Through this three-part series, we’ve been highlighting the strong partnership and connection between Coburn Place Safe Haven and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. One of those connections is executive master’s alumna Julia Kathary, who serves as the executive director of Coburn Place. Since she was a child, Kathary was involved in clubs and social… Read more »
People come to the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy from all different walks of life. Dr. Kathi Badertscher worked as a broker in corporate insurance for 26 years. “It was really good for a long time; I traveled, met people, and learned a lot,” she said. About 12 years ago, she began re-thinking what she… Read more »
In one week, Raquel Marti, M.A. ’99, went from helping Hurricane Irma refugees flowing into Puerto Rico from other Caribbean islands to becoming a refugee herself when she had to flee Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria. “I heard on the radio the day before the hurricane hit that the governor said, ‘evacuate… Read more »
by Ashleigh Graves-Roesler In 2016, my husband Bryan and I answered a call to public service and applied to serve in the United States Peace Corps. We accepted placements as Community Development Volunteers in Ukraine and began our 27-month service in March 2017. Following three months of intensive language and technical training in Chernihiv (two… Read more »
Marissa Nielsen, M.A. ’16, knew she wanted to do something fulfilling and meaningful for her career, but wasn’t sure what. Her communications degree from Spring Arbor University in Michigan first led to a job with a local newspaper, but she soon found her true passion when she connected with her local community foundation’s board president… Read more »