06/17/2026
Congratulations to Bakir Blove Coulter Executive Director and Sara Brooke Norris Case Manager of the Gilead House, Inc. for completing the 6-month Nonprofit Leadership Program at Community Foundation Serving Howard, Clinton & Carroll Counties
Congratulations to the 2026 graduates of our Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership Series!! This year’s cohort wrapped up the series yesterday with their final class on grant writing, led by Shae Kmicikewycz.
We are so proud of this year’s leaders, and thrilled we could offer another year of the Leadership Series to our nonprofit partners across our 3 counties. Thank you to Kimberly's Business By Design for facilitating our Leadership Series again this year!
Leadership Series class of 2026:
Teresa Butcher - Faithful Friends of Carroll Manor Inc.
Cindi Chapman - Upper Room Youth Center
John Chapman - Upper Room Youth Center
Isac Chavez - Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northern Indiana Corridor, Rotary International, Frankfort Youth Baseball & Football
Jennifer Conyers - Stars of Light GAP
Bakir Coulter - Gilead House, Inc.
Kayla Covey - Helping Our Homies
Kareen Dunn - UP Program at Kokomo Urban Outreach
Georgia Everett -Wildcat Creek Career Cooperative
David Fry - One80 Recovery Resources
Katie Hillman - AMVETS Post 27
Rachel Lattimore - Delphi Opera House
Luke McLaughlin - Red Barn Summer Theatre Frankfort (On-Stage Foundation)
Josie Miller - Wildcat Creek Career Cooperative
Samantha Miller - Childrens Garden Carroll County
Jennifer Morris - Marion-Kokomo JATC
Sara Norris - Gilead House, Inc.
Hunter Perry - Kokomo Rescue Mission
Krista Pullen - Howard County Food Access Alliance
Shannon Querry - Turning Point - System Of Care
Brittany Rahl-Coleman - Hope Behavioral Services
JoAnna Rodriguez - It's the Little Things of Howard County, INC/Kokomo Housing Authority
Maritsa Romero - Purdue Extension Community Childcare
Cheryl Simmons - Carver Community Center
Barbara Tranbarger - Stars of Light GAP
Christine Watson - Narrow Gate Horse Ranch
Bob Webb - AMVETS Post 27
