DEFIANCE AREA FOUNDATION - Key Persons


Arthur Law

Job Titles:
  • Attorney

Baker-Shindler Ready-Mix - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Bill Koester

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Officers Team
  • Professional / Engineer / Retired

Chelsie Schroeder - CMO

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Director

Christine Yoder

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director

Cindy Wendell

Job Titles:
  • Assistant

Dani Figley

Job Titles:
  • Assistant

H. Eugene Smart

H. Eugene Smart had a vision to form a charitable foundation that would support programs and projects within the Defiance community. He was a true leader and worked hard to turn his vision into a reality. He gathered numerous community leaders who shared a deep commitment and interest in his undertaking. Together, this group chartered The Defiance Area Foundation in 1979 with $22,000 as a beginning endowment. From this inception, the Foundation has supported the building of the capital projects and funding of programs that impact the quality of life for our citizens.

Jake Oberlin

Job Titles:
  • Business Owner
  • Investor

Jim Williams

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Officers Team
  • EVP, Market Area / President Premier Bank

John Boesling

Job Titles:
  • Retired Senior V.P. First Federal Bank

Jon Gathman

Job Titles:
  • EVP / Grube, Inc.

Katie Groff-Held

Job Titles:
  • Senior VP Sales

Ken Boroff

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Steyer & Co.

Laurie McCann

Job Titles:
  • Practice Manager / Mercy Health

Marc Warncke

Job Titles:
  • Attorney

Steve Grube

Job Titles:
  • President / Grube, Inc.

Sue Strausbaugh

Job Titles:
  • BIGGBY Coffee Owner Operator

Ted Penner

Job Titles:
  • Attorney
  • Member of the Officers Team

Terry Melton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Officers Team