Chaucie’s Palce Executive Director Dr. Jack Powell recently announced the appointment of Tom Shriver as Lifelines Program Coordinator and Nellie Moshier as the Volunteer and Event Coordinator.
Tom Shriver
Shriver earned a Bachelor’s of Science from Indiana Wesleyan University and brings eight years of experience in working with youth in United Methodist Churches in Indiana and North Carolina serving as Director of Youth Ministries. Tom served four years in the United States Marine Corps and was meritoriously promoted to the rank of Corporal after just two years of service. He brings extensive experience in teaching youth, creating quality programming, and volunteer team management to the position.
In reaction to his appointment Shriver said, “I’m thrilled to be joining Chaucie’s Place as the Lifelines Program Coordinator. The mission of Chaucie’s Place is a powerful one. I’m honored to be a part of a team dedicated to ending child sexual abuse and youth suicide. Through my time in youth ministry, I have developed a passion for students. Lifelines is an extraordinary way for me to continue living out that passion.”
Lifelines®: A Suicide Prevention Program, targets the entire school community. Its overall goal is to help the school community recognize when a student is at potential risk of suicide and understand how and where to access help. Lifelines was created by Maureen Underwood, LCSW and John Kalafat, Ph.D. in 1986. It is a part of the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices and has also been included in the Suicide Prevention Resource Center’s Best Practice Registry. Lifelines has four sequential components for administration, school faculty and staff, parents and 8th – 10th grade students.
Nellie Moshier
Moshier holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations with a minor in Spanish from Purdue University. She is an accomplished event and volunteer manager with over 10 years of experience with non-profit organizations in both the development and external affairs arenas. She has had volunteer coordinator positions at Harbor Light Hospice, United Way of Central Indiana, Children’s Bureau, Herron School of Art and Design, Damien Center and the Indiana State Museum. She is affiliated with the Central Indiana Association of Volunteer Administrators as well as the Indiana Special Events Society.
Moshier will have responsibility for the recruitment and engagement of Chaucie’s Place’s more than 100 volunteers along with its special events including the 17th Annual Treasure our Children Gala being held on Oct. 12 at the Ritz Charles in Carmel.
Reflecting on her new assignment Moshier said, “I am honored and excited to be a part of this team and to further the mission of Chaucie’s Place. Volunteers are the lifeline of nonprofit organizations and their contributions will further the prevention of youth sexual abuse and suicide.”
Chaucie’s Place is a nonprofit child advocacy organization that works to prevent child sexual abuse and youth suicide through prevention programs for children, adults and school systems.
For more information on Chaucie’s Place, please visit www.chauciesplace.org.