Class Notes

’97  The Perfect Beth Kilchenman ’97 was recently appointed as the Chair of the Wadsworth YMCA Advisory Board.   ’01  The Synergetic Julianne Bedel ’01 MCDL Director, has been appointed to Leadership Ohio among 35 Fellows to the Class of 2023.  Leadership Ohio, the state’s premier leadership development program that connects diverse leaders from across…

’95  The Greatest Daniel Hostetler ’95 received the Medina County Arts Council Service to the Arts Award.   ‘01  The Synergetic Amy Demlow ’01, Managing Partner, Critchfield, Critchfield and Johnston, Ltd, is an “Excellence in Medina County Leadership” nominee for the upcoming Celebrating Excellence in Leadership Awards Ceremony on April 11, 2023, at the Blair…

’93  The Best Thomas Arnold ’93 is proud to announce that his granddaughter, Ellie Radabaugh, (Junior Leadership Class of 2021) is a sophomore at Bowling Green State University pursuing a teaching degree and specializing in “Special Ed.”  She is now overseas in England where she will spend her second semester studying at Keele University in…

’92  The Charter Kenneth Dobies ’92 retired on December 9, 2022, from Broward County.  Congratulations and enjoy your retirement!   ’01 The Synergetic Kyle White ’01 received her certification in Appreciative Inquiry from Case Western Reserve.   ’10 The Social Class Tina Gienger ’10 recently accepted a new position at Applied Composites, Brooklyn Heights, OH…

’93  The Best Jim Gerspacher ’93 received approvals from Medina’s Historic Board and the City of Medina for plans to build a new five story 75 room hotel, just one-half block from Medina’s Public Square and across from Castle Noel.  The hotel will also feature a rooftop lounge and observation deck, looking to open in…

’06  The Enterprising Johanna Perrino ’06 was nominated as an Outstanding Individual Community Advocate at the 2022 Medina County Business Awards ceremony.   ’16 Silver Jubilee Janice Jokkel ’16 owner of The Biz Hive in Medina, has opened her second location in Wadsworth.  As a boutique-style business center, they support organizations with virtual assistants, office…

’95 The Greatest Dan Hostetler ’95 retired from the Medina County Convention & Visitors Bureau on September 23, 2022, after 31-1/2 years.  ‘Thank you to all who have crossed my path during that time.  You have made my time with the Bureau an enjoyable, fun and great experience.  LMC continues to be a great program…

’01 The Synergetic Julianne Bedel ’01 Medina County District Library Director, Julianne Bedel was recently elected to a three-year term as MLIS Director on the Ohio Library Council Board of Directors. Bedel will represent MCDL and the voice of all Ohio library employees on the board. Her term begins Jan. 2023 and extends through 2025.…

’13 The Visionary Class Andrea Lyons ’13 was selected to be in Leadership Cleveland 2023.   ’16 Silver Jubilee Ryan Carlson ’16 has been appointed to the Board for Community Assessment & Treatment Services (CATS), Inc.  Click the link to learn more about the organization.  https://communityassessment.org/   ’20 In Focus Jennifer Brenner ’20 recently accepted the…

’96 The Brightest Class Bev Shaffer ‘ 96, is a Cleveland-based chef, recipe developer, author and culinary instructor. She will be recognized with the Grande Dame Lifetime Achievement Award by Les Dames d’Escoffer International (LDEI) on October 22, 2022 at their annual conference in New York City. “LDEI’s Grande Dame Award is one of the highest honors for…