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Leadership Medina County announces Signature Class of 2020
On behalf of the Board of Directors, Leadership Medina County is proud to announce this year’s class of 2020, the 29th class to go through the program. The following individuals have completed the opening retreat and selected four community projects: The Wrap Recycling Action Program (WRAP), Point in Time Count, SHARE Cluster Marketing/Branding, and Civic…
Read MoreJunior Leadership Medina County Class of 2020 Announced
Leadership Medina County is proud to announce the 17th Junior Leadership Class. Participants met for the opening retreat August 24, 2019, at RPM International Inc. Along with engaging in various leadership-based activities, students heard from RPM’s Senior Finance Director, Kristine Schulze ’16, about the history of the company as well as her own career and leadership…
Read MoreClass Notes: June 2019
Class Notes ’97 The Perfect Beth Kilchenman, Medina County Auditor’s Office, was chosen as Volunteer of the Year for the Wadsworth YMCA and was recognized at the Akron Area YMCA’s annual meeting at The Tangier Restaurant, April 25. Also, she is now Vice President of the Wadsworth YMCA Advisory Board. Mead Wilkins, retired in May…
Read MoreThere Are More Things That Unite Us Than Divide Us
Columbus 2019 is in the books! There is no better way to explain the day than through the eyes of the Class of 2019. Feel the energy of their day by reading the comments below. “Justice Kennedy was amazing! She was an excellent speaker who kept me engaged and on the edge of my seat…
Read MoreClass Project Provides Funding Opportunities
By Guest Writer, Debra Kubena-Yatsko ’01 The 2018-2019 Leadership Medina County Class organized and executed the most successful Medina County Homeless Point-in-Time Count to date! For months prior to the Count, Class members met to organize, recruit volunteers, solicit donations, and provide volunteer training. On a very cold night, January 22, 2019, Class members and…
Read MoreNature Spoke and LMC Listened
For years, Leadership Medina County has combined topics on the Environment with Quality of Life for one powerhouse day. What is quality of life? If you ask a group of people you will likely get varying answers. Quality of life for communities does look different from individual quality of life. It’s easy to take for…
Read MoreThe Apple is Getting Smaller
Agriculture Day started with the statement, “This is 1/32 of an apple and it represents the area of the Earth’s surface with the potential to grow the food needed to feed all of the people on Earth.” The day soon became a favorite for the class who discovered many different types of agriculture in Medina…
Read MoreWalking the Line Without Crossing It
March 15, 2019 This workshop will challenge participants from varying social identities to consider the drivers of the visceral reactions that we have to issues which are important to us and conversely, those which are important to others. We will then engage in dialogues which put into practice our ability to hear and be heard…
Read MoreFebruary Leading Edge
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Read MoreAdapting to the Real World
How do you prepare students today for the jobs of tommorow? Medina County Schools are doing it every day with STEM and other outstanding programs preparing students for the real world. If you have not taken a tour at your local school district, we highly recommend taking the time to tour and get to know…
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