Childcare Coalition Formed
Coalition members pictured, left to right, Sherry Searles (Chamber of Commerce), Stephanie Overbey (Community Foundation), Andrea Sullivan (Parkview Hospital), Alice Hitchcock (Lake City Bank), Erin Syslo (United Way), Darrin Bickel (United Way), Staci Young (Mayor’s Office), Jeri Purdy (Silveus Insurance Group), Jefferson Hankins (PNC Bank), Kaci Scheve (Mutual Bank), Emily Romine (Zimmer Biomet), Kimberly Schroeder (Dekko Foundation), Shannon Gage (Early Childhood Alliance), Cheryl Shepherd (Bowen Center)and Rob Parker (Chamber of Commerce). Members not present are: Cynthia Barnett (DePuy Synthes), Kurt Carlson (Bowen Center), Kevin Deardorff (Lake City Bank), Scott Gabriel (Parkview Hospital), Anne Hill (DePuy Synthes), Catherine Hill (PNC Bank), Monica Kendrick (Zimmer Biomet), Matt Moyer (PNC Bank), Craig Snow (Silveus Insurance Group), Joe Thallamer (Mayor), and Vince Turner (Mutual Bank).
KOSCIUSKO — The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with The Kosciusko County Community Foundation and United Way, has recently formed a Child Care & Early Learning Coalition for the purpose of helping families in the county access high quality and affordable child care/early learning options for their children, birth to age 5.
Local business and community leaders recently met to begin the process of goal setting and strategic planning. For more information, contact the Coalition Director, Sherry Searles, at the Chamber at (574) 267-6311.
