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Tom McArthur, Executive Director
Tom joined the Habitat staff in November of 2007after having served on the Board of Directors for 9 years and as President of the board for 2 years. Prior to joining the staff he was a commercial real estate broker with FM Stone Commercial. Tom is married with 2 sons and 2 stepsons,
Diane Diane Trethewey, Office Manager
Diane joined Habitat in 2003 as Office Manager and Bookkeeper. She also helps prepare partner families financially for homeownership. Married with 3 children and 5 grandchildren, she enjoys reading, gardening, camping, and spending time with her fabulous grandchildren.
Becky Becky Bateman, Grants and Communications Coordinator
Becky is a Goshen College graduate. She has been working at Habitat since August 2005. She maintains the website, works on grant documentation and promotes our program. Becky is also the editor of the quarterly newsletter, HabiChat. Her hobbies include playing Ultimate Frisbee and tennis, sewing, scrapbooking, and being out in nature.
Dave McLaughlin, Deconstruction Manager
Dave was born in Pennsylvania but moved to Indiana after college to attend seminary in Winona Lake.  He and his wife, Linda, have four children, two of which are married.  Dave has worked at Habitat since August 2003, and before that he worked at Crown International in engineering and marketing.  He also writes regional articles for the Goshen News.
Juli

Juli Schirmer, Resource Development
Juli joined the Habitat staff in the fall of 2006 as Resource Development Director. She has spent much of the last 10 years working with not-for-profit organizations in program development, fundraising, and event planning. Juli enjoys spending time with her husband and 3 daughters, traveling, and reading.

Aaron Lehman, Construction Supervisor
Aaron came on board as Construction Supervisor in the Summer of 2007. He is the son of former Executive Director Chris Lehman. He is a graduate of Goshen College and Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. He enjoys watching soccer and follows the international soccer scene pretty closely. He also enjoys playing tennis with his friends and spending time with his wife.

Carol Walker, ReStore Manager
Carol brings retail sales and merchandising experience to the ReStore and most recently served as Manager of the former Blue & Gold store at Concord Mall. 

Audrey Audrey Eash, Family Support
Audrey joined the Habitat staff in January 2006 as an AmeriCorps member and was asked to stay on as a staff member heading up the Family Support department.  She works with Partner Families during monthly meetings and provides support throughout the construction process and into the early stages of homeownership.  Her newest hobby is quilting but she also enjoyse reading and singing with her sisters.
Betty Hochstedler , Construction Coordinator
joined Habitat in 2007.  She works with the subcontractors and vendors on scheduling the projects.  She has been involved in the construction industry for 20 years.  She is married and has 2 children.  She enjoys reading and spending time with her family.
Lisa Bailey , Volunteer Coordinator
Lisa is an AmeriCorps member working with volunteers. Prior to serving with Habitat Lisa served a term with the PeaceCorps in Mozambique.
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Craig Welscott , ReStore Assistant Manager
info coming soon
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Geoff

Geoff Lord, Construction Assistant
Geoffrey graduated from Butler University, Indianapolis in 2005. He has been to South America and hopes to possibly return there in the future if opportunity beckons. He enjoys literature, history, photography, writing, music, guitars, bowling, billiards, dancing, and water skiing. He is new to construction so, if you see him at work, please have patience.

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Cindy Gray , ReStore Assistant Manager
Cindy Gray is an AmeriCorps member serving in the Restore. She helps maintain displays and provides customer service.
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Rob Castro , ReStore Assistant Manager
Rob is an AmeriCorps member serving in the Restore. He helps with donation pick up, inventory pricing, and other facets of the ReStore.
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