Leadership
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors include representation from all geographical areas where Stone Belt provides services. One of the Directors is a client of Stone Belt services.
Learn more about the duties of Stone Belt's Board of Director's by reviewing the By-Laws.
(Back L/R) Michal Fox, Charles Burch, Henry Upper, John Stephens, Bill Verhagen, Don Hossler, Phil Meyer, Bill Bartley, Dan Harris, Tony Armstrong, (Front L/R) Margaret Gilbride, Trish Ierino, Nola Bloemendaal, Betty Davidson, Patrick Robbins, Beth Gazley (Not Pictured: Natalie Brewington and Jaqueline Hall)
MEET THE BOARD:
Margaret Gilbride, President
Current President, immediate past Treasurer and past Vice President of Stone Belt Board of Directors, Margaret has served on the board for three years. She came to IU’s Indiana Institute on Disability and Community in 2002 with nearly 15 years experience working in a variety of capacities for sister Arc organizations. Margaret is an attorney, a certified thanatologist and a former English and biology teacher. Her home and office are decorated with more Stone Belt Art products than are in the showroom on a given day.
Phil Meyer, Vice President
Current Vice President and past President of Stone Belt Board of Directors. President from 2006 to 2008, and Board Secretary before that. Married with three teenage children, one of whom is starting to receive services from Stone Belt. Phil is Station Manager of WTIU-TV (PBS), winner of Regional Emmy Awards, PBS Development Awards and the PBS Communications Professional of the Year in 2000. Phil has served on numerous advisory groups, task forces and boards for public television, education and services for people with disabilities.
Trish Ierino, Treasurer/Secretary
Current Treasurer/Secretary. Trish joined the board in 2009. She is Assistant Vice President of Sales and Services Branch Network at the IU Credit Union. She has been involved in banking since 1976 and moved to Bloomington in 2006 from Northwest Indiana. She is the sister of Cheryl Thompson, who receives Stone Belt services in Bloomington. Trish is a graduate of Leadership Bloomington, attends Faith Lutheran Church, and is a member of Toastmasters.
Beth Gazley, Past President
Immediate past President and past Vice President of Stone Belt. In her second term on the Stone Belt board, Beth has taught nonprofit and public management in Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs since 2004. Before entering the teaching world, Beth had a career in nonprofit management and consulting. She considers Stone Belt to be the best board she has served on. She is married to Carl Weinberg and has two teenage children.
Tony Armstrong
Tony joined the Stone Belt Board of Directors in 2010. Tony is a “neighbor” of Stone Belt. He serves as President and CEO of the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., and manages the Indiana University Innovation Center (across the parking lot from Stone Belt's Bloomington offices). Prior to joining the IURTC, Tony was Executive Director/General Counsel for the Indiana 21st Century Research & Technology Fund, and later served in the Indiana Office of Management and Budget.
Bill Bartley
Bill has been working the last 15 years as an Electronic Technician and Data Acquisition Engineer for various Indy Car Racing Teams. In 2007 he and his family moved to Bloomington and opened the Indiana Running Company, a retail store in downtown Bloomington. The running store became a supporter of the Stone Belt “Run with Me 5K” event. That is how Bill became familiar with our staff and clients. Bill hopes to help Stone Belt raise community awareness and achieve its goals.
Nola Bloemendaal
Nola joined the board in 2009. She has lived in Bloomington since 2005 with her children, Evan and Blake, and husband, Randy, who coaches the IU Tennis Team. Nola also serves on the board of Down Syndrome Family Connection, which she and other parents started in 2006. Nola’s son, Blake, was involved with Stone Belt’s First Steps services.
Natalie Brewington
Natalie is a Monroe County native, IU graduate and former Stone Belt employee, having worked for both Joan Burton and Elbert Johns. She is married to Mike Brewington and is a stay-at-home mom with two teenage children, one of whom has autism spectrum disorder. Natalie has been a board member for two years.
Charles Burch
A Stone Belt board member for two years, Charles is proud to be a member of the board and appreciates all the good work Stone Belt accomplishes. His oldest son receives services from Stone Belt. Charles has taught at Eastern-Greene Schools for many years. His wife Rhonda teaches at Bloomfield Jr/Sr High School. They own a tree farm in Eastern Greene County.
Elizabeth Davidson
Joining the board in 2009, Betty is a recently retired special education teacher from Monroe County. At one point in her career, she substituted at Stone Belt when it was a school. She is originally from Michigan, is married and has two children. She is involved in the Council for Exceptional Children, Tri Kappa, and early inclusion programs.
Michael Fox
Michael is the manager of Lennie’s Restaurant, where he has provided support for Stone Belt’s Art and Craft Program to have two successful exhibits over the past two years. He graduated from Leadership Bloomington in 2009, and is on the committee that organized the Get Involved Bloomington Expo in March 2009. Michael joined the Stone Belt board in 2009.
Jacqueline Hall
Babette has been the client representative on the board since 2007. With minimal supports, she lives in her own apartment in Bloomington and currently works in Stone Belt’s Life Sciences manufacturing area. Babette is very active with the Monroe County Self-Advocates, a local group that advocates for and raises awareness of disability related issues. In 2008 she voiced her story at Stone Belt’s “I Am You” – a monologue performance held at the Bloomington Playwrights Project.
Dan Harris
Dan is in his second term on the board and is a past Secretary/Treasurer. His nephew is a consumer of Stone Belt and Dan is proud that he is a part of such a wonderful organization. Dan has been in the banking/finance field for almost 30 years. He is an avid reader and loves to run and take care of his two dogs, D.J. & Gracie.
Don Hossler
Immediate past Secretary, past President and past Vice President of the Board of Directors. Don has served on the Stone Belt Board for more years than he can remember. He is a professor of higher education in the School of Education at Indiana University and has served as the Vice-Chancellor for Enrollment Services at Indiana. He and his wife, Carol-Anne, have three children, including one son who has been served by Stone Belt for nearly a decade.
Patrick Robbins
Patrick is the President of the Lawrence County Arc and serves as its representative to the Stone Belt Board. He has been a board member for many years and has been involved with LARC since the mid-nineties. Patrick is retired from his medical distribution business which his family operated for over 30 years. He lives in Bedford where he serves on the City Council along with other volunteer activities. He and his wife Sharon have three children and three grandsons.
John Stephens
John became a Board member in July 2010. He currently serves as Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington’s Executive Director of Life Science Initiatives. Prior to Ivy Tech, John retired from Baxter Healthcare where he served in several management positions in manufacturing. John is also a retired Army Officer whose background includes both command and General Staff assignments. He holds a B.S. in Business and a Masters in both Education and Business.
Henry Upper
Henry joined the Stone Belt Board in 1996 and served as President from 2002-2004. He was the executive Associate Dean of the School of Music at Indiana University for twenty-five years before his retirement in 2002. He is currently involved in volunteer work with the Society of the Friends of Music, the First United Methodist Church, and Stone Belt. Andy, son of Celicia and Henry, was in the day program and community job force of Stone Belt until his death in 1998.
William Verhagen
Board member in his second term. Bill serves on the Development Committee and assists where needed on investment and financial matters. Bill has 26 years experience with financial planning and investment management. He is President of Innovative Financial Solutions, Inc. with locations in Bloomington, IN and Palm Coast, FL. He is married with three children and one grandchild.