Signature Program
Agriculture Takes Center Stage
On one of the iciest mornings of the year, Leadership Medina County’s Class of 2018 made a trip to Medina County farms on National Agriculture day, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Leadership Medina County is one of only a few leadership programs throughout the state that offers an Agriculture Day experience. Beth Kereszturi of Proximity Marketing…
Read MoreThe Journey Through Education Has Become More Relevant
Leadership Medina County ventured back to school this week. We journeyed to Buckeye and the Medina County Career Center. We heard from school officials about the need to educate students about what really matters. What does really matter? What’s relevant to this generation of learners? Teaching resiliency helps students withstand adversity. That’s what really matters.…
Read MoreHuman Library Comes to Medina on March 24
Join the Class of 2018 for the Human Library, hosted at the Medina Library on March 24, 2018, from 11am until 3pm! The Human Library® is designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue. The Human Library is a place where real people are on loan to…
Read MoreInnovation Lights Up New Day
Leadership Medina County’s Signature and Junior Leadership classes embarked on a new class day in January called Regional Innovation Day. Suzy Addleman, Heather Wuensch, and Jody Wheaton from the Class of 2017 planned the day with Colleen Rice, Susan Vlcek, and Sarah Arend. Innovation Day included visits to the JH Combs Idea Lab, Edwin’s, and…
Read MoreThe Face of Poverty has Changed but it is Still Here
Quotes and thoughts from the class and presenters gathered by Susy Lora ’18 Poverty is still in Medina County….we work with it every day. The face of poverty has changed but it is still here. Transportation in Medina County is the biggest gap. Take away what you can from today. This was a great event; I loved…
Read MoreWhat do you think the eyebrows are doing?
Collected by Loretta Cornell, Medina County Health Department and Cathy Lance, Retired Senior Volunteer Program Leadership Medina County Class of 2018 collected quotes and thoughts during Business and Industry Day. Quote of the Day “What do you think the eyebrows are doing?” Walt Disney was known for raising his eyebrow when reprimanding an employee. It…
Read MoreWinners Announced at Made in Medina County Expo
The Leadership Medina County Class of 2018 was pleased to kick off its Business & Industry Day activities at the Made in Medina County Expo. The Leadership Medina County class had a special opportunity during breakfast to visit with the manufacturers in the exhibit hall. To celebrate the amazing companies we have here in our…
Read MoreBottomed Out!
Every program at Leadership Medina County has a bus story, “the bus story” that gets retold time and time again. The Class of 2018 added to this storytelling on the first class day. The coach bus bottomed out in the parking lot at the beginning of the day. In a last attempt, everyone exited the…
Read MoreNothing New After Two and Other Animal Revelations
At the Opening Retreat, the class learned about temperament styles, celebrating what’s right, and how kindergartners outperform when it comes to trying new things. All of the temperaments shared insights like this one from the Beavers: “Nothing New After Two.” On their evaluations, they had many more insights to share. Read on for their thoughts!…
Read MoreAnnouncing the Class of 2018
Leadership Medina County, a premier community leadership program whose mission is to “build and maintain a county wide network of talented, responsible, and dynamic leaders,” announces the Class of 2018. The new cohort of 40 women and men from across Medina County will participate in an intensive 9-month program. These individuals were selected through a highly…
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