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Executive Committee – Chair Tami Earnhart; Tami.Earnhart@icemiller.com

Vice Chair Charlie Schlegel, Secretary Susan Gee Oliver, Treasurer Sherri Glass

 

The Executive Committee consists of the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.

The primary responsibilities of the Executive Committee:

• Serves as a sounding board for management on emerging issues, problems and initiatives

• Provides leadership at Board of Directors meetings and Board of Directors Retreats

• Reports to the full Board on official decisions and actions that do not require a full Board vote     

• Reviews executive performance and compensation

 

Finance Committee – Chair Sherri Glass; sglass987@gmail.com

Members: Denise Holder, Sara Lootens

 

The primary responsibilities of the Finance Committee:

• Oversees management of organization-wide financial assets

• Reviews investment policies and strategies

• Reviews financial results

• Ensures the maintenance of an appropriate business plan

• Reviews and recommend approval of an annual operating budget

 

Board Governance Committee

Members: Tami Earnhart, Susan Gee Oliver

 

The primary responsibilities of the Board Governance Committee:

• Identifies and recommends qualified candidates to the Board of Directors for the Arts for Learning Board and Committees

• Advises the Board with respect to the Board terms, composition, procedures and committees

• Develops and recommends to the Board a set of corporate governance principles applicable to the organization

 

Development Committee – Chair Peter Barickman, pbarickman228@gmail.com

Members: Kate Appel, Bart Karwath, Kelly Teller, Lisa Boncosky

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The primary responsibilities of the Development Committee:

• Approves the organization’s annual fundraising goals

• Raises financial and other resources for Arts for Learning

• Assists Board members in their own fundraising efforts

• Recruits potential individual and corporate donors

• Assists staff in planning fundraising events

• Supports planned giving goals

                       

Marketing & Advocacy Committee – Chair

Members: Sarah Walter, Sara Beanblossom (non-Board member), Danielle Dove (non-Board member), Jediah Behny

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The primary responsibilities of the Marketing & Advocacy Committee

• Increases the profile and awareness of Arts for Learning

• Increases awareness of the mission, vision and values of the organization

• Oversees a marketing plan to raise earned revenue by promoting Arts for Learning programs

• Develops strategies on how to communicate Arts for Learning’s message to potential donors

• Accelerates engagement in public policy and builds a collective awareness of the value of arts in education

• Plans strategies for being an effective voice for issues that matter to the organization and the people served

 

Programology – Program, Innovation and Technology – Committee,

Co-Chairs Kathy Sharpe; kathyandjohnsharpe@gmail.com and

Charlie Schlegel; cschlegel@ccnschools.org

Members: Tami Earnhart, Susan Michal, Anne Surak, Sue Blackwell (non-Board member), Daphne Chiu

 

The primary responsibilities of the Programology Committee:

• Researches new and innovative arts in education practice that connects the arts to STEM, core curricula, and 21st Century Skills

• Reviews, assesses, and recommends relevant and high quality programs

• Approves policies and procedures for the teaching artist roster

• Assists with artist auditions, mentoring, assessment and professional development

• Supports the staff with the planning and implementation of Creativity Fest

• Facilitates the adjudication of the annual Anna Award for teaching artists

 

Audit Committee – Chair Jim Chesterfield; jchesterfield@ibcindiana.com

**committee not open to current Board members

Members: Bob Brafford (non-Board member)

 

The primary responsibilities of the Audit Committee are to assist the Board of Directors in its oversight of:

• The integrity of financial statements

• Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements

• Independent auditors' qualifications

• The performance of the organization’s internal audit function

• Management of market, credit, liquidity and other financial and operational risks