UNITED WAY OF GRANT COUNTY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Business Owner
- Member of the Board
- Board Member / Entrepreneur & Owner Abby Chic
Abby and her family moved to Marion, Indiana nearly ten years and when asked to serve on the United Way board couldn't wait! Abby believes so strongly in Grant County and what the United Way is doing to resource the organizations within in.
Abby is a business owner and passionate about giving back locally. She volunteers in the recovery community, the local church and for several other community organizations.
As a mom of two, Abby is a proud Marion community school mom! Go Giants!
She would love to grab coffee and chat with anyone about how incredible this county is and about how you can jump into the action.
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- Head Up Career & Coaching at Ivy Tech
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Board Member / Plant Manager, GM Marion Stamping Plant
I was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and grew up as an army brat moving around Canada and Europe. I earned a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and began a career with General Motors 40 years ago as a Co-Op student at the GM Canada Headquarters. Most recently, I served as the General Director of GM's Labor Relations Operations and as the Director of Manufacturing Strategy and Planning of GM in Europe. Prior to my International assignment, I was the Plant Director for Orion Assembly and Pontiac Stamping. I have held many Leadership roles in Manufacturing in Canada and in the United States including Staff positions in the Oshawa, Flint, and Fort Wayne Truck Assembly Plants. I also held a Staff position in Warren as the Shop Director for North America for General Assembly. I am married to Fiona and we have five millennial-aged children living between Toronto and Chicago; Jason, Courtney, Brittany, James, and Laura, and two granddaughters Mirabelle and Corinne, and a third grandchild on the way. When not at work, I enjoy travelling, being an active sports enthusiast, tinkering as a mechanical tradesman about the house, and, more recently, exploring genealogy.
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- Professor of Social Work at Indiana Wesleyan University
Dr. Lori Goss-Reaves is a Professor of Social Work at Indiana Wesleyan University and the Director of Field Placement. Prior to joining the faculty at IWU, Dr. Goss-Reaves worked as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Family Service Society for twenty-four years. Her experiences serving families in the areas of child welfare, juvenile justice, intellectual disabilities and school based services taught her the importance of advocacy and the impact of trauma. Dr. Goss-Reaves is passionate about the welfare of vulnerable children. She serves on the Prevent Child Abuse council of Grant County and the Grant County Child Protection Team. Dr. Goss-Reaves is married to cartoonist, Eric Reaves who draws the Hi and Lois comic strip. Together they raised five children, relying on a sense of humor to lead the way. Their three grandchildren fill this stage of their life with immense joy.
Job Titles:
- Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Board Member / Retired, TCC Communications
Jayne Barnes has served as the Office Manager/Bookkeeper for the United Way of Grant County for the past 12 years. She has lived in Grant County since the age of 4, attending Eastbrook Community Schools and even attended Indiana State University on a golf scholarship.
On a day to day basis, Jayne works with accounts payable and receivable, financial statements and reports as well as payroll and banking. She loves bookkeeping as well as being able to work with an organization that gives back, advocates for, and volunteers with individuals in our local community.
Jayne loves getting to work for the United Way and getting to serve the community of Grant County, and she has a word for you.
Lezlie has been a dedicated school and community advocate for her entire career. She has held many positions within education but most recently serves as the assistant superintendent at Mississinewa Community Schools. Lezlie believes that schools and the communities around them need to value inclusiveness over everything and foster a nurturing, safe, and respectful environment. She has been able to instill these values in each system and community in which she has served. Lezlie is a true visionary in that she is a leader and clear about what she believes and knows is best for children-academically, socially and emotionally. Her ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with team members and stakeholders has been a crucial element in creating and striving towards a shared vision. It takes a visionary to unite a community to make an impactful change and Lezlie uses her knowledge, experience and passion for driving positive transformations.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Board Member / Indiana Wesleyan University
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- Vice President
- Vice President / Community Affairs Manager, AEP / Indiana Michigan Power
Rob is the Community Affairs Manager for AEP/Indiana Michigan Power