Staff & Boards

Samaritan Caregivers is goverened by the Board of Directors and has three paid staff persons. The Executive Director is responsible for fiscal management along with the overall management of the agency. Under fiscal management, she does accounts payable, oversees accounts receivable, is the chief grant writer, plans and directs the fund raising activities, and sits on all six board committees. She reports to the Board of Directors via the Executive Committee.

Under the Executive Director are the Operations Manager and the Volunteer Coordinator. The Operations Manager directs the day-to-day activities within the office, being responsible for the Volunteer Receptionists. She is responsible for accounts receivable, desk top publishing, data management, and some of the client/volunteer activities such as Transportation, Adopt-A Grandparent, Birthdays, and special occasion volunteers.

The Volunteer Coordinator, a part-time position, is responsible for recruiting and training new volunteers. She accepts new client referrals, completing home assessments and matching client requests with volunteers. She is also responsible for the management of the IRIS program (a daily reading and recording of the local papers) for the WFYI Teleplex in the Kokomo area. Other responsibilities include processing seasonal work requests, overseeing group projects, Adopt-A-Grandparent program and assisting with events.

The Board of Directors is the governing board with representatives from churches, business, both hospitals, and social agencies. It meets the third Thursday morning of each month at the First Christian Church. Each director can serve up to two 3-year terms. There are four officers and six committees - Development, Finance, Grant, Program, Nominating, and Executive. Each director serves on a committee.

The people on the Advisory Board serve as a think tank and Samaritan Caregiver ambassadors in the community. They meet the second Thursday of each quarter at Main St. United Methodist Church to listen to our story, offer guidance about getting out the word, and then carrying our messages into the community.

Following is the list of people who so graciously support the work of Samaritan Caregivers administratively.

STAFF
FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	AFFILIATION
Jamey	Henderson	Executive Director
Rebekah	Gillum	Volunteer Coordinator
Polly	Conner	Adminstrative Assistant/Transportation Scheduler

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	AFFILIATION
Connie	Bohling	HRHS, Director of Imaging Services
Lynn	Cope	Haynes International
Mike	Dunn	Mavum Consulting Benefits Consultant
Angela	Heckman	IUK Asst. Professor of Nursing
Jo Anne	Harmon	Main Street United Methodist Church
Rhonda	Eastman	Kokomo/Howard County Chamber of Commerce
Lisa	Girton	WZWZ/WIOU
Leslee	Lantz	Howard Regional Health System
Mike	Lupoi	Button Chrysler Dodge/H.E. McGonigal
Jeana	O'Haver	St. Joseph Hospital
Sherry	Otto	Howard Regional Health System
Lee Ann	Redding	Salin Bank Branch Manager-Galveston
Jennifer	Rogers	Clinic of Hope
Andy	Roller	Creative Financial Centre
Kristin	Shellman	National City Bank, South Branch
Dr. Marilyn	Skinner	Center for Early Childhood Education, IUK
Don	Smith	Central Bank President/CEO
Lauren	West	St. Joseph Higgins Center
Doug	Workinger	Kokomo-Howard County Public Library

ADVISORY BOARD
FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	AFFILIATION
Fred	Blessinger	Delphi
Jane	Brown	First Presbyterian Church
Lesley	Connolly	IU Kokomo School of Nursing
Mike	Fox	Coca Cola-Plant Manager
Clint	Coon	BCR CPA Group
Craig	Grimes	Jefferson Manor
LaVerne	Grothouse	St. Patrick Catholic Church
Jim	Hayes	The Interface Financial Group
Catherine G.	Kuenzli	Carl E. Kuenzli MD PC and Associates
Stacey	Jones	Northwoods Commons
Diana	Lowery	Clinic of Hope
Greg	Mavrick	Jefferson Manor
Lynda	Narwold	Indiana University of Kokomo
Sherry	Rahl	Star Financial Bank
Ralph	Reddersdorf	Business Consultant/J.C. Penney, Retired
Peggy	Richardson	Harris Bank-Manager
Maria	Rudy	St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church
Danielle	Rule	American Family Insurance
Myra	Thompson	Visiting Nurse Service (VNS) Community Relations Liason
Ricque	Roberts	Kokomo Country Club
Rev. Mark	Sloss	Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
Christine	Smith	Kokomo Police Department