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Leadership Stark County Announces the 25th Signature Class Quick facts about the 39 members of the 25th Class: • They hail from 10 area cities or villages and 14 school districts • They range in age from 26 to 59 • 6 have lived in Stark County less than 10 years • 17 have lived in Stark County more than 30 years • There are 14 employees of corporations or businesses • There are 9 representatives of non-profit organizations • 5 are from financial instututions, 4 from health care and 4 from the legal field, and 3 educators. These selected participants represent the diversity that is Stark County’s cities, villages, schools, non-profit organizations and businesses. They are about to begin 10 months of leadership training and experiences that will provide an understanding of local issues, assets and resources. Leadership Stark County Signature Program 25th Class Matthew Ashton, IT Manager, Seifert Technologies, Inc Aimee Belden, Director, ystark!, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce David Beule, President, Appalachian Basin CPAs, Inc. Neil Bhagat, Attorney, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP
Benjamin Boyd, Marketing/ Property Manager, Brookwood Management Co. Inc.
Key Program Dates
SEPTEMBER 16 Last day to apply to Spotlight Stark County
OCTOBER 5 ComDoc Lunch and Tour
OCTOBER 13 Encounter Bus Tour
SAVE THE DATE: WED., MAY 2, 2012 25th Anniversary Celebration
Mary Brady, Early Childhood Specialist, Early Childhood Resource Center Marcie Bragg, Director of The Center for Entrepreneurial Success, Goodwill Industries Darla Brown, Editor, About magazine, The Repository/GateHouse Media more on page 7 >
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Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP is a full-service law firm dedicated to continuously meeting the business challenges and legal needs of a broad range of clients—from individuals and family businesses to large domestic and multi-national corporations—as it has done for nearly 100 years. With over 80 attorneys in offices located in Canton, Akron, Cleveland, and Boca Raton, Florida, Buckingham is Stark County’s largest regional law firm. Buckingham’s Canton office provides quality services and practical solutions in legal areas involving business, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, labor and employment, employee benefits, non-profit, workers compensation, tax, succession planning, commercial litigation, health and medicine, real estate, construction, trusts and estates.
first. We are committed to excellence and dedicated to building trusting relationships with our clients, our coworkers, and the communities that we serve. Our firm reflects the diversity of these communities.” Buckingham lawyers are actively involved in the Stark County community with leadership roles on various civic, charitable, political and community boards. A number of our attorneys are graduates of Leadership Stark County. We are committed long-term to Stark County. Our goal is to continue an active leadership role in promoting the future economic rebound, growth, and development of Stark County and our place in it.
Buckingham’s Canton office is on the corner of Fulton and Though firmly rooted in Stark County, many of Buckingham’s Dressler in the Belden Village area, centrally located in the Canton attorneys enjoy regional and multi-state practices, heart of Stark County, just minutes from Interstate 77. which have earned them state-wide and national recognition. Five of our attorneys have been named SuperLawyers,™ as voted by their peers. Five of our attorneys have been recognized among The Best Lawyers in America.® Three of our younger lawyers are included as Ohio Rising Stars.™ Several of our lawyers have an AV rating by MartindaleHubbell, which indicates a very high to pre-eminent ability and very high ethical standards. Buckingham’s mission statement demonstrates our commitment to leadership and growth: “We put our clients
Top Board Leaders Leadership Stark County is proud of its network of more than 800 influential graduates working to maximize the potential of our community. These alumni are a rich resource for area nonprofit boards and organizations. During 2010-2011, Leadership Stark County graduates have served as volunteer president or chair of the Stark County non-profits listed below. Aultman Hospital Center for Compassionate Care Beech Creek Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve Canine Education Association Canton City Schools Foundation Canton Student Loan Foundation Community Treatment and Correction Center Domestic Violence Project Early Childhood Resource Center Ambassadors Jackson Township Rotary Kent State University Stark Advisory Massillon Museum Multi-County Juvenile Attention Center North Canton Chamber of Commerce North Canton Public Library Pregnancy Support Center of Stark County Project Rebuild Inc. Stark Community Foundation Sisters of Charity Foundation ystark!
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Candy Wallace, 6th class Richard Dinko, 17th class Fred Pisani, 14th class Linda Heinzer, 4th class Samuel Dorto Jr., 3rd class Have we missed Robert L.Thompson, 7th class anyone? We will Tracy Jeffries, 24th class publish an update; Brad Belden, 19th class so please let us Tiffany Gill, 22nd class know of your board Jackie DeGarmo, 5th class involvement. Jeffrey McMahan, 16th class Susan Kunkle, 9th class William Strohmenger, 1st class Bob Fonte, 11th class Dave Griffing, 14th class Tom Schervish, II, 17th class Candy Wallace, 6th class Jacqueline Bollas Caldwell, 4th class Maureen Ater, 21st class
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Kenneth A. Buie, Programs Coordinator, Stark State College Christina Burr, Controller, Aultman Health Foundation Nichole Cardinale, Manager Admissions & Special Events, Pro Football Hall of Fame Jason Conrad, Assistant Principal, Perry Local Schools Linda Dahl, Manager of Public Information, Stark County District Library Michael Discenza, Dir-Fin Planning & Performance, The Timken Co. Jill Dorsey, Director of Emergency Services, Alliance Community Hospital Dean Fox, Administrative Director, Mercy Medical Center
Christopher Henson, General Sales Manager - US Distribution Managment, The Timken Company
Dwight Parrish, Customer Services Representative, AEP
Jennifer Hoffner, Human Resources Partner, Diebold, Inc.
Brenda Louise Pedro, Administrator, Altercare of Nobles Pond
Barbara Kennedy, Commercial Portfolio Manager, Huntington National Bank
David B. Pilati, Director of Secondary Instruction, Plain Local School District
Sheila Klenner, COO, Sirak-Moore Insurance Agency
Matthew Savage,Vice President, Vasco Asphalt Company
Robb Lightell, Assistant Vice President - Commercial Portfolio Manager, FirstMerit Bank N.A.
Jason Shilling,Vice President Commercial Lending, Westfield Bank
Paula S. Mastroianni, Director of Community & Provider Relations, Mental Health & Recovery Services Dawn L. Miller, Program Officer, Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton
Lisa Grubbs, CEO, Phoenix Rising BHR, Inc
Michelle L. Molinet, Director of Finance & Administration, Black, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh LPA
Justin Hardesty, Portfolio Manager, CCO, Greenport Financial
James Molnar, President, Molnar Tech Services
Ryan Heckert, SSA Supervisor, Waiver Services Unit, Stark County Board of DD
Amanda Paar, Attorney, Tzangas, Plakas, Mannos & Raies, Ltd.
Diana Smith, HR Generalist, ComDoc James Stevenot, Senior Legal Counsel & Director of Business Development, Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems Pamela Valentine, Service Area Director, Girls Scouts NEO Amy Wesely, Floorcare Marketing Manager, H-P Products, Inc. Stephan Wright, Attorney, Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty
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CONGRATULATIONS! To develop a core of motivated leaders with a lifelong commitment to community trusteeship through training in leadership skills and education about the community.
MANY THANKS! Thanks again to PNC Bank for their generous support of this issue of the Leadership LINK. Fran Wells, Director Stephanie Werren, Development Director Joy Walko, Managing Editor Sarah Bhatia, Graphic Designer a publication of Leadership Stark County
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Recent sponsors 24th Class Citizenship Day
Put your company personnel on the bus for a new view of Stark County! The Encounter Bus Tour is a one-day deluxe motorcoach tour of Stark County in which you will…
24th Class Graduation
Youth Life-skills Education sponsor
• Experience Public/Private Partnerships and Government collaboratives including the Exploration Gateway on beautiful Lake Sippo. • See one of Stark County’s growing businesses in action. • Hear of Stark County’s past with local historians Margy Vogt and John Werren.
2011 Golf Outing
• Find out how local industry uses seasonal labor at Zellers & Son Produce in Hartville • Enjoy lunch at The University Center at KSU Stark
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25 Year Celebration sponsor
• Discover how to become involved with local non-profits including Pegasus Farms and First Tee • Network with community leaders and business professionals
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Don’t delay; the 2010 Encounter Bus Tour was a sell-out. Make your reservations today at LeadershipStarkCounty.org. Cost: $69 per person Lunch provided by: The University Center at Kent State University, Stark
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