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September 4, 2025
Sensenig to lead Merry Lea temporarily
After serving as the executive director of Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College for five years, Jason Martin was placed on administrative leave on June 25, leading to his resignation on July 23. Becky Overholt, a former farm-hand and regular volunteer at Merry Lea, learned Martin was under administrative leave informally from Doug Vendreley, a Merry Lea board member. “All he said is, ‘FYI, I just want you to know that Jason’s been placed on administrative leave while they investigate him. I can’t say anything more than that,’” Overholt said. The reasoning for Martin’s administrative leave remains confidential....