September 2018 - Leadership Medina County

Class Notes: October 2018

’01 The Synergetic Denise “Nisi” Pozderac, Transitional Living Centers, was recognized as a Women of our Community recipient and 2018 ATHENA Award Nominee on October 10, 2018. The event is hosted by The Medina County Women’s Journal. ’06 The Enterprising Johanna Perrino, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Kovack Realtors, has been awarded the OAR President’s Sales…

September Leading Edge

Welcome to the Leading Edge Newsletter! Thank you to our alumni that chose to become Lifetime Members Donald Baker, 1997 Rick Dumperth, 2013 Nicole Florio, 2012 James Gerspacher, 1993 Jeff Holland, 1996 Joel Hlavaty, 2014 Steve Hummel, 2006 Gary Linden, 1993 George “Hub” Marquis, 1997 Greg Oaks, 2001 Don Simmons, 1992 Mike Warner Sr.,…

Signature Class Selects Four Projects

Thanks to a team of alumni and community volunteers, the following diverse projects were presented to the Signture Class during the Opening Retreat. Interested in helping or have an idea for the future? Contact signature@leadershipmedinacounty.org to get involved. Plastic Pollution Description: According to a 2017 National Geographic, 91% of plastic isn’t recycled and recycling in…

Meet the Signature Class of 2019

Putting the Venture in Adventure

This month, members of Junior Leadership are going to be introduced to eight (8) community projects called “Ventures” that they can sign up for and work on throughout the year. How does it work? Programs that provide services to Medina County residents come forward with ideas that the Juniors can work on. The ideas are…

First You Zig, Then You Zag

Zeus had a splitting headache. Yes, I’m talking about Zeus: thunderbolt-wielding-Mount-Olympus Zeus. It’s kind of gratifying to hear that even the most powerful of the Greek gods got headaches. In any case, he had a whopper. Back in the day, before Tylenol or Advil, they dealt with these things differently. Zeus called upon his pal…

Leadership Means Facing Challenges Head On

Leadership Medina County Emerging Leaders learned that “fear is only temporary but regrets last forever” as they overcame the Challenge Course at the Medina County Career Center at their Opening Retreat. Click here for photos from the day taken by Valerie Rapp ’03

Class Notes: September 2018

’95 The Greatest Stephen Hambley, The Ohio House of Representatives, is running for re-election of 69th District-State Representative in the November 6 election. ’08 That Class Colleen M. Swedyk, Medina County Recorder’s Office, is running for County Commissioner in the November 6 election. ’10 The Social Class Mike Kovack, Medina County Auditor’s Office, is running…