SIDNEY — Lisa Ruhenkamp, of Fort Loramie, and Devon Beer, of Sidney, have been welcomed to the board of trustees of the Community Foundation of Shelby County. The organization strives to include board members from various parts of the county with different backgrounds who have a great deal of community involvement.
Ruhenkamp retired from Hobart Corporation as national account manager. She is involved in her hometown, serving on the boards for Fort Loramie Local Schools and the Fort Loramie Education Foundation. She serves as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Shelby County and is active in St. Michael’s Church. She is a member of multiple academic and athletic booster groups and has served in the past on school levy campaign and community event committees. Ruhenkamp and her husband Dave have three grown children.
Beer is president of Freshway Foods. He is a Sidney native who currently serves on Board of Wilson Health. His past board service includes the Sidney-Shelby County YMCA and its Foundation, Wilson Health Foundation, S&H Products, Shelby County United Way, Sidney-Shelby County Chamber of Commerce, Sidney City Schools Hall of Honor and the Workforce Partnership. He and his wife Sandy are the parents of two grown children.
Retiring from the board are Janice Benanzer, of the Fort Loramie area, and Rudy Keister, of Sidney.
“We are truly grateful to Janice and Rudy for their involvement and guidance on our boards and committees,” said Marian Spicer, executive director. “We are excited to add Lisa and Devon and their vast experience in the Shelby County community.”
Other members of the board of trustees include Cindy Helman, chair; Mike Lochard, vice chair; Dr. Karen Fortman, secretary; Dave Monnier, treasurer; and members Kurt Barhorst, Doug Borchers; Diane Reiss; the Honorable Norm Smith and Amy Zorn.
The Community Foundation of Shelby County is a public charity administering 220 charitable funds established by local donors to support favorite causes and organizations. The Foundation hosts scholarship, donor advised, organization, designated use and community granting funds. For information, see the website at commfoun.com.
