Amy Bartner

Amy Bartner is the audience engagement editor at Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. She leads Lumina’s digital and social media outreach.

Bartner, a winner of the prestigious Kiplinger Fellowship in social media, launched and oversaw significant growth of The Indianapolis Star’s social media presence. During her 13-year tenure at IndyStar, she also edited the newspaper’s website and covered city government, Downtown events including the 2012 Super Bowl, and trending stories. Bartner’s work has also appeared in USA Today, The Sacramento Bee, Lexington Herald-Leader, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Cincinnati Enquirer.

Previously, Bartner was a digital content producer at Conga, a global firm that helps companies simplify and automate business processes. In that role, she produced and managed a podcast, oversaw social content creation, and wrote and edited stories. Outside work, Bartner serves on the editorial board of Indy Maven, a weekly online magazine.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University, specializing in women, gender, and social justice.