FOURTH QUARTER 2008
FACES of LEADERSHIP A Leadership Conversation with Candy Wallace
SAVE the DATE
Annual Dinner FEBRUARY 26, 2009 Come meet the 22nd class and reconnect with your Leadership class members. To be held at La Pizzaria 5:45 cash bar 6:30 dinner
Continuing our series of interviews with Leadership Stark County alumni, 20th class graduate Lori Stokes of the City of Canton and Christ First Praise Dance Ministry catches up with Candy Wallace. Candy is a graduate of Leadership Stark County’s sixth class. Lori: Candy, please tell us about your volunteer involvement in Stark County. Candy: As a volunteer, currently I am chairman with my husband, for the United Way of Greater Stark County capital campaign. I also chair the SPARK early childhood advisory board and the Compassionate Care Center advisory board. I am a board member for the Stark Community Foundation, Plain Local Foundation, Stark Education Partnership, St Mark’s Search Committee, Aultman Hospital Women’s board, RYLA youth program and a variety of sub committees for these organizations.
Candy Wallace
Lori Stokes
Lori:What are your goals in serving in various capacities for these organizations? Candy: My goal is to meet the community need, whatever that specific community says is the critical emerging need. Raising funds for social service agencies so they can support others, planning for quality childcare, designing a Hospice building with grief services free for all, the list is always endless. Lori: Can you tell us the keys to being successful in accomplishing your goals? Candy:The only key to success is ASK. Your friends and co-workers will help if you divide up the task into small portions, both time and scope.
Lori: From a leadership viewpoint, how do you accomplish all that?
Lori:Where does Leadership Stark County come in?
Candy: Community leadership is my career. I have always said that I don’t hold a paid job within my profession, but volunteer in medically related areas.
Candy: Leadership Stark County laid the foundation for me by teaching me about Stark County and how to organize a community service project.
Lori:What’s been the driving force behind your community involvement?
Lori: Looking back, what was the greatest benefit of your participation as a member of Leadership Stark County?
Candy: My priorities in life drive this commitment. I have supportive family, friends willing to help complete whatever project I’m involved in and high energy to keep plugging away.
Candy:The best part of LSC is the class format, meeting people from all aspects
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