Whirlpool Vice President Speaks on Corporate Responsibility as Organization unveils Strategic Plan
One Southern Indiana (1si) held its annual meeting today at Horseshoe Southern Indiana. More than 375 guests attended the luncheon.
The 2018-2019 1si Board of Directors and officers were voted upon by the membership and newly elected chair Diane Medley spoke briefly about the upcoming year and 1si Strategic Plan – 2020 and Beyond. Awards were also presented with Brian Smith of Callistus Smith Agency, Inc., being named Ambassador of the Year and Stefanie Griffith, part owner of Strandz Salon & Threadz Boutique, named Volunteer of the Year.
Jeff Noel, Vice President of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs for Whirlpool Corporation was the keynote speaker of the event. Noel described Whirlpool’s efforts to engage its employees and community through a variety of projects including volunteerism in local and regional nonprofit organizations and economic development efforts to create quality of place in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Whirlpool led the way in transforming a one-mile strip of vacant riverfront into the Golf Club at Harbor Shores, which hosts the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, producing an economic impact of approximately $11 million in its corporate home, Berrien County, and a total of $14 million in Michigan, every two years.
President and CEO of 1si, Wendy Dant Chesser, ended the program with a brief overview of the new strategic plan. The entire plan can be found on the organization’s website, www.1si.org. This year, 1si again partnered with the News & Tribune to publish the annual report to the community. The supplement was given to guests and will be available to the public in an edition this week.
2018-2019 Board of Directors
Ms. Diane Medley
MCM CPAs & Advisors - Louisville
Board Chair
Mr. Jason A. Lopp
McNeely Stephenson
Chair-Elect / Economic Development Council Chair
Ms. Lisa Huber
Duke Energy
Immediate Past Chair / Nominating Chair
Mr. Gary Maloney
Nu-Yale
Secretary / Governance Chair
Mr. Adrian Brown
German American Bank - Sellersburg
Treasurer / Finance Chair
Mr. Bill Reedy
Indiana-American Water Company
Vice Chair / Investor Relations Chair
Mr. Bryan Wickens
MAC Construction & Excavating, Inc.
Advocacy Council Chair
Mrs. Michelle Huber
Fuzzy Zoeller's Covered Bridge & Champions Pointe Golf Clubs
Business Resources Council Chair
Ms. Cathy Scrivner
LegalShield
Board Development Chair
Mr. Jerry Acy
River Ridge Development Authority
Ms. Tina Bennett
Clarksville Community Schools
Mr.Derek Bland
HJI Supply Chain Solutions
Dr. Dan Eichenberger
Baptist Health Floyd
Mr. Jim Epperson
SoIn Tourism
Ms. Laurie Goetz Kemp
Kightlinger & Gray, LLP
Mr. Norris Hamilton
Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Mr. Miguel Hampton
F5 Enterprises, LLC Creative Marketing and Photography
Mr. Chris Hargett
Heartland - A Global Payment Company
Ms. Pat Harrison
RE/MAX Pat Harrison Enterprises
Ms. Tami Hatfield-Kennedy
Ford Motor Company
Mr. Allen Howie
Idealogy Marketing + Design
Mr. Taylor King
America Place
Mr. Kent Lanum
Paul Ogle Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Chris Loop
WesBanco Bank, Inc.
Mr. Wesley Martin
Martin Financial Group
Dr. Andrew Melin
Greater Clark County Schools
Mr. Jeff Murphy
ECT Services, Inc.
Mrs. Lindsey Neely
Norton Healthcare
Mr. Scott Olinger
Harding, Shymanski & Company, P.S.C.
Mr. Martin Padgett
Clark Memorial Hospital
Mr. Chip Pfau
Geo. Pfau's Sons Company, Inc.
Ms. Kimra Schleicher
KFC
Ms. Erica Sharp
AssuredPartners - Erica Sharp
Mr. Charlie Smith
Building & Development Association of Southern Indiana
Mr. Raymond H Smith Jr.
Park Community Credit Union
Dr. Ray Wallace
Indiana University Southeast
Mr. Darren Washausen
Samtec, Inc.
The Annual Meeting sponsors for 2018 included:
Presenting Sponsor: First Harrison Bank
Video Platinum Sponsor: Frost, Brown and Todd
Platinum Sponsors: Centra Credit Union, Extol Magazine and Sounds Unlimited Productions
Gold Sponsors: AT&T Indiana, Belmar Floral Events, George K. Baum and Company, LL&A Interior Design, Luckett & Farley Architects, Engineers and Construction Managers, Inc., Nu-Yale and the River Ridge Development Authority.
Silver Sponsors: Baptist Health, Callistus Smith Agency, Inc., Duke Energy, Harrison County Economic Development Corporation and L&D Mail Masters, Inc.