Christy is a serial entrepreneur who has a continual love for learning, teaching, and giving back to her community and those around her. She earned her undergrad degree in Human Services with a Minor in Business Administration and continued to earn her master’s degree in Leadership and Development, as well as a Women’s Global Leadership Certificate all from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. It is there where she also continued to purse her education with a Ph.D in Global Leadership and Communication. Christy and her husband own two businesses and a nonprofit organization in their small-town of Sullivan, Indiana, where they focus on community development and educational services.  Together her and her husband have 6 beautiful children, and 3 grandchildren. 

Michelle Franklin is the CEO of Sullivan County Community Hospital, a critical access hospital in rural central southwestern Indiana.  Michelle has over 30 years' experience in the healthcare field.  As a Registered Nurse, her clinical experience has included medical-surgical nursing, nursing management, staff education and development, home health care, and hospice management.  In addition to these roles, Michelle has had the honor of serving in senior leader positions at her hospital in both the Chief Nursing and Chief Executive Officer roles; careers that have spanned over 20 years.

In her current role as CEO, Michelle oversees several clinical departments.  She serves as initiative champion for her organization's "Journey to Excellence".  This was a deliberate initiative designed to engage employees in the work of the organization, improve the quality of care given, and enhance the customer service experience.  This has resulted in a $2 million dollar uptick in net revenue, improved patient satisfaction scores, improved willingness to recommend scores, and high employment engagement rates.  In 2019, her organization received Press Ganey'sGuardian of Excellence Employee Engagement Award.

Michelle also serves as her organization's ACO champion.  This is a role near and dear to her heart.  Since joining Caravan Health, her organization has made significant strides in population health management.  Working in rural America, she is very familiar with the role social determinants of care can play in an individual's healthcare or lack thereof.  Michelle is extremely proud of the recognition her staff and hospital have received over the past several years for their population health work.  

Michelle is married with two teenage children and two fur babies.  Her hobbies include reading, gardening, cooking, and state-side as well as international travel.

I'm David Dubree, a Sullivan County native. I've spent most of my career in tech but recently started Suncast Studios, a small visual creative agency. I'm passionate about startups, community building, and connecting entrepreneurs in small town America. I'm active in local non-profits, like the High School CEO Program, working to boost our local talent and economy. Let's connect!

Ryan is currently a tax manager for Sackrider & Company CPA’s. He graduated from Sullivan High School in 2002 and received my BS in Accounting from The University of Evansville in 2006. Ryan is a Certified Public Accountant, Accredited Business Valuator, and Certified Valuation Analyst. Born and raised in Sullivan he briefly lived in Terre Haute before returning home. Through his employment at Sackrider & Company he has worked with companies in various stages of growth and in many industries including ag, manufacturing, retail, medical practices, law practices, and others.  

Ryan is married with three children. He currently serves on the boards of The Estate Planning Council of Central Illiana, the Kiwanis Club of Terre Haute, and the Sullivan County Youth Soccer Association. In his free time he enjoys traveling, attending the kids sporting events, and cooking out.

I am Carri Howard and a current member of the Sullivan County CEO board. Additionally, I serve on the Dugger Union Schools Board of Trustees. I am happy to be associated with groups aspiring to provide support for today’s students and tomorrow’s leaders.

My educational background is in Elementary Education having received both my undergraduate and master degrees from Indiana State University. I was an elementary teacher at Dugger Elementary School for thirty – four years. Since retiring in 2014, I have maintained a connection to education through my work on the school board as well as supporting the various sports teams and organizations associated with DUCS.

I am a lifelong resident of Dugger and am a wife, mom, and “Meme” to my grandchildren.

My name is Nancy Liston and I live in Farmersburg Indiana with my 2 adopted children, Emma, who is a Senior at North Central and Kaden who is in 8th grade at NC.  My mother who is 92 also lives with us.  I graduated from North Central High School in 1978 and went on to earn my Bachelors of Arts Degree from Franklin College in 1982 and my Masters of Secondary Education from Indiana State University in 1990.  In 2009 I completed my Administrative Degree at Oakland City University.  This is my 5th year as Principal of North Central Jr/Sr High School and as a member of the CEO board. On the board, I serve on the Student Recruitment and Selection Committee as well as the Student Consultation Committee.  This is my 40th year in Public Education and my plan is to retire this Spring.  My experience on the CEO has been amazing and I wish the Board and the Students all the best as I complete my final year and pass my position onto the next educator. 

My name is Halee Robbins and I’ve been married to my husband, Darren, for nine years. I’m the proud mother of two busy girls, Elliana (almost 8) and Ivoree (6). I’m also stepmom to Tristan, Josh and Adele. I was born and raised in Dugger. After college, I lived in Indianapolis for six years and relocated to Arlington, VA for ten years before moving back to the area in 2022. I earned a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Indiana State University and a Master’s of Business Administration from Ball State University. I’m a Certified Public Accountant with 17 years of government finance and accounting experience specializing in the Department of Defense (DoD). I founded my business, ORACON Inc., in 2014. ORACON Inc. is a Woman Owned Small Business providing financial consulting services for the DoD. I currently have eight employees in Virginia, Ohio and Indiana that support the Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI), a financial system used by most DoD agencies and the Marine Corp for budget, finance and accounting operations to provide accurate, reliable and auditable financial information.

I served all six years of my daughters’ preschool years on the school’s Board of Directors in the Treasurer and President positions. My focus on the Board was primarily financial related (invoicing, budgeting & accounting). During my time as President, I led the preschool through the pandemic and biggest financial/operational crisis in the school’s history. 

My favorite thing in the whole world is being a mom. When I’m not shuttling my girls to their many activities, I enjoy watching tennis, coaching volleyball, traveling, spending time with my family and movie nights with my girls.

Brandy Wolfe is the executive director for the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce and for the Tourism Commission of Sullivan County. She loves promoting our rural county and great businesses. She has been married for 10 years to Troy Wolfe a Dugger native.  They have 2 adult children, 1 daughter in law and 1 fur baby. Brandy attended graduate school at Indiana University and received her master degree in public health. Her hobbies include crafting, reading, working outside in her gardens, traveling, volunteering in the community and spending time with her family and church family.