John Jay Center for Learning, located in downtown Portland, Indiana, is dedicated to helping people achieve satisfaction and lifelong employability through education.
Services include:
John Jay Center provides services not only for Jay County but surrounding counties as well. Programs at John Jay offer a wide variety of options for persons of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. In order to deliver these services John Jay Center for Learning partners with Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana and Indiana Wesleyan University for college classes and partners with the Jay School Corporation for the ABE/GED and Credit Recovery programs. John Jay Center also enjoys a wide variety of community partners who support our educational mission.
Our mission is:
To inspire individuals by creating an environment where learning leads to an improved quality life and economic viability.
Board of Directors
President - John B. Goodrich, entrepreneur and owner of J&P Custom Plating
Vice President - Jack Ronald, editor and publisher of The Commercial Review
Secretary - Reda Theurer-Miller, executive director of the Youth Service Bureau of Jay County
Treasurer - Ruth Ann Widman, executive director of Jay-Randolph Developmental Services
Other Members - Dru Hall of SDP Inc.; Dr. Tim Long, superintendent of Jay Schools; retired businessman and entrepreneur Tom Young; John Jay Center graduate and physical therapist Brian Ison; and Jennifer Inman of MainSource Bank.
Ex-Officio Members - Jay County Development Corporation executive director Bill Bradley, Ivy Tech Community College East Central Chancellor Gail Chesterfield, and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs for Ivy Tech Community College East Central Dr. Ronald Sloan.
Staff
Cindy Cash - Executive Director
ccash@johnjaycenter.com
Cindy Cash is the third executive director of the John Jay Center for Learning having succeeded Rob Weaver who retired in December 2010 from the Center. Cindy joined the staff in January of 2011, prior to joining John Jay Center, Cindy was employed for ten years at South Adams Schools in Berne, IN as Manager of Information Systems and recently a Career Planning teacher. Cindy previously worked at Jay County Hospital in Portland, IN as Manager of Information for ten years and also worked at Coca-Cola Bottling Company for five years after finishing high school. A Jay County High School graduate, Cindy has recently earned her Masters of Education in Curriculum and Educational Technology from Ball State through online classes and is an alumnus of the Indiana Wesleyan LEAP program receiving her Bachelors of Science in Business Management through the John Jay Center of Learning. Cindy also received her Associates Degree from Ivy Tech Community College in Information Data Management.
Josh Gibson - Workforce Education/Advancement Director
jgibson@johnjaycenter.com
Josh Gibson has worked for John Jay Center for Learning since July 2010. His main responsibility is connecting industries and assisting them with the training that they need to workforce professional courses. Josh has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science from Ball State University and completed his Masters of Science degree in Community Health from Ball State University in December 2010. Josh also has a secondary health and physical education teaching license from Ball State University and Indiana Wesleyan. He has an extensive community/public/school/industrial health and education background.
Debbie Howell - Student Services Advisor
dhowell@johnjaycenter.com
Debbie Howell has worked for John Jay Center for Learning since October 2010. Her main responsibility is counseling and working with prospective and current college students who are looking to further their education, coordinating marketing for John Jay Center, and scheduling the use of classrooms at the Weiler Building and Jay County High School. Debbie is an alumni of the John Jay Center where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan.
David Minnis - Building Custodian & Maintenance Coordinator
David Minnis joined the John Jay Center as an employee after the center moved into the Weiler Building location downtown Portland. Dave worked for Eli Lilly for 27 years, retiring in 2005.
