13 La Porte County Nonprofit Leaders Complete Third Leadership Academy Funded by HFL
The third cohort has completed the Nonprofit Leadership Academy, funded by Health Foundation of La Porte (HFL) through a partnership with the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University.
The Academy consisted of ten full-day classes, held at HFL’s Conference & Learning Center, from September 2023 through February 2024. Nineteen local nonprofit leaders participated in the Academy, and 13 received a certificate of completion from IU for attending all 10 sessions.
All participants were invited to a celebration event on Friday, February 23, 2024, following the last course. HFL President and CEO Maria Fruth and Sara Johnson, Director of Executive Education at IU’s O’Neill School, each shared a word of congratulations to the entire cohort. Certificates were then presented to the graduates.
The 2024 graduates who have earned a certificate of completion from Indiana University are:
- Erica Boyd, E Marie Project
- Jackie Dermody, Family Advocates
- Amanda Fowler, La Porte County Meals on Wheels
- Stacey Garcelon, Anam Cara
- Abby Hinch, Social and Learning Institute
- Bill Harmon, SHARE Foundation
- Steve Hobby, Paladin
- Harry Holtkamp, Nest Community Shelter
- Julia Kanestrom, Arts in the Park
- Erica Kanney, Health Foundation of La Porte
- Emily Yiannias, La Porte County Symphony Orchestra
- Sally Riffer, Boys & Girls Clubs of La Porte County
- Tammy Rosebaum, Citizens Concerned for the Homeless
“I am so grateful for the Health Foundation for connecting me with the incredible professors and curriculum at IU for their Nonprofit Leadership Academy. I thoroughly enjoyed the classes and networking that came from sharing a classroom with my La Porte County peers.