Committees

Standing Committees

Personnel
Determines staffing needs, hires staff, reviews staff performance, sets staff compensation

Marilyn Skirvin, Co-Chair
Sue Sheden, C-Chair
Gayle Cook (Advisory)
Liz Knapp
Glenda Murray
Dave Musgrave
Laura Newton
Janice Partenheimer
Jill Lesh, Staff

 

Collections and Exhibits
Works with staff to maintain the collections (including accepting artifacts and approving exhibits) and to prepare exhibits

Meets every Monday 10am

Liz Knapp, Volunteer Curator of Collections, Co-Chair
Jamee Wissink, Volunteer Curator of Exhibits, Co-Chair
Sue Bowman
Gayle Cook
Mary Lee Deckard
Linda Forshee
Nancy Kryway
Kathy McFall
Janice Partenheimer
Sue Shelden
Erica Kendall, Staff

Library, Archives & Publications
Operates the genealogy and historical library, collects primary and secondary source material, and produces finding aids and histories from the materials

Meets 2nd Monday 10-11am

Liz Knapp, Library Director
Loretta Condra
Lee Ehman
Jackie Gilkey
Julian Livingston
Michael Maben
Lou Malcomb
Randi Richardson
Gary Wiggins
Jill Lesh, Staff

Buildings and Grounds
Works with director to maintain the building and grounds

Meets Wednesday 4pm on day before monthly Board meeting

Gary Wiggins, Chair
Gayle Cook
Mary Lee Deckard
Jenn Marcum
Kathy McFall
Dave Musgrave
Steve Rolfe
Jill Lesh, Staff

Nominating Committee
Appointed by the President at least four months before the Annual Meeting to prepare a slate of officers and Board members for that meeting. The Committee is active in recruiting new Board members and officers.

Lee Ehman, Chair
Members appointed by the President
Jill Lesh, Staff

Ad Hoc Committees

Annual Event Fundraisers
Plans and produces fundraising events: Garage Sale, Gala & Auction

Meets Mondays at 10 with C&E Committee

Chair: Sue Bowman
Jill Lesh, Staff

Auction

Sue Bowman
Anne Cady
Gayle Cook
Mary Lee Deckard
Judie Iverson
Liz Knapp
Kathy McFall
Janice Partenheimer
Claude Rice
Dot Spore
Jamee Wissink

Garage Sale

Sue Bowman
Anne Cady
Gayle Cook
Mary Lee Deckard
Judie Iverson
Kathy McFall
Mia Wiggins
Jamee Wissink

Gala
Anne Cady
Glenda Murray

November Event
Unfilled

Cemetery
Works to locate and preserve local cemeteries

Meets 1st Thursday each month @4pm

Lou Malcomb, Co-Chair
Robert Dodd, Co-Chair
Alexis Andronikos
Ron Baldwin
Amy Cornell
Tosha Daugherty
Dave Foster
Erica Kendall
Liz Knapp
Kevin Leffel
Carol Seaman
Marion Sinclair
Morgan Vanek
Herman Young
Lisa Simmons, Staff

Finance
Works with director to plan the budget, reviews income and expenses regularly, and makes investment recommendations to the Board

David Musgrave, Chair
Lee Ehman
Wenona Freeman
Glenda Murray
Robert Ralston
Jill Lesh, Staff

Membership
Works with staff to recruit new members and renew current members

Meets Friday after monthly Board meeting

Chair: Unfilled
Jackie Gilkey
Lou Malcomb
Steve Rolfe
Dot Spore
Lisa Simmons, Staff

Special Events
Coordinates exhibit openings and special events with the goal of increasing History Center attendance as well as member-only events

Wenona Freeman, Chair
Pat Haley
Jenn Marcum
Janice Partenheimer
Sue Shelden
Jamee Wissink
Lisa Simmons, Staff

Endowment
Prepares for and coordinates the endowment campaign. The income is used for operating expenses

Meets monthly as needed

Rachel Peden McCarty, Chair
Anne Cady
Glenda Murray
Jill Lesh, Staff

Active Policy Document
Reviews, edits and updates the APD

Chair: Unfilled
Julian Livingston
Glenda Murray
Gary Wiggins
Jill Lesh, Staff

Long Range Planning
Develops a plan for future directions and initiatives at the History Center

Glenda Murray, Chair
Tosha Daugherty
Marilyn Skirvin
Jill Lesh, Staff

Volunteers

Jenn Marcum, Chair
Judie Iverson
Glenda Murray
Jamee Wissink
Lisa Simmons, Staff

Bloomington in Bloom
Community-wide project

Joyce Poling, MCHC representative

Grants
Researches grant opportunities and writes grant proposals as opportunities arise

Susan Ferentinos, Chair
Lee Ehman
Glenda Murray
Jill Lesh, Staff

Third Thursdays
Plans and coordinates programs scheduled for the third Thursday of most months

Lou Malcomb, Chair
Dax Collins
Susan Ferentinos
Glenda Murray
Lisa Simmons, Staff

History of Historical Society
& County
Identifies material and begins work on a history of the MCHS, including the rescue of the Carnegie Library, the creation of the Museum, and the reorganization into one Board

Glenda Murray, Chair
Susan Ferentinos
Julian Livingston
Staff: Unfilled

Technology
Coordinates technology needs of the History Center, including computers, phones, and environmental monitoring

Lee Ehman, Chair
Gerald Marker
Jill Lesh, Staff

Monroe County Historian
(Appointed by Indiana Historical Society)

Unfilled

Monroe County Genealogist
(Appointed by Indiana Historical Society)

Randi Richardson