Class of 1999-2000

Gateway to Community Service For Youth

Mission Statement:

“Educating and motivating youth to lifetime community service in Hancock County”

Problem Analysis:

Lack of service opportunities
Items brought up at Social Issues Day
Decline in volunteerism
Recruiting practices

Action Plan:

Complete appointment of board of directors and hold retreat
- Elect officers and create curriculum
Develop brochure describing the program and inviting applicants
Recruit speakers/presenters, locate meeting places.
Distribute brochure and advertise program
Meet with local service agencies that are interested in participating
Finalize planning, begin reviewing applications.
Make final selections of participations and notify them

Group Members:

Sandy Abel
Teri Dunlavy
Rob Jackson
Hope Moran
Dorothy Swanson-Glancy

Public Information Access- Virtual Courthouse

Recognizing the Problem:

Hancock County did not have access to the latest technology for County officials, or resident

Analysis of the Problem:

Interviewed County Officials
- All believed that county needed electronic GIS as well as “Virtual Courthouse”
- Reduces phone calls
- Saves money from mailings
- Forms available online for residents/businesses

Action Plan:

Offer offices access to Internet
Offices to develop “wish lists”
Technology training
Communicate needs to task force
Obtain funding

Group Members:

Tim Higbie
Ann Johnson
Nancy Simpson

The Class of 2018-19 will next meet on Nov. 8 for Business/Commerce/Ag Day. Elanco Animal Health is playing host for the 23 members of the class.

The day will be a study of the business community in Hancock County. The class will hear from Skip Kuker, director of the Hancock Economic Development Council; Roy Ballard, ag educator for Purdue Extension Hancock County; Retta Livengood, president of the Greenfield Area Chamber of Commerce; and Laurene Lonnemann of Elanco, who will give a host talk on branding of Elanco's products.

The class will also take a field trip in the afternoon to visit Tuttle Orchards and Fortville Feeders.

BOARD WELCOMES 3 NEW MEMBERS

The Leadership Hancock County board of directors recently welcomed three new members:

Penny Givan, Volunteers of America of Indiana (LHC Class of 2014)

George Plisinski, NineStar Connect (LHC Class of 2018)

Kelly Leddy, First Financial Bank (Class of 2018)

Founded in 1996, Leadership Hancock County was conceived as a pipeline of sorts for emerging leaders. Since then, more than 400 people have gone through our program. On that roster of graduates are CEOs, political leaders, educators and key managers in dozens of organizations.
Our program works to foster leadership skills in promising students in an immersive, eight-month study of our communities and the qualities that go into making strong leaders. Along the way, enrollees learn how to work as part of a team, and they gain valuable insights into how to communicate effectively and contribute to their organizations in impactful ways.
If you or someone in your organization is on a leadership track in your organization, we'd love to hear from you.