Together For Good

Meet Darin Hunhoff! He has served as director on our board since July of 2024. We are incredibly grateful for his experience and leadership. Darin was drawn to joining the board of Together for Good (TFG) for several reasons.?First is the difference TFG makes in families' lives, both those in crisis and those playing a role (host families and other volunteers), rooted in Christian values and connections with local churches.?Second was the opportunity to be part of a growing organization. Darin has learned over the years that he enjoys being a part of – and playing some role in – an organization or team reaching new levels of growth and impact.?Third is the people he has met, leaders like Maridel Sandberg and Jonathan Bagen, current board members, and some volunteers engaged with Together for Good.?The more people he met and talked with, the more he was led to join the journey with Together for Good.

We are excited to welcome Cayleen Mesecher as our new case manager in Iowa! Cayleen brings expertise and intentionality to her work, and we are so thankful to have her join our team.

Together for Good's 2024 Impact Report is out! We are excited to share the growth we saw last year in serving families and children and mobilizing the Church. Thank you for your role in all that was accomplished. We are excited to do even more together in 2025! You can read the full report at https://lnkd.in/gzsaBaYr

Meet Stan Hamann, one of the directors on Together for Good's board! Stan retired from the insurance industry after 46 years at the end of 2023. His career journey began as a sales consultant working with businesses of all sizes specializing in Employee Benefits. He was very fortunate to be offered leadership opportunities with a company that went through multiple mergers, resulting in a global company: Sedgwick. He moved to Minnesota in 1993 to lead the Minneapolis team. In addition to his leadership roles, he was very active in finding and acquiring independent insurance agencies and integrating them into the overall culture. This expertise led him to become part of a start-up insurance agency in 2005, and in 2018, they merged with North Risk Partners (NRP), where he retired as Senior Vice President. He was greatly blessed to finish his career with a very talented team that loves Jesus. Prior to joining the Together for Good board in January of 2024, he served on the Boards of Kenya Children’s Fund and the St. Paul Public School Foundation, Boise Chamber of Commerce, Idaho Chapter of the American Cancer Society and Idaho Health Underwriters Association. Additionally, he led membership and capital campaigns for the Boise Chamber, was the Campaign Chair for Boise United Way, and was a member of a capital campaign team for Hosanna. Stan and his wife love the mission of Together for Good. "Being Christ-centered and obedient to His calling for us to care for those who can’t do so themselves resonated with us," Stan shared, "This is why I am so excited to be involved on a deeper level with TFG and look forward to what God has planned!" Stan is married to Debra and has four children and seven grandchildren.

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We are continuing our Board introductions – meet Cindy Engelking! Cindy graduated with a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and a Masters in Health Care Administration (MHA) from the University of Minnesota. She is married to her husband, Jeff, and has four children – the oldest 3 are married and our youngest is in middle school. She left her healthcare strategic planning and operations consulting career when her second child was born to?stay home with her?children. The Engelking's have been a Together for Good host family, foster family, and adoptive family. Cindy and her family attend and are deeply involved with Grace Church, Eden Prairie. We are grateful for Cindy's leadership at Together for Good!

We want you to better know our incredible board members and are beginning a monthly highlight of each person currently serving Together for Good (TFG) in this way. This month, we are highlighting our Board Chair, Nicky Brown. Nicky Brown is the Vice President of Public Policy and Government Affairs at HealthEquity. She possesses over 20 years of experience in flexible benefits, compliance, consulting, and management. Ms. Brown is committed to aiding Americans in achieving health and financial security. ? Nicky holds several advanced certifications in flexible compensation, benefits, and compliance and attended the University of Tulsa. She routinely teaches and speaks on these subjects, sharing her extensive knowledge and expertise with others in the industry. ? Ms. Brown joined TFG's board in January of 2024 and is the current board chair. We are grateful for Nicky's leadership and engagement! Nicky shared the following verse that underlies her service with TFG, "Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” — 1 Peter 4:10

Come work with us! We have several positions posted on our website and are looking for quality candidates to join our team. Learn more at www.tfgood.org/jobs

Last week, we presented at the Upstream Collaborative conference on volunteer care. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with so many organizations working in family preservation and share ways to support volunteers as they serve participant families.

This past weekend, Together for Good was honored to be again chosen as a participant at the Retail Orphan Initiative (RetailROI, Inc)conference in New York. At Retail ROI, companies sponsor and financially support various non-profits that are working in the foster care, adoption, or family preservation space. We are so thankful to Greg Buzek for organizing Retail ROI and remaining a faithful partner of Together for Good!