Beaman Home Board President Dennis Cripe announced local community leaders Jodie Hall, Erich Hollis and Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine have been elected to serve on the Beaman Home Board of Directors. The three recently completed the board orientation program and have begun attending board meetings, according to a press release from the Beaman Home. Hall has a bachelor’s degree in communications from Purdue University. She has been active in 4-H leadership, Warsaw Biblical Garden Steering Committee and served as president of the Edgewood School PTO. She and her husband, Mike, have four children. Hollis is an agent with Hall-Marose-Silveus Insurance. His sales and marketing background brings energy and focus of making positive change in the community to the Beaman Home Board, the release states. Rovenstine brings a unique perspective to Beaman Home leadership with his 30 years of experience in law enforcement, the release states. He has personal experience working with abused families and looks forward to working to improve the lives of domestic violence victims. He is also proud to continue a family tradition of involvement with Beaman Home. His father, Al Rovenstine, was sheriff when the emergency shelter program was established over 30 years ago and worked with members of Altrusa International of Warsaw as they founded the Beaman Home. “The experiences these individuals bring are valuable to the Beaman Home, especially at this time, and will blend very well with the talent of our current board members. We’re very excited to welcome them as our newest board members,” said Cripe. The Beaman Home has served domestic violence victims and their children living in Kosciusko, Marshall and Fulton Counties since 1985. Its administrative staff and outreach advocates have moved into their new Outreach Center on North Parker Street, completing Phase I of Beaman Home construction of a new Emergency Shelter and Outreach Center campus. Phase II construction is beginning soon and will add a two-story emergency shelter addition to replace one the organization has outgrown elsewhere in Warsaw. The Beaman Home has raised funds to put up the two-story exterior walls, reception center and exterior design elements of the Shelter addition. Its leaders are seeking 100 individuals, families, business and/or organizations to donate $3,000 (outright donations or $1,000 per year pledged over three years) to raise the $300,000 needed to complete the interior of the Emergency Shelter. For more information, contact Beaman Home’s Executive Director Tracie Hodson at 574-703-0722 or tracie@thebeamanhome.org.
