Lake Institute was created in 2002 and exists through the generosity of the late Tom and Marjorie Lake, their daughter Karen Lake Buttrey, and the Lilly Endowment, Inc. We strive to honor the Lake family’s philanthropic values and to bless the community with a place for conversations about faith and generosity.
Faith keeps its eyes fixed on the future in absolute certainty that it will be better than the present or the past.
Thomas H. Lake (1919–1999)
The board of advisors was formed in 2003 to assist Lake Institute in fulfilling its mission, shaping ongoing dialogues, and providing strategic direction.
Karen D. Buttrey
Vice Chair
Chief Governance Officer
Young Presidents’ Organization, Inc.
Donald Buttrey, J.D.
Lifetime Member
Attorney, Retired
We were eager to replicate the philanthropic mentoring role that my father (Thomas H. Lake) played for so many people. But we also wanted there to be time for conversation and reflection. Dad was very thoughtful, but with a practical bent. He loved getting people together to talk and to look at things from different perspectives.
Karen Lake Buttrey (1945–2010)
Scott Alexander, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and Director of Catholic-Muslim Studies
Catholic Theological Union (Chicago)
David D. Daniels III, Ph.D.
Professor of Church History
McCormick Theological Seminary
Mae Hong
Vice President
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Alexia Kelley
President and CEO
Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA)
Libby Manning
Associate Director
Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program
Irene McCutchen
Adam Miller
Rabbi
Temple Shalom
J.B. Miller
Retired
Everence Financial (Goshen, IN)
Safaa Zarzour
Superintendent
Universal Schools
Donald B. Johnson
Chair Emeritus
Don Johnson and Associates
Karen Lake Buttrey
Shakeela Z. Hassan
Carol F. Johnson, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Lynn
Jerry Nunnally
Dennis Sasso, D.Min.
Sandy Sasso
Daniel Schipp
David Smith, Ph.D.
