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Dawn Hurst, President of the Board of Directors.  Ms Hurst is a School Counselor at Shanahan Middle School in Olentangy.  She graduated from Ohio State University in 2005 with a Master's Degree in Counselor Education and a Master's degree in Sociology. 

Kitty Kerrigan King, Vice President of the Board of Directors. Ms. King has worked at Communities In Schools of Columbus since 1998 and is currently the Director of Project Initiatives. Prior to this she worked for 15 years for the Catholic Diocese of Columbus. She is a Licensed Social Worker with the State of Ohio and has a Master's degree in Family Relations and Human Development from OSU.

William Sherry, Secretary of the Board of Directors.  Mr. Sherry, incorporator of the Ann Sherry Foundation, is retired, but performs volunteer work for community service groups including Junior Achievement, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church - Social Services and the United Way Management Assistance Program.  Mr. Sherry has a Master of Public Administration degree from Ohio State University.

Bradley Shimp, Treasurer of the Board of Directors.  Mr. Shimp is the Executive Director of the Community Capital Development Corporation, a private, nonprofit corporation established in 1981, which makes loans to small businesses in Central Ohio.  Mr. Shimp has a Master’s Degree in Education from Cleveland State University.

Jill Lausch, Board Member.  Ms. Lausch is the principal at Leawood Elementary in Columbus Public Schools.  In 2000 - 2001, she received the Superintendent's Equity Award, in 2002, the Edward W. Ingram Foundation Principal Award and the Superintendent's Achievement Award in 2004.  She has a Masters Degree in Education Administration from Ashland University.

James Reinker, Board Member.  Mr. Reinker is retired from teaching at Franklin Alternate School in Columbus, Ohio.  He is involved with the Columbus Public School System in the development of educational curriculum, and he is a PRAXIS III assessor with the Ohio Department of Education for new teacher licensure.  

Doreen Uhas Sauer, Board Member.   Ms. Uhas Sauer is currently the Project Director for the Annenberg Columbus Civic Education Model with Columbus Public Schools. She taught in Columbus Public Schools for 38 years and is also active in a number of civic-minded organizations in the University area and historical associations.