County Coalition Partners

Allen County

Jennifer Ledger  is the Director of Early Learning for Grow Allen, and heads the Focus on Five Coalition.
jennifer.ledger4@gmail.com

Adams/Wells Counties

Ashleigh  King has been leading Imagine Early of Adams/Wells Counties since 2024.
ashleigh@imagineearly.org
Office:  260-353-3009
Cell: 260-273-1632

Website


DeKalb County

Shannon Grace was came on board as the Coalition Leader in Dekalb County in 2024, and works through the United Way of Dekalb County.
shannon@unitedwaydekalb.org
Phone: 630-781-1549 

Huntington County

Courtney Bonbrake was hired in 2023 as the full-time coalition coordinator in Huntington County.

courtney@huntingtonccf.org

Office:  260-289-2123

Cell:     260-224-3860


Kosciusko County

Sherry Searles has been the director at Launchpad since 2018, working to end the child care desert in Kosciusko County.
ssearles@kchamber.com
Phone: 574-267-6311 ext. 5 

Website

LaGrange/Noble Counties

Jenna Anderson was hired as the Noble County Thrive by 5 coalition coordinator in 2021, and her role was expanded in 2023 to cover LaGrange County, as well.
jenna@thriveby5coalition.org
Phone: 260-445-3369

Website

Steuben County

Carmyn Hottell, Director of Community Engagement and Leadership at the Steuben County Community Foundation, has added the role of coalition coordinator to her current position.
chottell@steubenfoundation.orgPhone: 260-665-6656 


Wabash County

Julie Garber is the Vice President of Programs at the Community Foundation of Wabash County, and focuses part of her work on Early Childhood.
julie@cfwabash.org
Phone: 260-982-4824   

Whitley County

Rachel Alexander, Director of Giving Gardens of Indiana, was hired as the part-time coalition coordinator for Launchpad Whitley in 2022.
givinggardensin@gmail.com
Phone: 260-609-6784