Denny Burns

Denny Burns, President of Burns Corporation located in Hagerstown, has served on numerous community boards and organizations during the past 20 years. Currently, he is a member of the United Way Board of Directors, Workforce Investment Board of Region 6, Wayne County Redevelopment Commission and the Wayne County Sheriff's Office Merit Board. Bruns also volunteers for Junior Achievement, the Hagerstown Little League, and the Model T Club of America. The father of six also has memberships with both Hagerstown Rotary and Hagerstown Optimist clubs.

Denny is pleased to serve as Chair of the Foundation Board. 

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Jackie Carberry, Secretary/Treasurer

Jackie Carberry and her husband, Alan, moved to Richmond in 1991 from northern Indiana, falling in love with the local architecture and history of Wayne County. For many years, Jackie sold antiques while Alan worked in Brookville, Ohio, as an electrical engineer. In 1995, they turned an idea into a reality as they launched Warm Glow Candle Company in Centerville. After a lot of work, hours and pitfalls, the business is still growing today.

Jackie loves -- when not working -- spending time with her two grandchildren, garden and relaxing at Brookville Lake.

“We are still interested in local history and feel very blessed to find our home here in Richmond, Wayne County,” Jackie said.

Jackie joined the Reid Hospital Foundation Board of Directors in 2009.  She serves on the Special Events committee and was an integral part of the Foundation’s first BRAvo!.

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Mary Davis

Mary Davis, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, worked for Richmond Community Schools as an educator for 35 years. An Earlham graduate, Davis was selected by former Governor Joseph Kernan as a member of his administration's Early Learning & School Readiness Commission. Davis retired from teaching in 2006; she now devotes much of her time and energy as an active member and volunteer of Living Word Christian Fellowship Church.

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John Dils

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Lee Elzemeyer, Chair

Vice president at First Merchants Bank in Liberty, Lee Elzemeyer joined the Reid Foundation Board of Directors in 2007.  He currently serves as Vice Chair and on the Executive and Audit Committees.

Lee has shown his community leadership in many ways including his participation with the Cardinal Greenway.

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Jon Ford

A member of both the Reid Foundation board and Reid Hospital governing board, Ford has been given the opportunity to see health care from several perspectives.

"I wear a hat as a potential customer and look at the care we provide from a personal standpoint." Before his retirement as plant manager at Purina Mills, he also had the perspective of a community employer.

"Health care is a major budget item in most companies and board members should be sensitive to that." But in his role as board member, he also has had to examine budgets, capital expenditures and make sure that the decisions were good decisions for Reid as well as the community.

Reid's decision to build a new hospital required him to wear all those hats. "People don't want to travel outside of their community to get health care," Ford said, "and we want to keep our rates low and still provide the highest rate of quality."

Reid President Craig Kinyon said, "Jon is an outstanding board member. He thinks with a wonderful blend of his head, heart and faith."

Since retiring, volunteering has become somewhat of a second career - one he takes very seriously. "People need to have a passion for what they do, whether they are a truck driver, an assembly line worker or a health care provider," Ford said. "When you don't have passion, a job is just a job and the results will show it.

 "At Reid, passion comes out in different ways all the time. I have seen this as family members received treatment, and I have seen it when people go out of their way to walk someone to their destination. People at Reid go above and beyond."

Ford's passion for Reid is perhaps only surpassed by his love of family and his strong faith.  He and his wife, Judy, preside over a family of five children, and 12 grandchildren, who are scattered from South Carolina, to Pennsylvania, Indiana, Montana and Alaska. The Fords' other family is their church - Christ Presbyterian Church - where Jon is an elder.

 Because his career took the Fords all over the country, their children grew up in different areas, and some settled in those spots. "Our children all like each other, and we make a concentrated effort to get the entire family together at least every two years." Because four of the five children worked at Glacier National Park in their college years, that has been a favorite gathering spot.

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Gary Hemmelgarn

Gary Hemmelgarn is a graduate of Purdue University and went on to receive his master's degree at Indiana Wesleyan University.  He is a project engineering manager at Belden Wire & Cable Company in Richmond and enjoys volunteering for Reid Hospital.

Joining the Reid Foundation Board of Directors in 2006, Gary serves on the Investments and Grants Committee as well as the Governance Committee.  He is a former board member with Habitat for Humanity and the Wayne County Museum.  He is also a Richmond City Street Tree Commissioner.

Gary and his wife, Tammy, are residents of Richmond and have two sons.

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Craig Kinyon, Reid President

What is "mission?" Does it apply to organizations? Is it necessary? Does it really matter?

The Reid Hospital & Health Care Services' team has strong feelings about these questions. We are convinced that mission matters. In fact, it matters a great deal. Mission is what keeps us on course. We live during stressful and complex times when it is all too easy to lose our way. We can become so preoccupied with "doing" that we forget the "who, the what and the why." Individuals, families and teams like Reid Hospital's need to be grounded so that external changes do not cause us to abandon the core reasons we exist.

From a leadership team standpoint, mission is the glue, the shared set of values and beliefs that bind us together. It is individual commitment strengthened by sharing. It is shared commitment about who we are, why we exist and what we stand for. A key word in all of this is the word shared; values that are shared by all members of the Reid team... employees, volunteers, physicians, governing board and Foundation board members and the administrative staff that serve them.

The time the Reid team spends talking about mission is an investment to ensure we do not lose our way... an investment to strengthen our ministry to people who are broken and an investment in people who look to us to assist them in their efforts to achieve wholeness... in body, mind and spirit. Our mission is lived, humbly and proudly.

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John McBride

John McBride is a committed board member of both the Foundation Board of Directors as well as the Reid governing board.  Prior to his move to Richmond, McBride served on a hospital board in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He brings his many years of business and community leadership to Reid, which has proven to be a valuable resource to the organization.

"I always felt that healthcare was an important part of the community," McBride says.  "It is everyone's business and one of the most complex issues we handle." 

As President and CEO of West End Bank, McBride recognizes the economic challenges healthcare providers face.  He credits the sound financial practices of both Reid Hospital and the support of Reid Foundation to the growth seen in the past few years in spite of difficult circumstances.  "Many hospitals across the country completely stopped building projects when the markets crashed," he says.  "But with philanthropic support and the foresight of Reid leadership, Richmond has a beautiful new healthcare campus."

McBride goes on to explain that in today's economy, the government seems to want to be more involved in healthcare.  However they are more and more restrictive with funds.  Therefore it is eminent that we rely on philanthropy to continue providing the highest quality of care to area residents. 

People choose to give to Reid Foundation for various reasons.  Some give because they recognize Reid to be a financially sound organization that is among the top-ranked hospitals in the state.  Others give because of a personal success after experiencing the care provided.  McBride has his own personal success at Reid after recovering from heart surgery just two years ago.

"As exciting as it was to give toward the physical structure of the new Reid campus, the next phase of giving is just as exciting.  The upcoming 'I Am Thankful' campaign is all about the quality of care provided by our physicians and staff and the successful outcomes seen by the patients they serve."

McBride strongly believes that when people give with their hearts, everyone wins.

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Tim Miller

President of Harrington Hoch Insurance Company, Tim Miller and his wife, Susan, reside in Richmond.  He joined the Reid Foundation Board of Directors in 2006 and serves on the Investments and Grants Committee as well as the Special Events Committee.

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Eleanor Oberle

Eleanor Oberle has served on the Foundation Board of Directors since 2005.  She participates on both the Special Events Committee and the Investments & Grants Committee.  Eleanor and her husband, Ron, own and operate Oberle & Associates and Crane Inc. Construction.

Eleanor previously served Reid Hospital patients as a nurse through the 1960's and 1970's.  She was the first woman campaign chairperson of the United Way of Wayne-Union County Board of Directors.  She also previously served the community through Leadership Wayne County, Director of Academy of Young Leaders, Dunn Center, and Wayne County Foundation.

Very active in her church, Eleanor is a former member of the Holy Family Parish Council and serves as the Parish Nurse.  She is the 2006 recipient of "Distinguished Catholic School Alum."

In addition to her many community commitments, Eleanor and Ron enjoy spending time at their home in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.  They are parents of three living children and one deceased child and grandparents of six.

Eleanor participated on the BRAvo! Busting Out in Pink committee.

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Linda Paust

Linda Paust is one to let her actions speak for her.  The Chair of Reid Foundation, Paust is in her ninth and final year of her board tenure.  "I had always been impressed with Reid quality - that includes campus appearance, medical service received and the financial status maintained over many years.  So, after serving in a few other positions throughout the community, I thought this would be a positive board to try, and it certainly has been," said Paust.

During her time as a member of the Board, Linda witnessed many milestones.  Of those accomplishments she cites the Foundation's transfer of $46 million as the most memorable.  "The transfer to the New Reid project was unforgettable.  The fact that we had the funds available was amazing.  Then for the entire board to support the transfer was awesome."

Paust also took an active role in the For Our Future capital campaign.  Of the campaign she said, "The unfolding and the quick blossoming of the capital campaign has been an incredible experience.  I have been most pleased with the unique approach to this campaign - it truly is "For Our Future,' and the raising of $4.5 million from within the Reid family is a tribute to Reid and its service.  Actions do speak louder than words."

"Linda has been a true blessing.  She is in our office every week - sometimes two or three times.  Her loyalty and dedication to Reid, the Foundation, and her colleagues is extraordinary.  The success of the campaign is a direct result of the quality board we have, and she is our leader," said Foundation President Randy Kirk.

 A former teacher at Northeastern High School, Linda is active in the community, including stints on the Urban Enterprise Board, Richmond Redevelopment Commission, and the Whitewater Opera Board.  Linda and her husband, Ken - who serves as County Commissioner - are also involved in local politics.

"Community work is exceedingly important.  It involves doing good works which serve a community well; it allows a community to thrive and grow and creates ownership and pride. In all, it makes a community a better place to live," said Paust.

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Penny Pentecost, Vice Chair

A graduate of Lincoln High School and Indiana University, Penny holds her Master’s degree in education.  She has taught students at Ivy Tech, Indiana University East, Lincoln High School and Richmond High School.  While at RCS, in addition to teaching, she was a Teacher Leader of Professional Development and active in the Richmond Education Association, serving as president for six years. 

Penny enjoys working with youth theatre.  She was involved in the drama departments at Lincoln and Richmond High Schools, and directed the first high school show in Richmond’s new Civic Hall.  Penny volunteers with the Western Wayne Elementary Drama Club, doing choreography and helping in other areas as needed. 

This lifelong resident of Western Wayne County has five children, 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren, all living in Indiana. 

Penny is a member of Cambridge City First United Methodist church where she serves as a Trustee and choir member.

Serving on the Foundation Board’s Fundraising Committee and the Special Events Committee, Penny is especially proud of the BRAvo! initiative. 

“I am not one to expect someone else to ‘do it,’” Penny says.  “Reid Foundation allows me to give back in a very small way to one of the most vital components of our community – a community that has been good to my family and me.”

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Bob Powell

Market President of US Bank in Richmond, Bob Powell joined the Foundation Board of Directors in 2007.  He serves on the Fundraising Committee as well as the Investments & Grants Committee.  In addition to his duties at Reid Hospital, he serves on other boards and is an active community member.  

Bob enjoys living in Wayne County with his wife, Suzette.

 

 

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Ashton Veramallay

Ashton Veramallay joined the Reid Hospital Foundation Board of Directors in 2005 and serves on the Audit Committee as well as the Governance Committee.  As a former Indiana University East professor, Ashton is very involved in the local education community.  He also participates in several other community organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Rimond Sister Cities, and Economic Development.  In addition, Ashton is a Hospital Authority Board member.

 

 

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Len Vonderhaar

A 50-year resident of Preble County, Len Vonderhaar understands the importance of family and industry in rural Ohio.  He has five children, fourteen grandchildren, and a lovely wife, Charlotte.  Len’s farming roots run three generations deep and continue growing - currently, he farms with his youngest son, Alan.

Len participates on the Foundation’s Special Events and Fundraising Committees.  In addition to his work at Reid, he is pleased to serve in many community roles, including:  Preble County MRDD; State of Ohio Agribusiness Roundtable; Eucharistic Ministry Team with Saint Mary’s Church in Oxford, Ohio; Republican Central Committee. 

 “I am honored to be a Reid Foundation Board Member and thankful for Reid’s service to the residents of Preble County,” Len said.

When not on the farm, Len enjoys boating, classic truck and car shows and model railroading.

 

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Phyllis Wesler

A long-time Preble County resident, Phyllis Wesler and her husband, Beryl, own Wesler Orchards & Farm Market in New Paris.  Phyllis is a retired music teacher from Centerville-Abington Elementary School.

Phyllis joined the Reid Foundation Board of Directors in 2005 and serves on the Special Events and Fundraising Committees.

 

 

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