Reese Hamilton
Vice President, Planning & Procurement
Metronet
Winston Lin
Chief Deputy
Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office
LaKeecha March
Senior New Service Representative
CenterPoint Energy
Gale Brocksmith
Director of Planning & Corporate Affairs, Retired
CAPE
James Deffendall
Mayor
Oakland City
James Ward
Chief Executive Officer
Hillcrest
Jamie Hermann
Mortgage Sales Manager
Old National Bank
Jamila Smith
Investigator
Evansville-Vanderburgh County
Human Relations Commission
Jessica Hopkins
Special Assistant to the Chief Impact Officer
YWCA
Jessica Wright
Black Township Trustee
Posey County
Joann Hunter
Community Outreach Specialist
United Way of Southwestern Indiana
Joe Gries
Health Department Administrator
Vanderburgh County
Karen Ragland
School Board Member
Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation
Logan Turpin
Policy Council Member
CAPE Head Start Policy Council
LaToya Johnson
Director of Sales & Marketing
Heritage Woods of Newburgh
Melissa Miller
Teacher
Holy Rosary Catholic School
Ruby McGlown
Pigeon Township Trustee
Vanderburgh County
William Cannon
Director of Credit & Collections
CenterPoint Energy
Chief Executive Officer
Gary Roan
Representatives
Private
President — Reese Hamilton
Gale Brocksmith
Jamie Hermann
Jessica Hopkins
William Cannon
Public
V. President / Legal — Winston Lin
Education Expertise — Karen Ragland
James Deffendall
Jamila Smith
Jessica Wright
Ruby McGlown
Community
Secretary — LaKeecha March
Joann Hunter
Joe Gries
Logan Turpin
Melissa Miller
Chief Executive Officer
Gary Roan
2026 Board Meeting Dates
CAPE’s Board of Directors meets on the third Wednesday at 4 pm, every other month.
March 18
May 20
July 15
September 16
November 18
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Updated October 2026