here for in your communitybecause

you matter.

AultCare is proud to be a part of the area’s first and only independent health system, dedicated and committed to YOU.

And we take your healthcare personally. AultCare believes in true, local customer service, so you will always speak to a real person when you call.

With an expansive network of hospitals and providers, you will get the care you need the way you want it — focused on you.

For your community, for your family … we are always here for you.

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AUGUST 2023

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Dennis P. Saunier President & CEO

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Networking Series

AultCare QuickConnect Networking Series featuring Doug Piekarz from the Akron Zoo

Quick Connect attendees have the opportunity to obtain business leads through enjoyable networking activities at an event that has built a reputation as one of the most energetic lead producing sessions in Stark County. You’ll hear compelling speakers, meet new business contacts and enjoy a delicious lunch. As a member, if you bring a door prize valued at $15 or more, you’ll even star in your very own 30 second commercial to promote your business! Please contact Ashley Winter at ashleyw@ cantonchamber.org or (330) 456-7253 if you are interested.

Join us for the AultCare QuickConnect Networking Luncheon on August 16, featuring Doug Piekarz, President & CEO of the Akron Zoo. His topic is: “A Tail of Big Ideas”.

Doug holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science from Rutgers University and a Master’s Degree in Biology, Ecology and Evolution from Montclair State University. He has worked in the Zoo field for over 35 years, spending the first decade of his career at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo in New York, and the last 25 years at the Akron Zoo. Doug has worked as a part of international conservation efforts in Venezuela, Brazil, and Spain focused on water bird conservation, and has locally and nationally focused on growing awareness of sustainability and green practices as a means for everyone to participate in the conservation of wildlife and wild places. He served as an instructor & course administrator for the Association of Zoo and Aquariums’ (AZA) professional development school and has served as an Adjunct Professor in the graduate program in zoo management through George Mason University. He has also served as a mentor in AZA’s highly competitive Executive Leadership Development Program over the past five years. He is currently an appointed board member of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA).