Rosane Zelmanovitz
President
Sallie Fahey
VP for Membership
James Ammeen
Secretary
Moacir Feldenheimer
VP for Resource Development, Co-chair of Cultural Outreach and Events Committee, Sister Cities Chair for Campinas-Indianapolis Liaison
Jhani Laupus
VP for Programs
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS
Rebecca Rice
Governance Chair
Eduardo Allessandri
Co-chair of Cultural Outreach and Events Committee
Chris Kashman
Chair for Legislative Fellows Committee
Krista Rivera
Board Member
Carla Castano
Board Member
Jerry Karwowski
Board Member
Jill Woerner
Board Member
Beth Adams
Non-board support, Communications Manager
In Loving Memory of William Engle
Partners of the Americas lost a dear friend recently, Bill Engle. He was a pathfinder for Partners of the Americas in promoting culture and arts in Brazil and the US. He had a fascination for Brazilian culture and dance that led to his immersion in Partners activities. He not only traveled extensively to Indiana’s Partner state, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to make music and dance presentations and organize exchange programs, but he also traveled across the US and Brazil to enrich the entire Partners hemispheric network in the arts and education.
Bill always gravitated to opportunities to mentor and support novice dancers, students and musicians, and Youth Ambassadors with the Partners program in the Brazil and US, and he will be missed dearly.
To read the full excerpt about his life's work to Partners and for more information regarding his funeral, please click here.