Turning Point Domestic Violence Services board has announced that President Lisa Shafran will retire effective Dec. 31.
Whittney Loyd has been named as her successor for the nonprofit agency working toward the prevention and the elimination of domestic and dating violence while serving Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Johnson and Shelby counties.
Shafran has served in her current role since May 2013 following 10 years at the Heritage Fund– the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County. During Shafran’s tenure, she has played a critical role in helping the agency work towards sustainability, expanding programming, changes in structure and management and building a strong cohesive team, according to the agency’s leaders.
“Lisa’s outstanding leadership has made this organization a role model for other not-for-profits,” said Julie Orben, Turning Point board chair. “In addition, Lisa played such an integral role in developing key relationships with our supporters allowing us to grow and thrive under her leadership.”
Loyd most recently served as director of resource development at the United Way of Bartholomew County. She returned to Turning Point in June of this year as vice president of agency operations. She had been with agency from 2011 to 2015.
Orben praised the selection of Loyd to lead the agency.
“We are fortunate that we have found the person that will successfully lead the organization to the next stages of our success and lead us in the future as we expand our program outreach, community imprint and establish our organization footprint in downtown,” Orben said.
The agency’s theme for 2022 will be “We believe …,” focusing on the future.
Because of Turning Point’s supporters, the agency has been able to contract to purchase a new building downtown and has plans to renovate and move into the building the middle of next year, leaders said. Shafran will remain for the first quarter of next year on a part time basis to help with leadership transition and the new building.
