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Last Friday, the Board of Trustees, Independence Emeritus, faculty, and staff came together for our annual celebration of service milestones, honoring employees for every five years of dedication. Congratulations to all of these members of the Indy community!

25 years
Christy Koense, Head of Early Childhood and Lower School

20 years
Barb Annable, 1st Grade
Cathy Bair, Librarian
Sarah Gilmore '01, 4th Grade
Kelly Huxtable, 2nd Grade
Theresa Shockley, 5th Grade

15 years
Laura Fallon, French and Latin
Daniel Kitching ‘01, Director of Bands
Kevin McDonald, English

10 years
Michele Harra, Director of Advancement and Enrollment Management
Lingchin Liao, Strings Instructor
Jenn Saggese, 4th Grade

5 years
Tommy Brangs ‘07, School Counselor
Pat Burns, Director of Finance and Operations
Rebecca Handloff, Early Childhood I
Marianne Lazorick, Part-Time Nurse
Kim Manno, Business Administrative Coordinator
Kylie Tarburton, Communications Specialist

This year, we also recognized retired 2nd Grade Teacher, Nancy Ambler, and retired Speech Language Specialist, Illene Courtright, as Independence Emeritus.