Hancock Economic Development Council chief graduates from institute
INDIANAPOLIS — Randy Sorrell, executive director of the Hancock Economic Development Council, graduated from the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute earlier this month at the institute’s spring session in Indianapolis.
The 117-hour certificate program’s three core areas of concentration are business retention and expansion, real estate and credit analysis. The program also addresses marketing, strategic planning, entrepreneurship and managing economic development organizations.
Administrative professionals conference set in Greenfield
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GREENFIELD — An Administrative Professionals Conference will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 31 at the Hancock County Public Library, 900 W. McKenzie Road, Greenfield.
Registration is $35 per person and includes lunch. Registration can be completed at greenfieldcc.org.
At the conference, administrative assistants, secretaries and support staff will learn tools to enhance their jobs, share successful experiences with others and build skills to work smarter.
Debra Fine, a keynote speaker, trainer and bestselling author, is the conference’s featured speaker. Her topic will be “The Fine Art of Small Talk — How to Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills and Leave a Positive Impression.”
Endowment fund memorializes late mental health professional
The family of the late Monica Kucan created an endowment fund with the Hancock County Community Foundation that will provide scholarships for children to attend a program she helped start.
Kucan had lived with her family in Hancock County since 2007 and worked for the Adult & Child Mental Health Center in Indianapolis. She died in April 2018 at age 34.
She envisioned a program in Hancock County schools that would allow children with disabilities an opportunity to learn social skills at the elementary/middle school age. With the support of a $25,000 Big Impact Grant from the community foundation, the Building our Social Skills program was launched in Hancock County. Today, the program is offered in nine schools with 45 students served.
The Monica A. Kucan Memorial Endowment Fund will provide financial scholarships to children that need assistance to attend the BOSS program in Hancock County schools.
Families United for Support and Encouragement taps interim leader
GREENFIELD — An organization that provides resources and support for those with disabilities and mental health needs has appointed an interim executive director.
Sara Cummins, who has been with Families United For Support and Encouragement since 2015 and who has been FUSE’s development director for the past two years, is stepping into the role.
The organization’s board continues to search for a full-time executive director to replace Denise Arland, who will work part-time assisting Cummins until a new leader is hired.
