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Governing Board & Staff
Board of Directors Represent All Corners of Community
The Board of Directors of the Dearborn Community Foundation, Inc. (DCF)
is made up of volunteers from all corners of Dearborn County, supporting
the Foundation’s primary purpose of building permanent endowment funds
to serve donors who have charitable interests.
The 15 members of the Board of Directors are
each elected for a three-year term starting at the annual meeting in
January. A director may serve a maximum of
two full consecutive terms of service. The terms are staggered to
provide continuity of experience. New board members are elected by the
Board of Directors after it receives recommendations from the Board
Development Committee – charged with seeking talented leaders who are
representative of the community as a whole.
The current members of the DCF Board of Directors:
Executive Committee: |
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 John
Maxwell, Chairperson
Logan Township |
 Mark
Graver, President
Lawrenceburg |
Dave Deddens,
Vice-President
St. Leon |
 Matthew
B. Probst, Treasurer
Aurora |
 Luree
Ketcham, Secretary
Bright |
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Directors:
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 Jada
Ankenbauer, Aurora |
 Charles
Blankenship, Greendale |
 Mary
Fields, Dillsboro |
 Deanna
Hacker, Hidden Valley Lake |
 Barry
Nanz, Lawrenceburg |
 Gerald
Nixon, Bright |
 John
Rumsey, Aurora |
 Jim
Stock, New Alsace |
 Perry
Taylor, Dillsboro |
 Judy
Ullrich, Aurora |
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Courteous, Professional DCF Team
The DCF Team is a group of courteous, experienced professionals that are
dedicated to making a difference in their community through top-notch
service to donors, grantees and other community members, as well as by
providing professional support to the Foundation board of directors. The
DCF Team is made up of five full-time employees and
non-staff member Lisa deHart Lehner, the Foundation's legal counsel.
 Executive
Director Fred McCarter is a former newspaper journalist (12
years) and media relations/marketing professional (7 years) that
joined the DCF staff in early 2005 after having served on the
Foundation’s board of directors. McCarter’s significant
experience in marketing/journalism, community relations and
governmental affairs serve him well as the Foundation creates
and implements a strategic plan to take the organization to the
next phase of development.
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Staff Accountant Cheryl Wessel has 27 years of accounting
experience and has been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) for
24 years. Wessel joined the DCF staff in November 2007. Her
accounting experience covers a broad range of fields including
many non-profit organizations. Wessel served as both a staff
accountant and accounting specialist during 10 years at
Cincinnati Bell Inc., where her responsibilities ranged from
completing monthly financial reporting and special reporting for
Cincinnati Bell Inc. subsidiaries to completing SEC financial
reporting and quarterly financial report press releases.
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Program Director Denise Sedler joined the Foundation staff in
October 2008. She has significant experience in the areas of
communication, marketing, administration and finance. As Program
Director, Sedler manages grant and scholarship programs at DCF.
She spent nine years with Procter & Gamble in administration,
finance and as an Employee Program Specialist in the company’s
human resources department. She also served as Employee Program
Specialist for IBM Corporation.
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Retired bank executive Mark Neff joined the DCF staff in August
2008 as the EcO15 (Economic Opportunities 2015) Coordinator for
Dearborn County, a full-time, non-permanent position. As EcO15
Coordinator, Neff is working with a nine-member task force to
formulate and carry out plans for Dearborn County to expand upon
and to improve education and training for advanced manufacturing
education, healthcare services, and hospitality and tourism in
our community as part of a 10-county, regional initiative made
possible by a $38 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. Neff
amassed 27 years of experience in the banking industry before
retiring in 2004. At retirement, he served as Regional President
& Operations Liaison with the Community Bank Operations of
Indiana and Ohio Community Bank Division of U.S. Bank. His
involvement in the community is vast. Neff is highly involved in
the community as a volunteer. From 2005 to 2008, Neff served as
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, State Trustee.
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Administrative Assistant Andrea Nappier joined the DCF staff in
mid-2008. Nappier brings a wealth of professional experience to
the Foundation with a vast background in administration as well
as experience in marketing.
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 Attorney
Lisa deHart Lehner (Wood Lamping & Lehner LLP) is one of the
founders of DCF. Lehner is a significant asset to the Foundation
through her expertise is in tax planning, charitable giving,
trust administration, probate administration, and estate
planning. Lehner represents closely-held corporations and
non-profit corporations qualified as tax-exempt organizations.
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