SERVING ON THE SCHOOL BOARD SINCE 2024

Husband: Neil

Children: Savannah (CCS ’33)

Education: B.S. Recreation and Tourism Management, Indiana University—Bloomington

Profession: Excess & Surplus Insurance Underwriter, The Cincinnati Insurance Companies

Strengths Jill brings the board:
Jill has a strong passion for volunteerism, helping others, community outreach, and learning. She has volunteered for several years helping with Sunday School classes at church. She has also been heavilyinvolved with mission trips to Hazard County, KY, Hurricane Andrew Relief, Flood Relief in St. Louis,Habitat for Humanity work in Albany, GA, and The Happy Church in Breathitt County, KY. She served as Volunteer Chairman forthe Youth UCC Board, as well as leadership roles on the Volunteer Committee at work. Throughout her lengthy career, she has developed strong organization, goal setting, and decision-making skills. She looks forward to applying these skills to support the school mission as a member of the school board.

Personal testimony: I was raised in a Christian home. My Mom was brought up in the UCC, and my Dad was brought up as a Catholic. My Dad took my brother and I to Mass every Sunday, and we were raised in the Catholic church. We also attended Youth Group and Church Camp every Summer with my Mom’s church. As a teenager, I also participated in several mission trips.

I don’t remember a time when I didn’t believe, but feel my relationship with Christ and understanding of God’s love has evolved as I’ve gotten older. Like many people, I can look back at trying times throughout my life and know that He was always with me. A few years ago, 2020, was one of those times. Amongst the pandemic, family tragedy, making sense of a world that felt upside-down, and reevaluating priorities, I knew I needed a change … a reset.

In 2021, I started attending the weekly Women’s Bible Study at our church. I didn’t know anyone. I just knew that I needed to be there. We studied the book of Ephesians and the Armor of God. This was the exact reset I needed; the reminder of WHO’s I was, His love, and His plans for me. While it hasn’t changed what I believe, it has changed my focus to being an intentional follower and continuing to grow in my walk with Christ.