Historic New Harmony Advisory Board

2022-2023

Expectations of Directors serving on the Historic New Harmony Advisory Board

1. A Historic New Harmony Advisory Board member should have a keen interest in and knowledge of the history of New Harmony and its founding as a Utopian community and should be supportive of historic preservation and educational programming for youth and adults. 
   
   
2. An Advisory Board member should be aware and supportive of the connectional relationship of Historic New Harmony with the University of Southern Indiana and should support the value of being a unified program of the University of Southern Indiana and the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites.
   
   
3. An Advisory Board member should make a commitment to attend the quarterly board meetings and in advance of the meetings become familiar with materials related to discussions which will be on the agenda.
   
   
4. An Advisory Board member should attend Historic New Harmony sponsored events and activities.  

5. Because the Advisory Board is engaged in fundraising, a director should be willing to make an annual gift to Historic New Harmony through the USI Foundation.  Although many directors give at generous levels, the amount is not as important as the commitment to the concept of charitable giving by all directors.

6. A director should be an advocate for Historic New Harmony and be willing to identify sources of support, both financial and otherwise.  Information about donors and donations is confidential and should be treated with discretion.
   
   
7. An Advisory Board member should be willing to assume positions of leadership on the board and participate in committee work from time to time.
   
   
8. An Advisory Board member should be willing to assist in identifying and recruiting other directors who have the ability to meet the expectations of directors serving on the Historic New Harmony Advisory Board.

Chair  
Katie Waters

Vice Chair Development
Melodee DuBois

Vice Chair Special Events
Lisa Brooks

Board Members         
Lora Arneberg
Bix Branson
Lisa Brooks
Harold Calloway
Vicki Campbell
Rod Clark
Heidi Doss
Melodee DuBois
Rusty Freeman
Daniel Fuquay
Thomas Guggenheim
Mary Beth Guard
Jingle Igleheart Hagey
Ed Jones
Mark Krahling
Josef Laposa
Randy Lientz
Richard McCoy
Lisa Muller
Tara Overton
Laurie Parker
Robert Reid
Stella Ress
Silvia Rode
Ken Sendelwick
Michelangelo Sabatino
Suzy Schuette
Aaron Trump
Kevin Valadares
Karen Walker
Katie Waters
Jamie Wicks
Andrew Wilson
Barbara Coyle Williams
Brian Williams
Scott Wylie

Life Directors
Connie Weinzapfel
Marylu Sonntag
Ann Stack

Work Groups

Connections Work Group - to assist in strengthening and facilitating connections between the University of Southern Indiana and Historic New Harmony. 

Rusty Freeman
Ed Jones
Silvia Rode
Karen Walker
Katie Waters, Chair
Barbara Williams
Brian Williams

Development Work Group – to help inform, advise, develop, and deliver rich fundraising strategies to raise needed funds for operating costs, restoration, preservation, and education, as outlined in the Advisory Board Fund Development Plan.

Bix Branson
Melodee DuBois, Vice Chair Development
Ed Jones
Bob Reid
Andrew Wilson
Scott Wylie

Special Events Work Group  – to support and implement events to raise funds as part of the overall Advisory Board Development Plan, and to create events to bring new friends and potential donors to New Harmony. This group will work closely with the USI Foundation team.

Lisa Brooks, Vice Chair Special Events
Rod Clark
Mary Beth Guard
Laurie Parker
Karen Walker

For any questions, please contact Claire Eagle, Interim Assistant Director of Historic New Harmony at 812.682.4488 or ceagle@usi.edu.