Raquel Richardson joins Coburn Place’s Board of Directors

Raquel Richardson Joins Coburn Place Board of Directors

Indianapolis, IN – August 17, 2009 – Raquel Richardson joins the Coburn Place board of directors. Coburn Place provides women and their children who have suffered from domestic violence a chance to start anew, to accomplish a dream that an abusive partner and circumstances prevented.

“Raquel has been a valuable partner in our work for many years,” said Lianne Somerville, executive director of Coburn Place. “The board and I are pleased to welcome her in a leadership role for Coburn Place.  In addition to her marketing expertise, she brings a natural gift of networking to us.  She’s great at connecting people to each other.” 

Coburn Place’s board of directors includes:
Heather Moss, Vice Chairwoman Domestic Violence Consultant

 Stacy Knapper, Vice Chairwoman/ Chairwoman Elect V.P. – General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Haynes International, Inc. LLC
 
Dennis Cecil, Treasurer, Vice President, Commercial Lending, State Bank of Lizton
 
Martin Hill, PhD, Secretary, Consultant, OR Consulting, Inc.
 
Members
Anu Bag Senior Manager, Midwest ISO
Elizabeth Gibson,  President, Gibson & Associates, LLC
Jerry Harbin Manager, Team Partnerships, Indianapolis Colts
Bart Herriman,  Attorney, Clark, Quinn, Moses, Scott & Grahn
Steve Katzenberger President and COO, Creative Street Media Group
Yvonne Perkins Vice President of Community Relations, Citizens Energy Group
Phil Stoffregen Executive Vice President and COO, Pedcor Investments, LLC
Charles Sutphin,  Professor, University of Indianapolis
Ralph Taylor Project Coordinator, Indianapolis Mayor’s Office of Cultural & International Affairs
Rita Venable, Customer Accounts Specialist, RCI
Jeffrey Whiting, Executive Vice President – City Real Estate Advisors, Inc.
Jill Wohlford, Director of Planning and Organizational Learning, Lumina Foundation for Education
 
“I’m excited to be part of the Coburn Place family,” said Richardson. “I have volunteered on some level with Coburn Place for about four years. I am looking forward to helping more women and children transition from a not so great situation to creating the kind of life they have always wanted. The Coburn Place team knows how to help people make that transition.”

The Coburn Place program takes a holistic approach to serving the women and children in need of our services.  They provide a safe, clean and caring environment.  The building houses both the organization’s offices and the apartments for the women and children that call our building home.  Coburn Place provides many supportive services designed to help families achieve their dreams and independence.  Housing and supportive services, coupled with time, give women the chance to make a fresh start.

Please take the time to learn more about Coburn Place by visiting their website, www.coburnplace.org or joining Raquel at an upcoming fun event supporting Coburn Place. September 19th is CoburnFest! Lean more by asking Raquel or visiting them online.

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Media Contact  
Raquel Richardson
Silver Square Inc.

11650 N. Lantern Rd., Suite 220
Fishers, IN 43038
317.576.8511
Raquel@SilverSquareInc.com