Posts by Executive Director
Celebrate Good Times – C’mon!
By Susan Vlcek, Junior Leadership Director Can anybody say it better than Kool & The Gang? It’s a celebration! Our 14th Junior Leadership Medina County class is ready to move on to their next phase of leadership. Please join us for this student-led evening. Meet our newest alumni and their families, hear how they have…
Read MoreLearn, Share, Be Part of the Solution
By Susan Vlcek, Junior Leadership Director What’s the first word that comes to mind when you hear the phrase Group Projects? I’m no mentalist, but intuition tells me it is not “fun” or “easy.” One of the four Jr. Leadership class projects currently being implemented is SUPPORT: Sharing Uplifting Possibilities, Protecting Others, & Recovering Together.…
Read MoreMeet Jenn, Cheryl, Sandi, Shelley, Rochelle, And Jamie
Jennifer Oberg I grew up in Middleburg Hts. receiving my undergraduate degree from Baldwin Wallace College in 1992 with a dual major in Sociology and Communications. In 1990 I was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa which is a national leadership honor society in the United States. After college I fell into a career in the…
Read MoreWhat Do You See?
In a Jain parable, six blind men were asked to determine what an elephant looked like by feeling different parts of the elephant’s body. The blind man who feels a leg says the elephant is like a pillar; the one who feels the tail says the elephant is like a rope; the one who feels…
Read MoreRipples
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Jim Rohn Referencing Malcolm Gladwell’s vocabulary, Jordan Tekulve is a connector. An alumnus of the JrLMC Class of 2005 now working as a Compliance Analyst for Alliance Data in Columbus, Jordan has already amassed an impressive and sometimes stellar list of…
Read MoreQuotes of Note
What happened today that struck you? The level of thoughtful programing we have in the JDC and jail to help people get their lives on track. Cheryl Parzych While incarceration is not meant to be a walk in the park I was truly impressed with the cleanliness layout and opportunities that people have while being…
Read MoreEmerging Leaders Graduate
Jacob Bible, SFS, Intec Steven Bryan, RICO Manufacturing, Inc. Nicole Burkhart, Westfield Insurance Kristyn Cooke, Medina County Probate & Juvenile Court Devon Diello, Greater Medina Chamber of Commerce Malorie Duff, RPM International Inc. Brittney Esser, Stewart Title Sean Gilday, Automation Tool and Die Tess Goodrow, Medina County Board of Developmental Disabilities Kelly Gordon, Western Reserve…
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