Indiana Humanities elects new board members, slate of officers

The Indiana Humanities board of directors has appointed six new members and elected its slate of officers for 2020-21.

The new board members are: 

• Dr. Cassandra Bausman, assistant professor and writing center director, Trine University, Angola
• Ms. F. Brooke Dunn, associate, Faegre Baker Daniels, Indianapolis
• Dr. Terri Jett, associate professor of political science, Butler University, Indianapolis
• Ms. Suzanne M. Light, CEO, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Warsaw
• Mr. Mark Maassel, president, Indiana Energy Association, Valparaiso
• State Rep. Jerry Torr, national account manager, Near North Title Group, Carmel

Indiana Humanities is a statewide nonprofit that encourages Hoosiers to think, read and talk by participating in humanities programs and activities. The organization is currently in the midst of a two-year INseparable initiative, which explores real and perceived differences among urban, suburban and rural Hoosiers.

Indiana Humanities’ new board officers are:

Chair

Mr. Doran Moreland
Vice president—diversity, equity and belonging, Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis

Chair-Elect

Mr. Chris Gahl
Senior vice president of marketing and communications, Visit Indy
Indianapolis

Secretary

Ms. Rosemary Dorsa
Vice president, Indiana Philanthropy Alliance and director, GIFT Technical Assistance Program
Indianapolis

Treasurer

Mr. Mark Maassel
President, Indiana Energy Association
Valparaiso

 

Other members are:

Ms. Keira Amstutz
President and CEO, Indiana Humanities
Indianapolis

Ms. Elizabeth Bechdol
President/CEO of AgriNovus Indiana
Auburn

Ms. Carol Ann Bowman
Retired, corporate secretary and general counsel, Whiteco Industries, Inc.
Merrillville

Mr. James M. Macdonald III
Executive director and market manager, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Indianapolis

Mr. Chad Priest
Chief executive officer, American Red Cross Indiana Region
Indianapolis

Mr. Timothy P. Robinson
Assistant vice president, operations and grants administration, Lumina Foundation
Indianapolis

Mr. Adam D. Thies
Associate vice president, capital planning and facilities, Indiana University
Bloomington

Ms. Tiffany Tolbert
Senior field officer, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Chicago Field Office
Hobart

Dr. Joseph F. Trimmer
Emeritus professor of English and director emeritus, Virginia Ball Center for Creative Inquiry, Ball State University
Muncie

The Honorable Jonathan Weinzapfel
Partner, Jones Wallace LLC; former mayor of Evansville
Evansville