Gary Adkins, Chair of the Board
Emily Pichon, Vice Chair of the Board
Questa has announced that it has appointed Gary Adkins, President of Parkview Noble Hospital, as the Chair of its Board of Directors and Emily Pichon, director of the Cole Foundation, as Vice Chair. In addition, Questa is also welcoming 7 new board members. Each of these new board members bring expertise and skills from the surrounding counties of Northeast Indiana to provide growth to the foundation.
The new board members are: Ben Eisbart, retired Vice President of Human Resources at Steel Dynamics, Inc.; Joshua Blossom, Director of Wabash Community Learning Center; Brian Best, Impact Investing Team for Ambassador Enterprises; Mark Scudder, an Attorney at Barnes & Thornburg specializing in Education; Stephanie Veit, the Business Development Manager with Hagerman Group; Kendra Klink, the Executive Director of the James Foundation; and Pete Van Baalen, Director of Marketing at Sweetwater Family of Companies.
Board Chair, Gary Adkins says, “In today’s competitive global market, northeast Indiana competes with the rest of the country, and even the world, for access to talented students upon their graduation from college. Questa encourages growth in northeast Indiana by providing loan forgiveness that links to becoming a contributing citizen to the region.”
The foundation is continually growing and helping more students graduate with less debt and retaining their talent in the area. As it grows, Questa serves the surrounding counties of Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley counties as well as any additional counties that wish to partner with the Questa Foundation. These partnerships and funding have helped Questa serve over 1,000 scholars since 2017 who are pursuing post-secondary education. The Questa program provides an incentive-based loan, and as a result, two-thirds of Questa scholars are staying to live and work in the Northeast Indiana area, and impacting our region.
To find out how you can support the Questa Foundation, and more about Questa’s programming, visit www.questafoundation.org or call at 260-407-6494.