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Four New Members Welcomed to the Truman Heartland Community Foundation Board of Directors in 2024

INDEPENDENCE, MO (January 5, 2024) - Adam Kliethermes, Dr. Jovanna Rohs, Derek Schoeneberg, and Bridgette Shaffer accepted nominations to join the Truman Heartland Community Foundation (THCF) Board of Directors. New members of the Board of Directors are expected to serve for a term of three years and can renew for two additional terms, totaling a maximum of nine years of service.

Volunteers play a vital role at THCF. All the Foundation committees are Chaired by members of the Board of Directors, including the Scholarship Committee, Grants Committee, Jelley Grants Committee, and more. Members of those committees are drawn from the Foundation's four local Advisory Boards. Nearly 100 local business owners, public officials, community leaders, and caring citizens volunteer countless hours each year to improve the quality of life for everyone in their communities.

2024 New Board Members

Adam Kliethermes, an Edward Jones advisor since 2011, won THCF's Dr. Paul M. Thomson Advisor of the Year award in 2020. He will serve on the Investment Committee and previously served for six years on the Independence/Sugar Creek Advisory Board.

Dr. Jovanna Rohs has 20+ years of experience in early childhood development and education. She has been appointed Chief Program Officer for the Children's Services Fund in Jackson County. She has also been involved in governing and coordinating boards at local and state levels.

Derek Schoeneberg is from Lee's Summit and studied civil engineering at the University of Missouri. He is currently the Regional Vice President for the Great Plains Region at NorthPoint Development, where he focuses on industrial development in Kansas City, Denver, and Texas.

Bridgette Shaffer is the Health Director at Jackson County Public Health. She was a 2019 National Emerging Leader in Public Health and a recent Jackson County Women of Distinction Honoree. Bridgette and her husband, Marc, are active philanthropists in the community and are members of the THCF Legacy Society.

"It is always heartening to see so many friends and neighbors volunteering to serve in such an important way," Phil Hanson, President and CEO of THCF, remarked. "With a small staff, there is no way we could review every nonprofit grant proposal, every student's scholarship application, plan our annual Toast to Our Towns Gala, and provide quality service to our fundholders without community volunteers. Our volunteers truly make our work possible".

For a full list of the THCF Board of Directors and Advisory Board members, please visit www.thcf.org/about/board.

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