CANTON, OHIO (September 15, 2010) – Thirty-eight area leaders have been selected for the 24th Class of Leadership Stark County’s Signature Program. The 24th Class is an extraordinary representation of Stark County! Their professions are as varied as their neighborhoods; they hail from Alliance, Canton, Massillon, Navarre, North Canton and nine other communities. They have in common a link to Stark County through their residence or workplace and a desire to serve this community.
The 24th Signature Class includes:
S. Franklin Arner, partner, Hall Kistler & Co., LLP
Bryant Bartolone, manager, State & Local Tax, The Timken Company
Jacquie Batchelder, development director, American Red Cross Stark County Chapter
Julie Bland, outreach program coordinator, Kent State University Stark
Myrna Blosser, principal, Southgate School, Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Bryan Bowman, human resources technician, Headquarters, 1-145th Armored Regiment
William Burgess, public information officer, Stark County Job & Family Services
Al Carranza, CEO and founder, Al's Property Management & HCCSolution
Kirt Conrad, CEO, SARTA
Benjamin Cook, dentist, Canton South Dental
Laura Cowles, executive officer/interiors consultant, John Patrick Picard Architect, Inc.
Kimberly Davenport, director of human resources - Ohio and Pa. operations, Shearer's Foods, Inc.
Cynthia Dutton, administrator, Altercare of Alliance
Domenic Ferrante, vice president, SóL Harris/Day Architecture
Kristin Hackenbracht, vice president, banking office general manager, Huntington National Bank
Matthew Halter, vice president, Solmet Technologies
Christopher Hunt, associate attorney, Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty
Richard Jackson, director of multicultural student affairs, the University of Mount Union
Tracy Jeffries, director of institutional development, Canton Symphony Orchestra
Lee Ann Klein, grants coordinator, Stark Community Foundation
Kimberly Labriola, early childhood consultant, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
Michael Lemon, account executive, AultCare
Matthew Leuenberger, vice president, Premier Bank and Trust
James Lindesmith, director of information technology, ComDoc
Kimberly Mason, trust officer, KeyBank
Glen Maurer, operations manager, Vasco Asphalt Company
Jennifer McNemar, director, accounting & financial Reporting, Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.
Nicole Nichols, treasurer, Stark County Area Joint Vocation School District
Nichole Oocumma, department chair, Stark State College
Geneva Parker, elementary guidance counselor, Canton City Schools
Todd Porter, sports writer/columnist, The Repository
Dora Silvis, vice president of accounting and administration, Alliance Petroleum Corporation
Terry Smith, compliance auditor, Aultman Health Foundation
Steven Strawbridge Jr., vice president merchandising & licensing, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Lorie Travaglino, director of impact councils, The United Way of Greater Stark County
Carolee Vanicek, unit manager - refining and casting, The Timken Company
Barbara Vaughn, assistant vice president/branch manager, Charter One Bank
Barbara Yingling, assistant vice president nursing, Mercy Medical Center
The Signature program exposes Stark County’s emerging and existing leaders to current issues, assets and local and regional resources. The program expedites valuable interaction with key leaders in business, government, education and social service sectors. The knowledge and contacts acquired from the 10-month program enable participants of the 24th Class to work more effectively in the community and in their careers. Participant selection is competitive, and designed to bring diversity (including, but not limited to, geographic, professional and cultural diversity) to the Leadership Stark County program. These community-minded individuals have been charged to work together to make a lifelong commitment to Stark County. For more information about this and other Leadership Stark County programs, visit LeadershipStarkCounty.org.###