Officers, Trustees, and Members

The 2024-2025 Bryan Area Foundation Officers and Trustees pictured front row, from left to right: Trustee Beth Pool, Trustee Dr. Carolyn Sharrock-Dorsten, Trustee Kirk Vashaw, Treasurer Emily Ebaugh, and Trustee J.T. Stelzer.

Back row from left to right: President/CEO Amy Miller, Chair Steve Hess, Secretary Mike Shaffer, Trustee Steve Voigt, and Vice-Chair Tom Turnbull. Trustees missing from photo are Karen Gallagher, Dottie Hallett, and David Reiser.

Terms Expire in 2026

 

  • Amy Miller, President/CEO
  • Steve Hess, Chair
  • Tom Turnbull, Vice Chair

 

  • Michael Shaffer, Secretary
  • Emily Ebaugh, Treasurer

Trustees

Trustees are elected to three-year terms and may serve no more than two consecutive terms.

Term Expires           2026

  • Beth Pool
  • David Reiser
  • JT Stelzer

Term Expires           2027

  • Karen Gallagher
  • Dottie Hallett
  • Kirk Vashaw
  • Steve Voigt

Term Expires            2028

  • Carolyn Sharrock-Dorsten
  • McKenzie Nau

 

 

 

 

 

  Welcome to our newest BAF Members, (L to R), Chad Tinkel, Meg Kunsman, Brad Bowers, and Diane Peters.

 

Members

  • Dave Batt
  • Jason Beals
  • Bruce O. Benedict
  • Scott G. Benedict
  • Brad Bowers
  • Jack E. Brace
  • George Brown
  • Julie A. Brown
  • Wayne Carlin
  • Michael Culler
  • Christopher Cullis
  • Emily Ebaugh
  • Diana Moore Eschhofen
  • Betty Franks
  • Karen Gallagher
  • Dottie Hallett
  • Larry Harsila
  • Thomas M. Herman
  • Steve Hess
  • Michael Johnson
  • Martin Killgallon, III
  • Jason Kunsman
  • Meg Kunsman
  • Chris Malanga
  • William G. Martin
  • Mark Miller
  • Ryan Miller
  • McKenzie Nau
  • David C. Newcomer
  • Glen L. Newcomer
  • E. Clifford Oberlin, III
  • Diane Peters
  • Beth Pool
  • David Reiser
  • Diana Savage
  • Dustin Schlachter
  • David Schumm
  • Michael Shaffer
  • Carolyn Sharrock-Dorsten
  • C. Gregory Spangler
  • Dean L. Spangler
  • Pamela Bard Steel
  • William Steel
  • J.T. Stelzer
  • George E. Stockman
  • Chad Tinkel
  • Jodi Tinkel
  • Tom Turnbull
  • Kirk Vashaw
  • Steve Voigt
  • Christopher Walker
  • Chip Wood

                              Previous Bryan Area Foundation Chairs

  • Lem Hawk, December 1969-August 1975
  • Ted Spangler, September 1975-October 1981
  • Bruce Benedict, November 1981-October 1986
  • Richard Reed, November 1986-October 1991
  • Wayne Shaffer, November 1991-October 1996
  • Tom Herman, November 1996-October 2001
  • C. Gregory Spangler, November 2001-October 2004
  • Kay Jackson, November 2004-October 2006
  • Jim Bard, November 2006-June 2008
  • Julie Brown, July 2008-June 2010
  • Dean Spangler, July 2010-June 2012
  • Ralph Gallagher, July 2012-June 2014
  • Chip Wood, July 2014-June 2016
  • William G. Martin, July 2016-June 2018
  • Pamela Bard Steel, July 2018-June 2020
  • Michael Shaffer, July 2020-June 2022
  • Diana Moore Eschhofen, July 2022-June 2024