civic investors
Meet civic investor Carol Lautenbach: Investing in education, investing in community
by (Holly)
Submitted 04-17-2014 under NONPROFITS
“When I was in college I thought I was going to be a journalist. That’s what I aspired to,” says Carol Lautenbach, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching, Learning, and Accountability at Godfrey-Lee Schools. “Even when my kids...
Meet civic investor Roberta King: Investing in passion
by (chelsiewyse)
Submitted 04-16-2014 under VOICES
Since its conception in 2009, The Rapidian has come to be "one of the boys" when it comes to local media. Civic investor Roberta King was a part of its launching process and remembers the early days fondly. "There were a lot of people...
Meet civic investor Erica VanEe: Investing in a place at the table
by (Holly)
Submitted 04-15-2014 under NONPROFITS
Erica Curry VanEe spent her early childhood moving from home to home, and it wasn’t until more recently that she developed a true sense of “place.” “I was adopted so I moved around 10 times before I was even 10 years...
Meet civic investor Tami VandenBerg: Investing in the other
by (Holly)
Submitted 04-14-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Tami VandenBerg, executive director of Well House, went to church one Sunday morning at age 5, heard a missionary tell about the conditions people in Africa were living in and saw the pictures he had to share of the work he was doing. Her mother...