The Vandalia-Butler Foundation has named Jennifer Thein, financial planner and director at Abbey Investment Services, to its board of trustees.
Previously, she worked as director at Thein Financial Group, a three-generation family business that merged with Abbey Credit Union in 2025. A 2012 Butler High School graduate, she holds a bachelor’s degree in integrative studies from Kent State University.
“Growing up, I was brought along to many a banquet and fundraiser, fostering within me a deep love of community outreach,” said Thein, who also serves on the boards of Women in Business Networking and Culture Works.
She resonates with the Vandalia-Butler Foundation’s mission: “Over the last decade of my professional career, I have witnessed firsthand the stand-out job the Vandalia-Butler Foundation has done in its efforts to strengthen and lift up our community. I believe we can create a better future for ourselves and those who come after us by continuing to lend a hand to our neighbors and provide, as we are able, to those in need, while seeking ways to help our community progress.
“The Vandalia-Butler Foundation is an excellent vehicle to achieve this work.”
Thanks to the generous support of businesses, families and individuals, the Vandalia-Butler Foundation’s family of funds grew to nearly $9.3 million — an approximately 15 percent increase — last fiscal year, according to the foundation’s newly released annual report.
The Vandalia-Butler Foundation is a component fund of The Dayton Foundation. Leadership for the Vandalia-Butler Foundation rests in our own community, while fiscal oversight of our funds is maintained by The Dayton Foundation, which serves the Dayton/Miami Valley area. This partnership allows for the Vandalia-Butler community to benefit from local leadership and profit from resources pooled with others for investment growth.