Applications Now Available

SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM APPLICATIONS DUE SEPT. 5!

The Leadership Stark County Spotlight Program is now taking applications from young professionals in their 20s and 30s, who want to build leadership skills and expand their community awareness.

As our community continues to rebuild and forge ahead, it is more important now than ever for our young professionals to remain connected, informed, and engaged. For Stark County to thrive, it is essential that young professionals work, play, and stay in our community.

The Spotlight Stark County program can be a key element to helping young professionals make connections with a variety of people, learn about our community’s organizations and initiatives, and find their niche for meaningful service. Young professionals gain greater insight into their personal leadership style, leading to a more confident and capable generation of leaders to move our workforce forward.

Spotlight Program class members will receive:

• Personalized GallupStrengths Assessment

• Programming founded on the six Leadership Competencies

• Professional headshot (digital file)

• Community service opportunity

• Introduction to non-profit leaders and causes

• Exposure to community arts & culture

• Downtown development & historical background

• Opportunities to explore local economic development initiatives

• Diversity and inclusion-focused sessions

• Networking opportunities with like-minded young professionals

The Spotlight Program is a great option for employers to enhance leadership potential and build competencies of young professionals. The class will meet in-person from 4-6 pm on six program days, over a 12 week period, from September to November.

Tuition for the six sessions is $625 per person. Scholarships may be available to non-profit organizations, entrepreneurs, and/or minority candidates. Company group applications are welcome. Applications for the Spring session are due by September 5, 2023.

Go to www.LeadershipStarkCounty.org for more information!

PLEASE JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING THE 37TH LEADERSHIP STARK COUNTY SIGNATURE CLASS! WE ARE EXCITED FOR THEIR JOURNEY AND TO EXPERIENCE THE IMPACT THEY WILL HAVE ON STARK COUNTY.

STEPHAN P. BABIK , Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Magistrate

TALIA BARBOZA, 2 Scoopz, Manager

LAUREN BARNES, Stark Area Regional Transit Authority, Employee Relations and EEO Administrator

LACIE BARR, Huntington National Bank, Business Banker/Commercial Lender

HEATH BITTEL, Marathon Petroleum Company, LP Environmental, Safety, and Security Manager

STACY BOYLES, Republic Steel, Controller

CHRIS BUTLER, Stark County District Library, Fiscal Officer

ALEXANDRA NICHOLIS COON, Massillon Museum, Executive Director

KYLEE CRISLIP, CommQuest Services, Clinical Site Coordinator

TRISH L. DAWSON, Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, Inc., Director of Human Resources

RACHEL DOTY, The Workshops Inc., Marketing Manager

DR. JEAN ENGOHANG-NDONG, Kent State University, Professor; Ekaza-Bridging The Gap, CEO

MADISON EVANS, Employers Health, Senior Vice President Regulatory Compliance and External Affairs

REV. BENJAMIN DANIEL GEORGE, Christ Presbyterian, Church Pastor

BRITTANI GRESKO, Aultman Hospital, Talent Acquisition Coordinator

COURTNEY HALTER, Downtown Canton Partnership, Director of Operations

SARA HECKERT, Koala Kruizers, Director

STEPHANIE HELLINE, TimkenSteel Corporation, Sr. Manager Manufacturing Excellence

JEREMY HESSON, Canton Country Day School, Director of Human Resources and Accounting

DR. VINCENT JEFFRIES, Akron Zoo, Vice President of Communication and Education

SARA KLINK, Stark State College, Assistant Director of Library Services

TASHA R. LEDRICH, Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, Volunteer and Guest Experience Supervisor

ADAM LINTZ, Schauer Group, Inc., Director of Business Insurance

AMIE LYNN, Massillon Public Library, Fiscal Officer

DANIEL L. MARTINEZ, Hendrickson USA LLC, Division Human Resources Manager

ROSE MOGUS, The Center for Renewed Minds, Co-Owner and Director of Operations

MICHAEL PALOSI, Williams, Operations Supervisor

MATT PARNELL, University of Mount Union, Director of Recreation and Wellness

WENDY ROSEN, First Commonwealth Bank, Financial Solutions Center Manager

JODI SANTILLO, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health, Chief Operating Officer

JOSEPH SCHINDEL, Equitable Advisors, Financial Advisor

DR. CHRISTINA M. SCHNYDERS, Malone University, Provost

JACQUELINE E. SCOTT, Girl Conversations, CEO

NICOLE SHOEMAKER, Kenan Advantage Group, Director of Recruiting

ANDREA C. SMITH, Cleveland Clinic-Mercy Hospital, Nursing Quality Program Manager

ZACHARY SOEHNLEN, Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty, Attorney

ALEISHA STOUT, Strengthening Stark, Community Engagement Manager

KEVIN SYPHARD, The Timken Company, Accounting and Consolidation Manager

CHRISTINE TAYLOR, Stark Education Partnership, Director of Talent Development

HOLLY L. THOMAS, Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Intervention Specialist

CRISTINA D. TORRENCE, United Way of Greater Stark County, Inc., CFO

CLIFFORD R. VARIAN, Kid Watch of Paradise Church, Director

SCOTT VARIAN, Chick-fil-A, General Manager

ALEX RAHN WILLIAMSON, Boys & Girls Club of Massillon, Asst. Executive Director

HEIDI WILSON, YMCA of Central Stark County, Vice President of Child Care and Camping

COLLIN WISE, Plakas Mannos, Attorney/Partner

LORI YAGER, OhioMeansJobs Stark & Tuscarawas Counties, Program Services Manager

Do you love streaming movies, music, and more from home, but not paying the expensive fees to do so? Enjoy what you love at NO CHARGE with Stark Library’s streaming apps. Watch blockbuster movies, listen to a novel while you clean the house, and more! Free with your Library card.