Board and Committees
The twelve-member Board of Directors oversees the governance of the Foundation with the day-to-day business managed by a professional staff with expertise and knowledge of our community’s needs. We go beyond simply making grants that advance charitable activities: we also identify current and emerging issues, stimulate resources to address those needs and help our region prepare for the future.
Board of Directors
Joseph Kilmer, President
James Ault, Vice President
Jay Ricker, Treasurer
Lynn Rowley, Secretary
Thomas Cassidy
Sherri Contos
James L. Edwards
Jeffrey Jenness
Herbert Likens
Carlton Montague
Robert Pensec
William Surbaugh
Jesse Wilkerson
Michael Lacey (Foundation Council-no vote)
Richard Hueston (Financial Council-no vote)
Sally DeVoe (Executive Director-no vote)
Emeritus Board Members
James F. Ault
Larry D. Contos
James R. Craig
Sally A. DeVoe
Charles H. Dickmann
William H. Hardacre
Herbert G. Likens
Thomas R. McMahan
Robert A. Nicholson
Francis H. Reichart
Robert Reitz
Wilbur S. Roby
John T. Shettle
Irma Hampton Stewart
Honorary Board Members:
Harold J. Anderson
Hilda L. Anderson
Hazel Dickmann
Executive Committee
Joseph Kilmer, President
Jim Ault, Vice President
Jay Ricker, Treasurer
Lynn Rowley, Secretary
Herbert G. Likens, Past President
Robert Pensec, Past President
Finance and Investment Committee
Tom Cassidy, Chair
James Ault
Michael Baker
Jeffrey Jenness
Sena Landey
Richard Hueston, ex-officio
Grants Committee
Sherri Contos, Chair
Marilyn Ault
Joseph Kilmer
Marion Hovermale
Robert Pensec
Quinn Ricker
Edwinia Thanas
Nominating Committee
Herbert Likens, Chair
James Ault
James Edwards
Joseph Kilmer
Robert Pensec
Scholarships Committee
Sherri Contos, Co-Chair
Nancy Likens, Co-Chair
Keri McGrath
Pamela Horton Jones
James King
David Rowlen
Dr. Jim Willey
Lilly Endowment Scholarship Committee
Robert E. Loose
Carlton Montague
Lynn Rowley
Chuck Lepper
Fay Dansby
John Fredericks
Brian Gill
Elise Smith
Richard Creger
Sally DeVoe - Non-voting
Holly Chaille - Non-voting
Lisa Floyd - Non-voting
Barbara Switzer - Non-voting
Asset Development Committee
James Ault, Chair
James Edwards
William Hardacre
William Surbaugh
Marketing/Development Committee
Robert E. Loose
Holly G. Miller
Grant Scharton
Kimberly Williams
