Heartland Human Services Holds Annual Meeting

The board of directors at Heartland Human Services, Effingham County’s behavioral health and counseling agency, recently held its annual meeting.

Ron Kinder was retired from the board as the sitting president after three years of service. 

(HEARTLAND HUMAN SERVICES' RETIRING BOARD MEMBER AND PRESIDENT RON KINDER WITH HEARTLAND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JEFF BLOEMKER)

The Board seated two new members. Kaye Dent is a local attorney specializing in estate planning, Medicaid, and senior issues who also has worked as a state’s attorney and a public defender. Russ Howard managed the Effingham Social Security Office for several decades and is now retired. 

(HEARTLAND OUTGOING BOARD PRESIDENT RON KINDER IS FLANKED BY NEW BOARD MEMBERS RUSS HOWARD AND KAYE DENT)

The Heartland board also elected officers for 2015.  The new slate of officers includes President Tim Spitz of Midland States Bank, Vice President Amy Ruckman of Altamont Unit 10 School District, and Secretary/Treasurer Lisa Norton of Effingham Unit 40 School District.

More information about Heartland Human Services can be found at www.heartlandhs.org, on Facebook, or by calling 217-347-7179.