Signature Program

“I’m going to email you tons of sludge.” Amy Lyon-Galvin is wonderful that way. Shortly after our discussion, she made good on her promise and sent me the statistic for the amount of sludge the Liverpool Waste Water Treatment Plant produces: 2,000 tons of Class A dry sludge per year approved for land application to…

Christina Thomas-Lewin I am living the ‘American Dream’ supporting my husband who accepted a promotion which led us from a small town in the UK, just south of London, to the state of Ohio! We started dating in 2007 whilst I was finishing my Accounting degree at the University of Portsmouth and coaching trampolining classes…

Carrie Park ‘16 There are lots of “Leadership” groups around the country.  Generally, they follow a similar format, but because of our economically unique and diverse county, LMC has a day that many others do not: Agricultural Day.   A new stop on the agenda this year was a visit to Ramsier’s Willow Spring Farm…

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…

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…

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…

By Carrie Park ’16 It’s hard to believe that Leadership Class of 2017 just ended its kickoff retreat. Participants discovered their strengths through Strengthsfinder and found out if they were a fox, a beaver, an owl, or a dolphin. “They are a den of foxes,” admitted Executive Director, Colleen Rice. Look out. The group also…

Executive Director Colleen Rice ’08 When was the last time you took time for yourself? At the Opening Retreat, the Class of 2017, took two days to invest in themselves and delve into learning about others. Everyone put away the cell phone and concentrated on listening, being present, and learning. The truth is, those who…

By Colleen Rice, Class of 2008, Executive Director At 1600 hours (4pm) on July 13, Leadership Medina County visited the Western Reserve National Cemetery. Our MISSION OBJECTIVE was to learn all we could about the 273 acres set aside for a veteran’s cemetery in Medina County. Up to 24 times a day rifle volleys and…

By Carrie Park, Class of 2016 The Susan B. Anthony dollar. Annoying, right? If I owed you four dollars and I gave it back to you in Susan B’s, you would probably vow to never lend me money again. Just like a Canadian quarter, you’d roll your eyes and think, “How am I going to…