Jerry is the executive director of the Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County. He holds two undergraduate degrees from Indiana University and a master’s degree in theological studies from the St. Meinrad School of Theology.
In addition to his role at Horseshoe Foundation, he serves as co-chair of the Southern Indiana Mentoring Partnership and Treasurer of the Friends of the Town Clock Church. He is also a member of the Metro United Way Advisory Council, the Donors Forum of Kentuckiana and he is a founding member of the New Albany-Floyd County Education Foundation and the Rotary Club of New Albany.
Past service includes vice president of Keep New Albany Clean and Green, a trainer for the Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana, the Governor’s Bi-State Bridge Authority for Louisville and Indiana, One Southern Indiana Board of Directors and as a medical corpsman in the Indiana National Guard and Captain in the US Army Reserve.
Jerry has mentored four students in the NAFC School system for six years.
A father of four and grandfather of three, he and his wife Jill, live in Starlight, Indiana in his family’s ancestral 1839 home.