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THE HOMELESS FAMILIES FOUNDATION


Board of Trustees and Officers


July 201
1 - June 2012

 

Harry Hallowell, President and Chair.

Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer

Nationwide Investments

 

 

Harry Hallowell, is serving as the HFF President and chair of the Board of Trustees. He is also active in the Executive and Housing Committees, and serves as an ad hoc member of all Board Committees.  He and his wife, Lynne, live in Dublin.  Harryis the Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Nationwide.  Harry earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a MBA from Northwestern University.  He also serves on the board of directors for the Mid-Ohio Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and TechColumbus.

 

 

Ed Kendall, First Vice Chair

Director, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis

NiSource, Inc.

 

 

Ed Kendall is serving as the First Vice-Chair of the HFF Board of Trustees.  Ed serves on the Executive, Finance, and Governance Committees.  He and his wife, Dawn, live in Worthington.  Ed is the Director, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis for NiSource/Columbia Gas System.

 

 

Greg Kramer, Treasurer

Senior Program Manager

Battelle

Medical Services Solutions

 

 

Greg Kramer is serving as the Treasurer of the HFF Board of Trustees.  Greg serves on the Executive and Finance Committees.  He and his wife, Eileen, live in Hilliard.  Greg is a Senior Program Manager for Battelle, Advanced Engineering for Life Sciences.

Traci A. McGuire, Secretary

Attorney at Law

Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter

 

 

Traci McGuire is serving as the Secretary of the HFF Board of Trustees.  Traci serves on the Executive, Education, and Governance Committees.  She and her husband, Eric Bennett, live in Columbus.  Traci is an Attorney at Law with Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter.

 

 

Aaron Alexander

Painter

 

 

Aaron Alexander serves on the Housing Committee.  He is a former client of HFF and provides a unique point of view.  Aaron and his wife, Alycia, live in Columbus.  He is an active volunteer in the Columbus Community.

 

 

Lisa M. Barton

Vice President, Trans. Strategy & Business Development

American Electric Power

 

 

Lisa Barton serves on the Case Management and Human Resources Committees.  She and her husband, Chris, live in Westerville.  Lisa is the Vice President of Transmission Strategy and Business Development for American Electric Power.  She earner a BS in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a JD from Suffolk University Law School of Business at the University of Virginia.  Lisa is a member of the bar associations in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and locally serves on the Board of Directors for Amethyst, Inc.

 

 

Laney Burgdoerfer

Community Volunteer

 

 

Laney Burgdoerfer serves on the Development Committee.  She and her husband, Stuart, live in New Albany.  Laney is a very active Community Volunteer and serves New Albany Presbyterian as and Elder, Parent Liaison and Sunday School Teacher; on the Celebration of Learning Board at the Columbus Metropolitan Library; on the Board of Run for the Rainbow; as a member of the Home Depot Executive Women’s Auxiliary Team; and as member of the PTO at New Albany Schools.  She has BBA in both Finance and Accounting from the University of Oklahoma. 

 

 

Amy Chapman

Community Volunteer

 

 

Amy Chapman serves on the Board of Trustees.  She and her husband, Jim, live in Powell.  Amy is a very active volunteer in the Columbus Community and spends at least one or two days a week tutoring children at the HFF Dowd Education Center. Amy received a BS in Marketing from Miami University.  She also serves on the Finance Committee at Worthington United Methodist Church.

 

 

Jim Chapman

Chairman

Red Capital Markets, Inc

 

 

James (Jim) Chapman is a former HFF President and Chair of the Board of Trustees and currently serves on the Finance Committee.  He and his wife, Amy, live in Powel.  Jim is Chairman of Red Capital Markets, Inc.

 

 

Jack Gillespie

Attorney at Law

Shumaker, Loop and Kindrick, LLP

 

 

Jack Gillespie serves on the Housing Committee.  He and his wife, Kristen, live in Columbus and have two children, Haley and Liam.  Jack is a Partner with the law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP.  He received his JD from The Ohio State University College of Law and a BA in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University.  He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1994. 

 

Jim Hopkins

CEO

Hopkins Printing

 

 

Jim Hopkins is a former HFF President and Chair of the Board of Trustees.  Currently serves on the Audit and Education Committees.  He and his wife, Amie, live in Blacklick.  Jim has been active in the printing industry, serving in several capacities on the boards of Printing Industry Association of Northern Kentucky, including board chair.  In addition, Jim has served on the Boards of DRG Corporation, Ohio Skill USA and Printing Industries Education Funds, serving as Chair.  He was a Trustee of the Printing Industry Health Care Board and has also served on advisory councils for both Columbus State Community College and Northeast Career Center.

 

 

Jim Houk

President and CEO

Bird-Houk Collaborative

 

 

Jim Houk is a former HFF President and Chair of the Board of Trustees and currently serves on the Executive, and Housing Committees.  He also Co-chairs the Development Committee.  He and his wife, Karen, live in Upper Arlington.  Jim is Managing Principal of Bird Houk, a division of OHM.

 

Jeff Matthews, CFP

Financial Planner

Preferred Capital Management

 

Jeff Matthews, CFP®, serves on the Development Committee.  He and his wife, Celena, live in Columbus with their daughter Gwyneth.  Jeff is a Financial Planner with Preferred Capital Management /Wells Fargo Advisors.  He received a BA in Communications from American University.  Jeff is a member of the Board of Directors at Brookside Golf and Country Club and also a coach/volunteer for St. Timothy’s Elementary School.

 

 

Steve McVoy

Community Volunteer

 

Steve McVoy serves on the Development Committee.  He and wife, Suzi, live in Steamboat Springs, Colorado as well as Columbus. Steve is a volunteer and currently maintains the HFF website.  He was founder and partner at Coaxial Communications and president of Paxton Cable Television, Inc.  Steve is also the Founder and president of the Early Television Museum and Foundation in Hilliard.

 

Ann Foster Miller

President

Foster Business Communications

 

 

Ann Foster Miller serves on the Development Committee.  She and her husband, Patrick, live in Columbus.  Ann is President of Foster Business Communications.  She has held offices with the Printing Industries of Ohio, Printing Industry Association, Inc. and Master Printers of America.

 

 

Richard J. Miller

Chief Financial Officer

Lifestyle Communities

 

 

Richard J. Miller serves on the Executive and Finance Committees and Chairs the Audit Committee.  He and his wife, Nancy, live in Columbus.  Dick is Chief Financial Officer for Lifestyle Communities.

 

 

Richard R. Murphey, III
Owner
The Flower Galaxy

 

Richard R. Murphey, III, serves on the Education Committee.  He lives in Columbus and is owner of The Flower Galaxy.  Dick earned a BS from the College of Wooster and a Masters in Business from the University of Michigan.  He serves as Treasurer for the Salvation Army Board.

 

 

Sara Neikirk

Consultant

Communities in Schools 

 

 

Sara Neikirk serves on the Executive and Education Committees.  She also chairs the Case Management Committee.  Sara lives in Columbus and is a Consultant for Communities in Schools.  She serves on the Columbus Compact Board and Executive Committee; the COVA Board; the United Way Education Vision Council; and the Magellan Board.

 

 

Lou Ann Ransom

Community Volunteer

 

Lou Ann Moritz-Ransom serves on the Development Committee.  She and her husband, Buss, live in Columbus.  Lou Ann serves on the Boards of Marburn Academy, The Ohio State University Foundation, and the Moritz College of Law’s National Council.  She is also a member of Twig 102 of Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Christ Child Society of Columbus.

 

Louise R. Seipel

Community Engagement Director, OSU IPSC

 

Louise R. Seipel serves on the Education Committee.  She and her husband, Craig, live in Powell.  Lou is the Community Engagement Director for OSU International Poverty Solutions Collaborative.  She received a BA from Greensboro College and a Master of Divinity from Methodist Theological School.  Lou was a Founding Trustee of the Northwest house of Theological Studies and served the Boards of the Methodist Theological School and Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services.

 

 

Erin Shannon

Corporate Communications and Marketing Supervisor

White Castle Systems

 

 

Erin Shannon serves on the Development Committee.  She and her husband, Dana, live in Blacklick.  Shannon is Corporate Communications & Marketing Supervisor for
White Castle Systems.

 

Nancy A. Shaw

Director, Advice and Counsel Center

Cardinal Health

 

Nancy A. Shaw serves on the Executive Committee.  She and her husband, Jim Goldsmith, live in Dublin.  Nancy is
Director, 0f the Advice & Counsel Center at Cardinal Health.  She received a BA in Political Science and a JD from the University of Iowa City.  She was admitted to the Bar in Ohio in 1980.  She also completed the TRW Senior HR Executive Program at Cornell University in 1995.  She is an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and a speaker at national meetings and seminars.  She has been very active in her communities and has received several honors.

 

 

Bob Sorrell

Ohio Licensed Appraiser

Sorrell and Company, Realtors

 

 

Robert L. Sorrell serves on the Housing Committee.  He and his wife, Kathy Mack, live in Columbus.  Bob is President of
Sorrell & Company.

 

Jane Taylor

Community Volunteer

 

 

Jane Taylor serves on the Development Committee.  She and her husband, Phil, live in Upper Arlington.  Jane is a very active Community Volunteer with the March of Dimes, Pleasure Guild, Columbus Museum of Art, Windermere Elementary School, Ronald McDonald House and Columbus School for Girls.  She received a BA in Communications from The Ohio State University and also graduated from The Ohio State University School of Cosmetology.

 

 

Janet Wagner, PHD

Chair, Department of Nursing

Columbus State Community College

HFF Co-founder

 

 

Janet Wagner Ph.D. serves on Education and Governance Committees.  She and her husband, Walter, live in Columbus.  Jan is Dean and Chair of the Department of Nursing at Columbus State Community College.  She is also one of the three HFF co-founders.  Jan received a BS in Nursing and a MS in Medical/Surgical Nursing from Hunter College.  She received a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from The Ohio State University.  Jan also serves as a Director for Amethyst and is a member of the Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence, Health Care Task Force.

 

 

Casey Clark, Trustee Emeritus

Community Volunteer

 

 

Casey Clark, Trustee Emeritus, is actively involved in the 25th Anniversary Committee and the Come Home for the Holidays Event Committee.  She was also instrumental in the Dowd Education Center renovation which changed it from a warehouse into a welcoming and useful space for the afterschool and summer programs.  She and her husband, Rod, live in Dublin. 

 

Teresa A. Dowd, Trustee Emeritus

HFF Co-founder

 

Teresa A. Dowd, Trustee Emeritus, is now retired and living with her husband, Joe, in Maine.  Teresa was responsible co-founded The Homeless Families Foundation in August, 1986 and served as Board Chair until June, 1998.  She is a graduate of Boston State Teachers’ College.  Teresa has received the Jefferson Award for Public Service; Columbus YWCA Women of Achievement Award; Junior League of Columbus Community Service Award, and others too numerous to list.

 

 

Staff

 

Adrienne Corbett
Executive Director

 
 

Gale Hacker
Dowd Education Center Director

 

 
 

Susan Davis
Development Director

 

 
 

Marsha McDonald
Finance Director

 

 

 

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