The Blue River Community Foundation of Shelbyville has announced that Morristown graduate Rylee Kleine will join its staff as a Lilly intern.
Kleine is currently a sophomore at Indiana Wesleyan where she is a double major in Business focusing on Entrepreneurship and Marketing. She intends to use her degree to pursue a career with nonprofit organizations.
Kleine is the 2021 recipient of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship for Shelby County in addition to the Paul Goble Scholarship administered through the Blue River Community Foundation. She is a member of the BRCF Scholar Alumni Group as well as the Lilly Scholars Network.
During her internship, Kleine will be assisting the BRCF staff on a variety of projects, including adding historical data about funds in an industry-based software program, helping out with development activities, and collaborating with staff on upcoming initiatives planned in 2023 and 2024.
Through the internship, Kleine will gain knowledge about nonprofit operations and grantmaking processes by attending workshops and events.
In other BRCF news, intern Sarah Meredith (photo) recently completed her final day with BRCF after accepting a position with Vox Global.
Meredith graduated from Taylor University in May with a B.S. in Public Relations/Systems with a concentration in integrated marketing. During her time with BRCF, she was able to utilize and further build on her skills in these areas.
BRCF also announced the addition of Tim Barrick (photo) to the foundation’s board. The Shelbyville native is the Chief Marketing Officer for Indianapolis-based RATIO Architects.
In addition to Barrick’s appointment to the board, several individuals are starting terms in January on BRCF committees.
- Grantmaking Committee – Stephen Black, Melissa Mummert
- Governance Committee – Tim Barrick, Brent Swonger
- Finance Committee – Meghan Haynes, Rob Morgan, Seth Cunningham
New committee members added mid-year in 2022 are:
- Grants – Nick O’Connor, Sally Vaught
- Governance – Todd Hitchcock
- Scholarship – Linda Warnecke
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