High School Student Working Group Overview

Focused on high school graduate transitions to postsecondary educational pathways and student supports for credential completion


High School Student Updates

Meeting Summaries: Coming January 2025

Working Group Members

Co-Leads:

  • Susan Mendenhall, Don Wood Foundation

  • Lisa Smith, Don Wood Foundation

  • Lena Yarian, Junior Achievement

Members:

  • Kim Barnett-Johnson, Ph.D., Ivy Tech Community College

  • Michelle Clouser Penrod, South Adams Schools

  • Tiffany Drummond, Huntington County Schools

  • Sable Eldridge, Purdue Fort Wayne

  • Desiree Frederick, Boys & Girls Club of Huntington County

  • Julie Garber, Wabash County Community Foundation

  • Rui Gui, Amani Family Services

  • Lori Heuer, Whitley County Consolidated Schools

  • Amanda Jamison, Foellinger Foundation

  • Barry Rochford, Dekko Foundation

  • Matt Schiebel, Fort Wayne Community Schools

  • Matt Toth, J. Kruse Education Center

  • Josh Wenning, Ph.D., Region 8 Education Service Center

  • Marcy Winterholter, Taylor University

Many more community leaders are contributing to working groups as CAPET members.

Working Group Contributors