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
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.
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
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
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