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She heads the board of the Steuben County Literacy Coalition, serves on other voluntary boards, and is a world traveler and genealogy buff. A major education proponent, Tichenor is a retired educator and Trine University vice president who stays busy serving on community boards, traveling the world and researching her family through genealogy.

She further promotes learning in the community by serving on the Steuben County Community Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee, Cameron Memorial Community Foundation and Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Committee.