SPOTLIGHT

Penn State Aftermath: Time to Review Fiduciary Responsibility

By David S. Bell

The recent events involving the abrupt dismissal of two Penn State leaders – Joe Paterno, the iconic head football coach, and Graham Spanier, the seasoned university president – should cause most non-profit leaders to review their own practices. Even as I write, I am certain that more news will be forthcoming from State College, Pennsylvania. I am not focusing on the particulars of the allegations that led to the sequence of successive events. However, I do note the uncanny connection between a few PowerPoint slides that I routinely discuss in a pastoral leadership seminar and the apparent unraveling of Penn State’s leaders. read more

 

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Elected by the Annual Conference, the Board of Directors of the United Methodist Foundation leads the ministry of the Foundation by establishing policies, directing staff initiatives, and retaining other professional advisors to deliver first-class service to the churches and clients of The United Methodist Church in Michigan.

 

Current Board Members

Joy Barrett, Chelsea, MI

Lauren Frey, Saginaw, MI

Terry Groesser, Grand Rapids, MI

Gary Haller, Grand Rapids, MI

Ransom Leppink, Lakeview, MI

Joseph Perez, Adrian, MI

Ed Ross, Jackson, MI

Joy Stair, Ann Arbor, MI

Robert Stover, Allegan, MI

Charles Veenstra, Novi, MI

Jill Warren, W Bloomfield, MI

Sue Woodard, Eaton Rapids, MI

 

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Roger Colby, Grand Blanc, MI

Richard Fowler, Troy, MI

Roger Gedcke, Clio, MI

Deb Marcus, Byron Center, MI

Karen Thompson, Big Rapids, MI

Geraldine Wright, Mt. Pleasant, MI

 

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Wayne Barrett, Grand Rapids, MI

David Bell, Brighton, MI

Jonathan Keaton, Okemos, MI

David Dobbs, Flint, MI

Pros Tumonong, Grand Rapids, MI

 

 

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