The Indiana Humanities board of directors has appointed two new members: Doran Moreland, executive director of statewide diversity and community outreach at Ivy Tech Community College of Indianapolis, and Adam D. Thies, assistant vice president of capital planning and facilities at Indiana University in Bloomington. The board also elected its slate of officers for 2016-17.
Indiana Humanities is a statewide nonprofit that encourages Hoosiers to think, read and talk by participating in humanities programs and activities. Indiana Humanities is currently promoting a number of programs that celebrate Indiana’s Bicentennial. Called Next Indiana, the initiative inspires Hoosiers to think, read and talk about the people, places and ideas that will shape the next 200 years.
The new officers include:
Chair:
The Honorable Jerry Torr
State Representative House District 39; Vice President, Hamilton Title
Carmel
Vice Chair:
Ms. Elizabeth Bechdol
Director of Agribusiness Strategies, Ice Miller LLP
President and CEO, AgriNovus Indiana
Auburn
Treasurer:
Ms. Susanne Wasson
U.S. Commercial Leader—Crop Protection, Dow AgroSciences LLC
Carmel
Secretary:
Ms. Carol Ann Bowman
Corporate Secretary and General Counsel, Whiteco Industries, Inc.
Merrillville
The board of directors also includes:
Ms. Keira Amstutz
President and CEO, Indiana Humanities
Indianapolis
Ms. Myra Borshoff
Owner/CEO MB Communications LLC
Martinsville
Ms. Rosemary Dorsa
Vice President, Indiana Philanthropy Alliance and Director, GIFT Technical Assistance Program
Indianapolis
Dr. Edward O. Frantz
Director of the Institute of Civic Leadership and Mayoral Archives and Professor of History, University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis
The Honorable Maria D. Granger
Superior Court Judge, Floyd County
New Albany
The Honorable Christina Hale
State Representative House District 87
Indianapolis
Ms. Malina Jeffers
Founder, Mosaic City
Indianapolis
Mr. James M. Macdonald III
Executive Director & Market Manager, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Indianapolis
Mr. Doran Moreland
Executive Director of Statewide Diversity and Community Outreach, Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis
Dr. Beverley J. Pitts
President Emeritus, University of Indianapolis
Greenwood
Mr. Timothy P. Robinson
Grants Management Director, Lumina Foundation
Indianapolis
Mr. Larry Rowland
President, Parkview Foundation
Fort Wayne
Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Director of The Religion, the Arts and Spirituality Initiative of Butler University in partnership with Christian Theological Seminary
Indianapolis
Dr. Sarah Skwire
Fellow, Liberty Fund, Inc.
Indianapolis
Mr. Adam D. Thies
Assistant Vice President of Capital Planning and Facilities, Indiana University
Bloomington
Dr. Joseph F. Trimmer
Emeritus Professor of English & Director Emeritus, Virginia Ball Center for Creative Inquiry, Ball State University
Muncie
The Honorable Jonathan Weinzapfel
Chancellor, Ivy Tech Community College Southwest/Wabash Valley regions; former Mayor of Evansville
Evansville
Indiana Humanities connects people, opens minds and enriches lives by creating and facilitating programs that encourage people to think, read and talk. Learn more at www.indianahumanities.org
