Board of Directors
Youth First, Inc. is governed by an active Board of Directors who generously contribute their time, talent, and treasure. Board members are passionate ambassadors, advocates, and askers in support of Youth First’s mission. They bring a diversity of experience, knowledge, skills, and influence to the organization. Board members are elected for three-year terms and are often recruited from Youth First’s corps of volunteers who serve on a variety of committees or assist in other ways.
2012 Youth First, Inc. Board of Directors
Chair:
Tom Austerman, President, Evansville Commerce Bank
Chair-Elect:
Carl Chapman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Vectren Corporation
Past Chair:
Rick Schulz, Chief Financial Officer, United Companies
Treasurer:
Patrick Edwards, Management & External Reporting Director, Vectren Corporation
Secretary:
Rita Meeks, President, Gibco
Members:
Jim Back, Financial Planner, Edward Jones
Amy Bouchie, Financial Planner, Ameriprise
Randy Braun, Sr. Vice President, Head of Retail Banking, German American Bank
Angela Brawdy, Director, Compensation & Benefits, Shoe Carnival
Phil DeLong, Educator & School Administrator, Retired
Dave Freeman, Senior Manager, BKD
Steve Fritz, Educator & School Administrator, Retired
Krista Greenfield, Community Volunteer
Donna Harris, Vice President Human Resources, Fifth Third Bank
Chuck Hedde, Manager, Harding Shymanski & Co.
Tim Hollander, General Manager, Administration Division, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
Ray Hoops, PhD, President Emeritus, University of Southern Indiana
Mike Hoover, MD, Surgeon, Evansville Surgical Associates
Tim Huelsing, General Manager, South Central Radio Group
John Kamin, Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Old National Bank
Mehmet Kocakulah, Professor, University of Southern Indiana School of Business
Carol Lynch, Community Volunteer & Educator
Leanne Maurer, Pharmaceutical Sales Representative, Daiichi Sankyo
Josh Pack, PhD, Manager Energy Technologies, Vectren Corporation
Ryan Schulz, Attorney, Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn
Les Shively, Principal Attorney, Shively & Associates
Darren Spainhoward, Sr. Vice President, Commercial Lending, Old National Bank
Crystal Wildeman, Attorney, Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn
William Wooten, MD, Addiction Medicine Specialist & Family Physician, Retired
Richard Young, Judge, U.S. District Court
President & CEO: Parri O. Black
Advisory Council:
Dan Arens, Business Developer
Phyllis Bussing, PhD, Professor of Education, University of Southern Indiana
Gini Combs, Regional Manager, Indiana Department of Child Services
Brad Ellsworth, President, Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana - North
Father Bernie Etienne, Pastor, Holy Rosary Catholic Church
Mary Ellen Farabaugh, Community Volunteer
Don Fuchs, Attorney, Bingham, Greenebaum, Doll, LLP
Tom Kimpel, Attorney, Bamberger, Foreman, Oswald and Hahn, LLP
Pat Koch, Director of Values, Holiday World and Splashin' Safari
Dennis Lamey, Executive Vice President, Norman Backues & Associates, Inc.
Don Mattingly, Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers
Brett Niemeier, Juvenile Judge, Vanderburgh Co. Circuit Court
Randy Schulz, CPA, Vice President, Harding Shymanski & Co.
David Smith, EdD, Superintendent, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
Robert Tiemann, Vice President & Manager, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Wayne Trockman, Judge, Vanderburgh Co. Superior Court
Eric Williams, Sheriff, Vanderburgh County
Lloyd Winnecke, Mayor, City of Evansville
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