About the Foundation
Board of Trustees
Irving L. Dennis, CPA
Retired Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP, Former CFO of U.S. Dept. of HUD
Board Vice Chair
William G. Ebbing
President, New Albany Company
David M. Feinberg
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at American Electric Power
Everett Gallagher
Retired Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Immediate Past Chair
Lori Gillett
CEO and COB, CK Construction Group
Helga Houston
Senior Executive Vice President, CRO, Huntington
Board Chair
Paul Judge
President, Axium Packaging
Board Secretary
Charlotte P. Kessler
Community Volunteer
John McWhorter
Chief Operating Officer
OhioHealth
Thomas J. (TJ) Obrokta, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Encova Insurance
Tom Pigott
Chief Financial Officer
Lancaster Colony Corporation
Board Treasurer
Lynne Redgrave
Community Volunteer
Member at Large, Executive Committee
Dan Snyder
CEO & Founder of Lower.com and Homeside Financial
Nanette Nardi Triplett
Community Volunteer
Andy Weeks
Executive Vice President at VanTrust Real Estate, L.L.C.
Ex-Officio Board Members
Michael Sawyers, Superintendent, New Albany Schools
John W. Kessler, Chairman, The New Albany Company
Founder, Past Chair & Emeritus Trustee, New Albany Community Foundation
J. Craig Mohre, President, New Albany Community Foundation
Kerri Mollard, Board Chair, Plain Township Board of Trustees
David J. Ryan*, Past Foundation Board Chair & Emeritus Trustee
Angela Parsons & Chris Donovan, The Columbus Foundation
Sloan Spalding, Mayor, New Albany
Debbie Kalinosky, President, New Albany Schools Board of Education
Keith R. Berend, MD, Senior Partner, Joint Implant Surgeons, Inc. and CEO, White Fence Surgical Suites & Emeritus Trustee
Past Board Chairs
Jack Kessler
Chairman, The New Albany Company
David J. Ryan*
Former owner & CEO of Rimrock
Barbara J. Siemer
The Siemer Family Foundation
Rich Ramsey
Owner, RQR Consulting
Carl English
Former Vice Chairman, American Electric Power
Cindy Hilsheimer
Principal & Founder, BeecherHill
Michael DeAscentis, Jr.
CEO, Lifestyle Communities
Dennis Welch
Former Executive Vice President & Chief External Officer, American Electric Power
Keith R. Berend, MD
Senior Partner, Joint Implant Surgeons, Inc. and CEO, White Fence Surgical Suites & Emeritus Trustee
Lynne Smith
Community Volunteer
Everett Gallagher
Retired Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
*In Memoriam