Community Partners
Special thanks to all our community partners!
Central Steering Committee Members
Community Members
Dave Snow, Mayor of Richmond
Beth Fields, City of Richmond
Valerie Shaffer, Economic Development Corporation
Jason Troutwine, Reid Health
Rebecca Gilliam, Wayne County Foundation
Acacia St John, Forward Wayne County
Earlham Members
Dakota Collins, Community Relations
Kim Tanner, VP of Institutional Advancement
Kristen Lainsbury, VP of Marketing
Sara Paule, Grants Office
Meredith Edwards, Grants Office
Working Group Members
Government and Non-Profit Organizations
Thomas Hill, Cardinal Greenways
Gene Hambrick, Earlham Entrepreneurship
Tim Scales, IU East Entrepreneurship
Beth Newton, Main Street Richmond*
Andy Floyd, Main Street Richmond
Eric Dimick Eastman, Makerspace Director
Kathy Lucid, Redevelopment Commission
Roxie Deer, Richmond Neighborhood Restoration
Dave Jetmore, Richmond Neighborhood Restoration
Denise Retz, Richmond Parks and Recreation
Monica Koechlein, Richmond Symphony Orchestra
Ed DeLaPaz, Urban Enterprise Association
Jeff Plasterer, Wayne County Commissioner
Mary Walker, Wayne County Tourism
Business Representatives
Cathy Hillard, Downtown Business Owner
Cheri Jetmore, Former Local Business Owner
Ray Ontko, Downtown Business Owner
Sharon Ontko, Downtown Business Owner
Tracie Robinson, Realtor
Brian Ballenger, Local Construction Business Owner
Facilitators
Alison Zajdel, Independent Contractor
Patti Peterson, Independent Contractor
Consulted Stakeholders
Community
Patty Lamson & Pavel Polanco-Safadit, Amigos1
Alexandra Pflug, Fayette Community Foundation
Jim McCormick & Traci Taylor, Independent Living Center
Lorin Williams, William Harris, & Yvonne Washington, NAACP
Melissa Vance, Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce
Higher Education
Jeff Carter, Bethany Theological Seminary
Gretchen Castle, Earlham School of Religion (ESR)
Chad Bolser, Ivy Tech Richmond
Dennis Rome & Michelle Malott, Indiana University East
