July 18, 2024
At the April 18 board meeting, Clovernook Center elected four new board members. Learn a little more about each of them below:
Jessica Banish is the founder and CEOof Three Keys Distillery, which she launched with her husband as a passion project in 2016. She’s completed Moonshine University’s Distiller Course and is a winner of the Aviatra Launch program. Banish is a sourcing professional with Genpact and supports clients’ travel and fleet programs. She is a recent graduate of the Leadership NKY Program through the NKY Chamber of Commerce.
Banish first became involved with Clovernook Center through Kelly Lusk, director of program services. After learning about the Adaptive Sports program, Banish was eager to get more involved. Her son Eli, 15, is a professional motorcycle racer who was involved in a crash when he was 10. After Eli almost lost his eye and had to undergo facial reconstruction, both Jessica and Eli became invested in helping youth with blindness or low vision. Eli now serves as a peer advisor with Clovernook Center’s Youth Adaptive Sports & Leisure program and hosted a bike demo during summer camp this year.
Randie Sue Hagelman is a financial advisor and senior vice president at Merrill Lynch. She became interested in partnering with Clovernook Center after learning about their mission and services through a close friend whose daughter is seen in the Pediatric Low Vision Clinic. Hagelman’s two daughters also have vision impairments that cannot be surgically treated, and she was not aware of Clovernook Center when her children were younger. Now, Hagelman wants to help increase awareness of the resources Clovernook Center offers to benefit families like hers.
Duncan Hiler is an executive sales director in the warehousing department at TQL. He was first introduced to Clovernook Center by Samuel Foulkes, director of braille production and accessible innovation at Clovernook. For many years, Hiler has heard about Clovernook’s Tactile Literacy and Arts & Accessibility programs, as well as the organization’s braille production services from Foulkes. When he learned earlier this year that Clovernook Center was seeking new board members with logistics and business experience, he was excited for the opportunity to support the organization.
Tiffany Wild, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University (OSU) and a co-section head of the Inclusive Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (InSTEAM) program.She teaches courses in both the visual impairment education and inclusion and sensory impairments graduate programs.
Wild has been familiar with Clovernook Center since she began teaching visual impairment education in 2004 and many OSU students have worked at Clovernook Center over the years. Wild was honored to be selected for the board of trustees and treats it as an opportunity to more closely support Clovernook’s leadership in the field of blindness and visual impairment.
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