indianapolis. She worked extensively with the Vacant and Abandoned Housing Task force to pilot new programs and policies to tackle blight issues in our neighborhoods.

Louisa Varo, Loan Services Manager

Growing up in Columbus, IN, Louisa was surrounded by architecture which gave her an appreciation for unique buildings and spaces. She then went on to receive my undergraduate degree at Indiana University Bloomington. While at IU, she began serving on her sorority chapter’s Housing Corporation Board which sparked her interest in housing and non-profit management. She has joined the Build Fund team as the Loan Services Manager.

Before joining King Park, Louisa worked as the Operations Assistant for Sigma Kappa National Housing Corporation, assisting federal and state compliance matters as well as long term finances of individual corporations.