2010 Board of Directors
Conner Prairie Museum, Inc.
The Board of Directors of Conner Prairie Museum, Inc. oversees the operations and engages community members in supporting the museum.
Chair—J. Christopher Cooke, Managing Director of the Cooke Financial Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
Vice-Chair—Timothy Hassinger, Vice President, Europe, Latin America & Pacific Areas, Dow AgroSciences LLC
Secretary—Mary E. Busch, Ed.D, Administrator and Professor of Education, University of Indianapolis
Treasurer—David Fronek, Senior Associate, Richey Mills & Associates, LLP
Biographies
J. Christopher Cooke
Chris Cooke is the Managing Director of the Cooke Financial Group
of Wells Fargo Advisors. Chris earned his bachelor's degree in
accounting from the University of Notre Dame and a J.D., with a
focus on tax law, from the Indiana University Law School-Indianapolis.
He sits on the boards of Conner Prairie Museum, Inc., Conner Prairie
Foundation, and Inquisitive Kids, Inc. Chris and his wife, Elizabeth,
have three children and reside in Fishers.
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Tim Hassinger
Tim Hassinger is vice president, Crops Global Business Unit, at
Dow AgroSciences. During his 25 years with the company, he
has served in sales and marketing roles around the U.S. and the
world, including leading the company’s business in China and
serving as vice president for Europe, Latin America, and Pacific
geographies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural
economics from the University of Illinois and resides in Westfield.
Dr. Mary E. Busch
Dr. Mary E. Busch is an Administrator and Professor of Education
at the University of Indianapolis. She holds a B.S. degree from the
University of Indianapolis, an M.S. degree from Butler University,
and an Ed.D. degree from Indiana University, Bloomington. She is
a frequent keynote speaker for educational organizations and churches,
and serves as a board member for Conner Prairie, The Indianapolis Board
of School Commissioners, Goodwill Industries and St. Francis Hospital.
David T. Fronek
David T. Fronek serves as a Senior Associate with Richey Mills &
Associates, LLC providing business advisory services, since retiring
from banking in 2003 after a career spanning 38 years. He earned
a B.S in Finance and a MBA in Management and International
Business from Indiana University and an MBA from Stonier Graduate
School of Banking, Rutgers University. He is a member of various civic,
industry, professional, and charitable boards and associations.
John Ackerman, Principal, Cardinal Ventures
Terry Anker, CEO, The Anker Consulting Group
Nancy Ayres, Civic Leader
Roy A. Cage, Retired Vice President Pharmaceutical Division, Latin America/Far East Commonwealth Area, Eli Lilly & Company
Douglas D. Church, Senior Partner, Church, Church, Hittle & Antrim
Christopher Clapp, Former President & CEO, Angel Learning Inc.
Susan O. Conner, Retired Executive Vice President, Lumina Foundation for Education, Independent Consultant
William E. Corley, President, Community Health Network
Berkley W. Duck III, Retired Partner, Ice Miller
Gay Dwyer, Civic Leader
Murvin S. Enders, Retired Vice President, Administrative Affairs, IWC Resource Corporation
Nancy Fyffe, President, Third Eye Creative Advising
Lynnette K. Hanes, Vice President, Senior Banker, JP Morgan Chase
Karen Hill, Managing Partner, Collina Ventures
Bruce Hetrick, Chairman & CEO, Hetrick Communications
Steven Holt, Partner, Holt Fleck & Romine
Nancy Huber, President & CEO, Central Indiana Division, Fifth Third Bank
Stan C. Hurt, Retired Chairman of the Board, Indiana Supply Corporation
Walter F. Kelly, Managing Partner, Clifton Gunderson LLP
Marjorie Meyer, Civic Leader
Anthony Najem, President & CEO, Meyer-Najem Construction
William Neale, Partner, Krieg DeVault LLP
Jane Niederberger, President & CEO, My Health Care Manager
Gary Reynolds, President, Reynolds Farm Equipment, Reynolds Rentals and Reynolds Turf Equipment
Pat Garrett Rooney, Civic Leader
Philip Scarpino, Ph.D, Department of History, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis
Jerry Semler, Chairman Emeritus, the companies of OneAmerica
Eugene R. Tempel, President & CEO, Indiana University Foundation
Julie Viellieu-Thompson, Civic Leader
John G.Young, Retired Chairman, Jay Garment Corporation
Ex-Officio:
Ellen M. Rosenthal, President & CEO, Conner Prairie Museum, Inc.
Jan Webber, President, Conner Prairie Alliance
Leslie Morgan, Vice President, Conner Prairie Alliance
The Board of the Foundation
Chair—Berkley W. Duck III, Retired Partner, Ice Miller
Vice-Chair—Morris Mills, Retired State Senator
Secretary—Douglas D. Church, Senior Partner, Church, Church, Hittle & Antrim
Treasurer—J. Christopher Cooke, Managing Director of the Cooke Financial Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
Biographies
Berkley Duck III
Berkley Duck joined the Indianapolis firm of Ice Miller
in 1963 and retired in 2001, at which time he was one of the
firm’s managing partners. He is a graduate of Brown University
and Harvard Law School. He has served on the boards of directors
of several nonprofit corporations in addition to Conner Prairie. As
chairman of the advocacy group Save the Prairie, Inc., Berkley
led the effort in support of Conner Prairie’s independence from
Earlham College. Berkley and his wife Nancy are residents of Carmel.
Morris H. Mills
Morris H. Mills worked in the family businesses Maplehurst Farms
and Mills Brothers Farms, as well as serving 32 years in the State
Legislature, where he chaired the Senate Finance Budget
sub-committee and the Senate Commerce committee. He graduated
from Earlham College and Harvard Business School. He continues to
be active in local and state organizations and Mills Brothers Farms.
He and his wife, parents of three sons, live in Ladoga.
Douglas D. Church
Douglas Denton Church is admitted to practice before the Indiana
Supreme Court, the Federal District Courts for the Northern and
Southern Districts of Indiana and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
He was educated at Indiana University, B.A. and J. D. and served as
a clerk on the Appellate Court of Indiana while finishing law school.
Among many civic and charitable activities, Doug has served as Chair
of the Conner Prairie Board and is active on the local, state and national
level with United States Masters Swimming.
J. Christopher Cooke - see biography above under Conner Prairie Museum, Inc.
John Ackerman, Principal, Cardinal Ventures
Thomas Fisher, Judge, Indiana Tax Court
Stan C. Hurt, Retired Chairman of the Board, Indiana Supply Corporation