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Board Members
Meet the Gibson County IN CEO Board Members
Doug Hall - Board Chair
My name is Douglas Hall. I am originally from Dayton, Ohio, and reside in Vincennes, Indiana. I am Staff Sergeant in the Indiana Army National Guard, where I serve as a recruiter for Knox, Pike, and Gibson Counties. Before my current assignment, I was an Infantry Marine, where I deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Morocco. My career has revolved around leadership and taking care of others. I wanted to utilize my military experience to build a business, but I was missing the overall business acumen to be successful. I pursued and earned an MBA from Indiana State University in May 2023. I am involved with the CEO program because of the skills and experiences the students are exposed to. The program teaches business skills yes, but more importantly teamwork, dealing with adversity, time management, and conflict resolution. These experiences are invaluable to their education and growth as young people. The process of their development creates a great sense of pride for me. In the rare moments, I have free time, I love spending it with my children, playing football or bass fishing.
Todd McConnell - Vice Chair
Hello my name is Todd McConnell. I am currently a Group Manager at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana. I have been blessed with a 25 year career at Toyota.
I grew up on a farm family and have worked in the automobile industry 43 years. My journey began in auto repair, supplier engineering and production management. When Toyota came to my hometown of Princeton, I moved into automobile manufacturing.
Fortunately, I obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering degree from University of Evansville and a MBA from Oakland City University.
I believe the CEO program provides our students with a life changing business perspective that will lead to an excellent career.
Scott Hartley - Treasurer
Scott Hartley, the founder of MasterPlan4Success, helps small business owners achieve phenomenal growth by developing effective marketing strategies and business automation. He recently published a short, strategy-packed book titled "Hit The Inbox: How To Avoid The Spam Folder and Grow Your Business With Email Marketing."
In 2004, Scott started his first company in Princeton - Calibre Computer Solutions - and grew it to a multi-six-figure-a-year business. He sold Calibre in December 2022.
Scott has shared the virtual stage with experts like Grant Cardone, Loral Langemeier, Kim Walsh Phillips, David Milton, and many more.
As a serial entrepreneur, Scott believes in the importance of exposing students to the opportunities available to them in their local community and educating them on how to build and run successful businesses. The CEO program is the perfect environment for this.
In his free time, Scott enjoys reading, traveling, and playing piano.
Amy Stough - Secretary
My name is Amy Stough and I am the principal of Princeton Community High School. I have been in education for a total of 25 years - 12 years as a special education teacher and 13 years as a building-level administrator. Throughout my tenure as a high school administrator, I have become greatly interested in the Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways available for secondary students. CEO is a unique learning experience where students are taken out of the traditional classroom setting and provided real world opportunities in the entrepreneurship profession. It is also a community-based partnership with local businesses, mentors, and experiences. Who wouldn't want to be involved in that?!?
Kelley Asay - Board Member
My name is Kelley Asay, and I'm the Guidance Director at Gibson Southern High School. I've been a school counselor for 16 years, spending the last 8 as part of the South Gibson School Corporation. My passion is helping students find their niche and watching them grow as they expand their horizons. I love the values CEO helps instill - creativity, relationships, self-confidence, and communication - and I love connecting students to this amazing program!
Kayley Conway - Board Member
My name is Kayley Conway and I grew up in the community of Princeton and graduated from Princeton Community High School in 2016. After high school I attended University of Southern Indiana and graduated with a Bachelors in Psychology.
I have been with Ivy Tech Community College as a College connection coach for Gibson County for almost 2 years this September. I have worked with the CEO students since being with Ivy Tech and have helped them achieve their college and career goals. I also worked with the CEO students for dual credit registrations for the program for the year of 2023-2024 through Ivy Tech. I enjoy working with these students as they are innovative and inspire me to be more entrepreneurial in the Gibson County community.
I have lived in Gibson County my whole life and it has always felt like home to me. I enjoy reading books and spending time with my cats and family.
Thomas Morton - Board Member
Tom Morton represents Wood Memorial High School on the CEO Board.
Tom is a native of Oakland City and a graduate of Wood Memorial. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Public Administration from Indiana University-Bloomington.
In his professional career, Tom has served as a town manager; association executive; registered lobbyist; and community and public affairs director. He has also taught classes as an adjunct faculty member at IUPUI and Oakland City University.
Following his retirement from lobbying and public affairs in Indianapolis, Tom returned to Oakland City to teach at Wood Memorial, where he works with students in the credit recovery program and teaches financial literacy.
Sarah Young - Board Member
Sarah Young-Niemeier has 20 years of human resources (HR) experience at Toyota Indiana. Sarah’s HR experience includes training and development, recruiting, performance management, succession, and workforce planning. She started her career as a co-op at Toyota Indiana before being hired as a Talent Management Analyst. She was promoted to Manager in 2012 and is currently a Senior Manager with responsibility for Workforce Planning, and Training and Development.
In addition to her leadership role on the HR team, Sarah has served on several local and regional committees within Toyota, including the Diversity Advisory Committee and the Business Partnering Group, Women Influencing and Impacting Toyota.
Most recently, she worked with the Gibson County high schools to develop the 4T Academy – a production pathway program that integrates education and manufacturing to get high school students excited and engaged in manufacturing, while preparing them for a successful career in the future.
Sarah has a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in HR from the University of Southern Indiana. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Matt. Most days Sarah can be found enjoying the outdoors. She loves riding her dirt bike, running, boating on the Ohio river, or simply relaxing with her Vizsla, Baja.
Sarah is excited to be part of the Gibson County CEO board where she can learn more about and support the passions of students.