Board & Staff

Our Board

Adrian Schools Educational Foundation is run by an 13-member volunteer Board of Trustees that is made up of alumni and business leaders. Each member brings unique talents to the board, and all care deeply about Adrian Public Schools. The Foundation also has an Events Board comprised of volunteers who plan fundraising events that benefit students and bring community visibility to the Foundation's purpose and activities. There is a part-time director, a part-time office manager and many volunteers who help with projects and office work to keep the organization running smoothly.

*AHS alumni annotated with graduation year

Board of Trustees

Jay Van Buren

'83 - President
VP, Kapnick Insurance
Michael Buku

'01 - Vice President
Account Executive, Kemner Iott Benz
Realtor, Grata Domum Realty
Ben Neal

'79 - Treasurer
President, Lenco Credit Union
Ashley Gonzalez Pfund

'03 - Secretary
Sales Manager, WLEN

Trustees

Nate Parker

APS Superintendent
Michelle Force

APS Teacher
Julie Koehn

'80 - WLEN Radio Station Owner
Marne Burkert Davies

'86 - VP, Human Resources, Kapnick Insurance Group
Kristen Pfeffer Howard

'94 - Director/Lead Teacher, Adrian Community Preschool
Kelly Irish Judson

'95 - Administrative Assistant,
Adrian Public Schools

Trustee Emeriti

Allan Brittain '55
Connie Beal Benz '65
Del Cochran '61
Shelley Flickinger Hickman '60
Steve Hickman '60
Doug Kapnick '61
James Leary

Events Board

Pam Burg
Jane Castle '71
Debbie DuMars
Grace Garno
Kristin Youngs Nelson '67
Janet Wilkerson Vallade '74

Our Staff

Director - Jenny Engle

Office Manager - Karri Holmes Butler '89