The Hamilton Southeastern Schools Foundation announced Friday that Executive Director Freedom Kolb will be leaving, but she will not be going far and will be around to help with the transition to new leadership.  During a podcast interview Saturday at the new Another Broken Egg Cafe in downtown Fishers, Freedom explained that she is headed to a job with the HSE School Corporation.

“I joke that I’m really just moving across the street” said Kolb during the podcast interview. “I will be continuing to do a lot of the mission work the foundation has been doing, specifically around school counseling, mental health, social justice & equity, student success for all students, experiential learning…”

Most of the projects she will be working on are tied to the $2.1 million grant from the Lilly Endowment.  She will be handling the administrative side of managing the grant, ensuring the funds are going to the projects Lilly intends to fund.

As for Freedom Kolb’s replacement at the HSE Schools Foundation, the board has activated the succession plan.  A search committee will use that plan as a road map in the search for a new executive director.  The team is already accepting resumes from candidates for the job.  Once the applicants are identified, the committee will establish a time line on how long the process will take.

Freedom Kolb says she will be at the foundation until a new leader is hired and will be part of the transition.