
Rollin M. Dick
MH Equity Investors
Mr. Dick is a consultant with MH Equity Investors, a private equity investing group located in Indianapolis, Indiana. In this role he participates in identifying and analyzing potential investments, structuring the financing to purchase the investment, and overseeing the ongoing management of the acquired company. The group has investments in a number of companies located in various states.
Mr. Dick was previously Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Haverstick Consulting, Inc. located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Haverstick Consulting is a business and technology-consulting firm that was one of the fastest growing companies in Indiana. Haverstick’s annual revenue increased from $7 million in 2000 when Mr. Dick joined the company to $100 million as a result of both marketing activities and strategic acquisitions. Haverstick was sold in December 2007.
From 1986 to 2000 he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Conseco, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange financial services company with $100 billion of assets under management. In that role Mr. Dick worked closely with the Chief Executive Officer to plan and execute Conseco’s numerous acquisitions and financings in addition to normal CFO responsibilities.
Mr. Dick has 58 years of accounting and financial management experience. From 1965 to 1986, Mr. Dick was a partner at Coopers & Lybrand. In 1970, he moved to Indianapolis to open the Indianapolis office for Coopers & Lybrand. From 1951 to 1965, Mr. Dick was with two smaller CPA firms in Des Moines.
Rollie has been an active “angel” and “venture capital” investor and has had interests in thirty businesses. He is a director of numerous companies and three venture capital funds. He received the Ernst and Young award as Entrepreneur of the Year for the support he provided new businesses.
He is also active with civic and non-profit organizations and is currently a director of Butler University, Performing Arts Center Foundation, Ivy Tech Community College (Central Indiana), WFYI Foundation, St. Vincent Hospital Foundation, Fall Creek and Fountain Square Academies (charter schools), AIB College of Business, and GEO Foundation.
Lindan B. Hill
Dean of Education, Marian University
ACADEMIC DEGREES
Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University 1975
Major: Education Administration and Special Education
Master of Science, Purdue University 1 972
Major: Special Education Minor: Education Administration
Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University 1969
Major: English
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Marian University Indianapolis, Indiana 2010 – present
Director, Marian Academy for Teaching and
Learning Leadership
Marian University Indianapolis, Indiana 2006 – present
Dean, School of Education
Manchester College North Manchester, Indiana 2001- 2006
• Director of Teacher Education
• Associate Professor and Department Chair
Eastern Howard School Corporation Greentown, Indiana 1983-2001
• Superintendent of Schools
Western School Corporation Russiaville, Indiana 1979-1983
• Superintendent of Schools
Western School Corporation Russiaville, Indiana 1978- 1979
• Assistant Superintendent of Schools
Merrillville Senior High School Merrillville, Indiana 1976-1978
• High School Principal
Knox High School Knox, Indiana 1975-1976
• High School Principal
Kokomo-Center Township School Corporation Kokomo, Indiana 1974-1975
• Alternative School Director
Kokomo-Center Township School Corporation Kokomo, Indiana 1970- 1974
• Middle School Teacher
Dade County Public Schools Miami, Florida 1969-1970
• Middle School Teacher
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
The Marian University Academy for Teaching and Learning Leadership – principal licensure program for transformative school leadership for all schools and turnaround schools, specifically. 2010 – present.
The New Teacher Project (Indianapolis Teaching Fellows) – alternative licensure partnership in Master of Arts in Teaching program. 2007 – present.
Teach For America (Indianapolis Corps Members) – alternative licensure partnership in Master of Arts in Teaching program. 2008 – present.
ACTION Program – (Assisted Certification through Integrated Onsite/Online Network) –
Non-cohort alternative and renewal licensure program. 2007 – present.
NativityMiguel Network of Schools partnership – teacher professional development seminars – summers. 2008 – present.
Project IGNITE – Title One tutoring program – selected charter schools, Indianapolis, Indiana. 2007-2009
YouthBuild Indy – General Educational Degree (GED) Instructional Program – partnership with Indianapolis Private Industry Council (IPIC) and United States Department of Labor. 2009 – present.
GRANTS DEVELOPMENT AND PROCUREMENT
Director, Marian Academy for Teaching and Learning Leadership ($1,000,000)
• Kern Family Foundation, Waukesha, Wisconsin
• Indiana Department of Education, Indianapolis, Indiana 2010 - present
Director, Project LEARNIndy ($150,000)
• Eli Lilly Corporation Foundation – Learning Support Team and Value-Added Statistical
Analysis: ITF and TFA programs 2009 – present
Director, Project STATS ($150,000)
• Fairbanks Foundation – General program support – ITF and TFA 2008 - 2009
Director, Ball Venture Grant ($15,000)
• Ball Venture Fund: Council of Independent Colleges – computer hardware support – ITF
and TFA supervisors 2007-2008
Director, Early Learners Grant Project ($281,000)
• Lilly Endowment & Community Foundation of Wabash County, 2002-present
Research Grant Recipient, Plowshares Project: ($1,500)
• Developing Lifelong Commitment Manchester College, 2004-2005
Director, “First Principals: Education and Public Policy” ($10,000),
• Lilly Endowment Education Leadership Fellowship Grant 1992-1993
Director, “Integrated Teaching with Integrated Technologies” ($15,000)
• Indiana Department of Education, Eastern Howard School Corporation and
Indiana University- Kokomo 1992-1993
Director, “Integrated Teaching with Integrated Technologies” ($25,000)
• Indiana Department of Education, Eastern Howard School Corporation and
Indiana University-Kokomo 1991-1992
Director, “Integrated Teaching with Integrated Technologies” ($72,385),
• Indiana Department of Education, Local Initiative Grant 1990-1991
Director, “Sequential Performance and Career Enrichment” ($70,000),
• Indiana Department of Education 1988-1989
Director, “Instructional Leadership and Professional Development” ($50,000),
• Teacher Quality Division, Indiana Department of Education 1987-1988
Director, “Project: TEACHER — Career Development Plan” ($870,000),
• Indiana Department of Education 1986-1987
Director, “To Be The Best: Career Development for the Profession of Teaching” ($241,000),
• Indiana Department of Education February-March 1987
Director, “To Be The Best: Career Development for the Profession of Teaching” ($273,000),
• Indiana Department of Education April-May 1987
Director, “To Be The Best: Career Development for the Profession of Teaching” ($130,500),
• Indiana Department of Education May-June 1987
Director, “To Be The Best: Career Development for the Profession of Teaching” ($35,000),
• Indiana Department of Education October 1987
Director, “Teaching Effectiveness: A Coordinated Hierarchy for Education Reform” ($35,000),
• Title VI, United States Department of Education, and
Indiana University-Kokomo 1986-1987
Director, “Project: TEACHER, a program for education improvement” ($50,000),
• Teacher Quality Division, Indiana Department of Education 1985-1986
PRESENTATIONS
Presenter, Fort Wayne Teaching and Learning Conference
• IUPUI Fort Wayne, Indiana February 2005
Presenter, Indiana School Boards Association Conference
• “Vocational Education” session 1999
Presenter, Indiana School Boards Association Conference
• “School to Work” Session 1997
Presenter, Indiana School Boards Association Conference
• “Choose Eastern!: A Community-Centered School Improvement Process” 1997
Presenter, Indiana School Boards Association and Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents Conference
• “School Reform Issues” 1995
Speaker, “Values in Education” Kokomo, Indiana 1994
Speaker, “Restructuring Schools”: Phi Delta Kappa 1993
Presenter, “Performance Based Teacher Evaluation”
• Indiana Department of Education, Public Hearings, State of Indiana, 1987-1988
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATION
Member, Charter School Board, City of Indianapolis, Indiana 2008 – present
Member, Education Advisory Committee
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School 2008 - present
Member, Futures Committee Manchester College Fall 2005
Member, Indiana Student Achievement Institute, Community Council
• South Whitley Elementary School South Whitley, Indiana Fall 2005
Participant, Dispositions Development Conference
• Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, Kentucky November 2005
Member, Indiana Professional Standards Division initial accreditation visit
• Earlham College Richmond, Indiana October 2003
Participant, Blackboard Technology Training Session
• Manchester College, North Manchester, Indiana August 2003
Participant, Council of Independent Colleges Conference for Department Chairs
Chicago, Illinois June 2003
Participant, Conflict Mediation Workshop
• Manchester College North Manchester, Indiana March 2003
Participant, Indiana Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Conference on Unit Assessment Systems
• Franklin College Franklin, Indiana August 2002
Participant, Indiana Professional Standards Board Licensing Advisor Seminar
Indianapolis, Indiana August 2002
Participant, Indiana Professional Standards Board Unit Assessment Systems Training Seminar
• Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana July 2002
Participant, Indiana Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Conference
• Taylor University Fort Wayne, Indiana March 2002
Participant, Indiana Professional Standards Board/National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Board of Examiners Training Session
• Ball State University Muncie, Indiana June 2002
Participant, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education National Conference
Washington D.C. April 2002
Participant, American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education National Conference
Dallas, Texas March 2001
Participant, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development National Conference
San Antonio, Texas June 2001
Participant, Fulbright Commission
• Superintendents Study in Germany July 1998
Indiana Rotary Study Group to Germany May-June 1994
Member, Leadership Kokomo Education Day
• Panel on Public Education 1994
Member, North Central Association Evaluation Team
Noblesville, Indiana 1992
Member, Special Education On-Site Evaluation Team
• Clay Community Schools Greencastle, Indiana 1991
Member, State Superintendent’s Advisory Council
• Indiana Department of Education 1990-1991
Member, Performance Based Accreditation Advisory Panel
• Indiana Department of Education 1989-1991
Member, ISTEP Blue Ribbon Panel
• Indiana Department of Education 1989-1991
Member, Federal Selection Panel, National Secondary School Recognition Program
• United States Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 1988-1989
Participant, “Teacher Performance Evaluation”
• American Association of School Administrators, Scottsdale, Arizona 1988
Participant, “Business and Education: A “Time for Plain Talk”
• Center for the Study of Values, DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois November 1986-1988
Participant/Discussion Leader, President Reagan’s Task Force on Family
• United States Department of Education Chicago, Illinois October 1986
Member, Federal Selection Panel, National Secondary School Recognition Program
• United States Department of Education Washington D.C. November 1986-1988
Member, Indiana University-Kokomo Education Advisory Council 1989-1991
LEADERSHIP
Chair, Indiana Professional Standards Division continuing accreditation visit
• Marian College Indianapolis, Indiana October 2005
Evaluator, Education Testing Service School Leaders Licensure Assessment
• Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey June 2005
Accreditation Team Administrator, National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education/Indiana Professional Standards Board continuing visit
• Manchester College North Manchester, Indiana November 2004
Chairman, Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, Information
and Research Oversight Commission
• “School to Work” presentation on SAT scores 1995
Consultant, “Re: Learning Implementation Grant”
• Indiana Department of Education and Coalition of Essential Schools,
Brown University, Rhode Island ($20,000) 1992
Executive Committee, Hudson Institute “Modern Red Schoolhouse”
• New American Schools Development Corporation 1992
Consultant, “Teaching Math and Science at the Elementary School”
• Indiana University-Kokomo and U.S. Department of Education,
Title II, ($25,000), 1991
Consultant, “Re: Learning Local Initiative Grant”
• Indiana Department of Education and Coalition of Essential Schools,
Brown University, Rhode Island ($25,000) 1991
Chairman, Professional Development Task Force,
• Indiana Department of Education 1988
AWARDS
Recipient, Sagamore of the Wabash Award
• Presented by Governor Frank O’Bannon 2001
Recipient: Distinguished Hoosier Award
• Presented by Governor Evan Bayh 1996
Recipient: Faculty Service Award from Indiana University — Kokomo 1995
Recipient, Facilitator of the Year Award in Graduate Studies in Education
• Indiana Wesleyan University 1995-1996
Recipient: Superintendent of the Year, Indiana Shriners State Award 1994
Finalist, State Superintendent of Public Instruction selection process
• Governor’s Residence Indianapolis, Indiana 1985
UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Manchester College: 2001 - 2006
Indiana Universitv-Kokomo: 1974 - 2001
Indiana Wesleyan Universitv: Marion/Indianapolis/Fort Wayne: 1992 — 2009
EDUCATIONAL / FRATERNAL / CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
*Past President, Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents
• Chairman, Information and Research Commission, Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents
• Member, Executive Committee, Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents
• Chairman, Board of Directors, Eastern Howard Performing Arts Society
• Member, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Past Chairman, Public and Education Division, United Way of Howard County
• Member, Board of Directors, Howard-Tipton Chapter, American Red Cross
• Member, Howard County Task Force on Child Abuse
• Past President, North Central Indiana Schools Study Council
• Member, Howard Community Hospital Board of Advisors
• Member, Howard County Area Economic Development Commission
• Chairman, House Committee, Kokomo Country Club
• Chairman, Renovation Project, Kokomo Country Club
• Past President, Board of Directors, Kokomo Country Club
• Member, Lions International, Howard County
Lora L. Manion
United Water, Inc.
EXPERIENCE:
03/2006 – Present. United Water Inc. Indianapolis, IN
Corporate Attorney. Draft and negotiate contracts and amendments with government clients in seven states with $70 million annual revenue. Prepare supply, consulting, and services subcontracts. Advise managers on wage and benefit issues, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and various other legal matters. Make presentations to all managers on corporate program to track and report contract compliance at the government contract level.
Legal Assisstant/Contract Administrator. Conducted legal research and drafted memos on contract and statute issues, and preformed due diligence on $240 million in acquisitions
05/2002 – 03/2006. Veolia Water Indianapolis, LLC Indianapolis, IN
Director of Sales and Business Development. Managed client services to 17 municipalities, and negotiated $3.5 million annual customer service contracts. Made presentations to dispute resolution committee on contract issues, resulting in $6 million of revenue in 2002-2003.
11/1991 - 05/2002. Indianapolis Water Company Indianapolis, IN
Director of Strategic Planning. Led development of a corporate strategic plan which resulted in improvements in service, operations, employee communication, and customer growth.
Senior Marketing Associate. Marketed $10 million annual construction projects. Assisted in drafting statute to provide service to low-income residents with contaminated wells.
Analyst, Finance Department. Full charge of accounts receivable billing of $350,000 annual for construction projects. Managed $42 million line of credit and prepared cash forecasts.
EDUCATION:
Indiana University Law School- Indianapolis. Graduated 2010.
Doctor of Jurisprudence. Admitted to Indiana Bar in December 2010.
IUPUI- Fort Wayne, Paralegal Certificate. Earned in 2005.
University of Indianapolis, Master of Business Administration. Graduated in 1996.
Franklin College, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Graduated in 1989.
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Board President, Indianapolis YWCA, 2004-2006.
Board Member and Secretary, Alumni Association of University of Indianapolis, 1999-2006.
Graduate of Executive Women’s Leadership Program and previous Loaned Associate, United Way of Central Indiana.
Member and Chairperson, Board of Zoning Appeals II, City of Indianapolis, 1996-1999.
OTHER ASSOCIATIONS:
Member, Indiana and Indpls. Bar Associations, and American Corporate Counsel Association.
Michael L. Smith
Retired, Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Michael L. Smith served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Anthem, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield from April 1999 until his retirement in January 2005. From April 1996 to March 1998, he served as Chief Operating Officer and CFO of American Health Network, a former Anthem subsidiary.
Prior to joining Anthem, Mike was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mayflower Group, Inc from 1989 to 1995. Mayflower operated a worldwide relocation service and provided school and public passenger transportation in 30 states. He held various other management positions at Mayflower from 1974 to 1989. He started his business career in the Indianapolis office of Arthur Andersen & Co. following his graduation from DePauw University in 1970.
Mike serves on several Boards of Directors including Kite Realty Group Trust, a real estate investment trust (REIT), Emergency Medical Services Corporation, Inc., the nation’s largest emergency medical services provider, Vectren Corporation, and HH Gregg, Inc. He also serves on the boards of Ldi Ltd., a diversified distribution and logistics provider, Lockton Inc., the world’s largest, privately owned, insurance brokerage and advisory firm, Carestream Health, Inc. Brightpoint, Inc. and Hulman & Company, parent company of The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and The Indy Racing League.
Mike has served as a Director of several charitable and civic organizations and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of DePauw University, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, and the Lumina Foundation for Education.
Mike is a founding member and advisor to Cardinal Equity Partners, a mid-market private equity investment fund headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Mike and his wife, Sue, reside in Carmel, Indiana.
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