Leadership Link-2nd Qtr 2010

Faces of LEADERSHIP - A Leadership Conversation

As Tim Regula, vice president of compliance at Aultman Health Foundation, completes his tenure as chairman of the LSC board of trustees we thought it appropriate to take at look at what drives his community involvement and how he’ll continue in the future. His leadership on the board was greatly appreciated as Leadership Stark County continued to grow and move forward.

Your service on LSC’s board began as financial chair. In that role, you helped develop a plan for incremental tuition increases and set the stage for program growth. As board chair, reviewing LSC’s strategic plan has been the major focus. What has been the greatest accomplishment & challenge for LSC during these 8 years, especially in light of the economic downturn?

I think our greatest accomplishment has been the evolution of LSC from one program into several. LSC now has a much broader impact on our community. The greatest challenge has been finding the right balance between participant tuition and community support for funding the programs. Fortunately, we had relatively stable participation and funding during the downturn. I think that reflects well on the value we bring to Stark County.

You’ve served as Sugarcreek Township Trustee for many years. What advice do you have to individuals who may be

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Second Quarter 2010 • This issue is sponsored by Marathon Petroleum

Key Program Dates

JUNE 1723rd Class Graduation

AUGUST 4-6LSC Volunteers at theHOFEF Ribs Burn-off

AUGUST 23Leadership Golf Outing

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Board BulletinThe following non-profits are seeking board members. For details, go to www.lsccommunity.org andclick on “Board Opportunities.”

• Canton Palace Theatre• Trillium Family Solutions • Hospice of Tuscarawas, Stark & Carroll Counties • Canton Museum of Art • Domestic Violence Project • P.A.L. Mission • Stark County Red Cross

Does your non-profit organization need volunteers or board members? Call or email the LSC office totake advantage of several methods of identifying the right individuals for your needs.


Marathon Petroleum Company LLC’s Ohio Refining Division was built in 1931 by Allegheny-Arrow Oil Company, purchased by Ashland Oil Company in 1948 and became part of Marathon’s seven-refinery system in 1998. The Ohio Refining Division (ORD) is the only refinery in eastern Ohio and has refining capacity of 78,000 barrels per day. Products include gasoline, ultra-low sulfur diesel, asphalt, heavy fuel oil, propane and sulfur.

As the first U.S. refining company to adopt the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care principles across all of its organizations, the company is committed to address continuous improvement in health, environmental, safety and security performance. The ORD was designated a U.S. EPA Energy Star recipient in 2007, 2008 and 2009 for energy efficiency and an exceptional record in environmental protection. The refinery sponsored a park clean up day at Robert A. Mallonn Memorial park in April, is a regular supporter of the Nimishillin Creek Clean-up Day and the United Way Day of Caring.

Additionally, the Company has an active tie to education through our several community outreach programs. One of our spotlight programs is the refinery ‘s Adopt-A-School Program with Deuber Elementary School in Canton, in place since 2004. Over forty volunteers participate in programs to engage the

students and give them a variety of different learning opportunities to enhance and aid their education. Programming includes tutoring, science instruction, lab experiments, occupational presentations and mentoring programs. Marathon is committed to developing a greater interest in science and technology careers among students that will fuel our future workforce.

Marathon’s community outreach programs support employee involvement and volunteerism within the community in which we operate. Our employees continue to be dedicated to helping others and serve as an example to those around us that it’s just the right thing to do!

Marathon encourages community involvement and volunteerism


About Leadership Stark CountyWe engage and educate our commu-nity leaders through a variety of programs tailored to meet business and community needs.

MISSION To develop a core of motivated leaders with lifelong commitment to commu-nity trusteeship in Stark County.

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Through LSC, you’ll enhance your awareness about Stark County and the surrounding region, meet other like-minded local leaders and hone your leadership capabilities.

Participants from your organization return with renewed energy about the community and will have harnessed their own leadership abilities, ultimately enhancing what they bring to your business.

As a result of LSC’s programs, the community has access to a talented pool of committed community leaders who are ready and willing to be tapped for board positions and leader-ship roles.

Program graduates remain active in community service. We have a strong alumni network and graduates are urged to continue to stay involved with LSC and continuously shape our community through board service.

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Leadership program BENEFITS

Recently we asked members of Leadership Stark County’s 3rd Signature Class to reflect about the program experience. At that time, LSC, in its infancy was Leadership Canton, and first program director Barbara Rosenberg had just been hired.

CATCHING UP WITH:

Barb Bennett, Partner, Land Development Manager, Hammontree & Associates LLC

How has Leadership Stark County affected your life?

LSC gave me exposure to a very broad range of people in our community that I may have never crossed paths with. This has taught me to be able to adapt and connect with almost any group I encounter which includes volunteer moms, business owners, union reps, philanthropists, those who may not be as well off as the rest of us and even Republicans AND Democrats! Leadership Stark County also gave me great confidence to be comfortable with myself in all settings and to speak up.

Did you know that I am…almost a black belt in Tae Kwan Do – Hiiii-Yaaaaaa!

Marva Dodson, retired RN, Massillon City Schools How have you been involved in the community in the past 10 years?

I first learned about Habitat for Humanity on LSC Community Service

Day. This led to a 15 year commitment to volunteering with Habitat for Humanity of Massillon. Beginning as a Charter Member, I served on the Board of Directors (Past President), intermittently chaired several sub-committees and physically performed “hard labor” at the home building sites. During my tenure with Habitat, I was involved with the building of 26 homes and the placement of 26 displaced underprivileged families. Currently, I serve on The Affinity Medical Center Board of Trustees, The American Heart Association Board of Trustees of Stark and Wayne Counties, am Vice President of the Washington High School Alumni Association Board of Directors & Distinguished Citizen Committee, the Massillon Public Library Cultural Diversity Committee (an ad hoc committee of the Board), the United Way of Greater Stark County Agency Review Committee and the Stark County Health Department Medical Reserve Corp.

Did you know that:

In my spare time, I display my “CHARISMA” exhibit of Massillon African American history. Pieces from my exhibit have been included in “The Stark County Story” exhibit at the William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum. After all of these years, I won the Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival 2008 Top Model Contest in the 50 and over category. I rode in my first parade on a red convertible and walked the runway as a model in the Hall of Fame Fashion Show/Luncheon in front of 3000 attendees. That was truly my “WOW” moment to be remembered . . .

Bill Sheffield, financial representative, Northwestern Mutual Life How has Leadership Stark County affected your life?

I had never participated in community activities – except my church – before. Also, I was new to the community at the time. LSC educated me about the community, its history, organizations and government entities. Leadership Stark County introduced me to people like me who wanted to get involved and it was the beginning of a network. Finally, LSC showed me how to get involved. How have you been involved in the community in the past 10 years?

Over the past 10 years I have been involved with the following organizations: United Way of Central Stark County- Board of Trustees, Personnel Committee & Finance Committee; Brookside Country Club- Board of Trustees, Personnel Committee; American Heart Association,- Annual Campaign Worker; Canton Rotary, member; Boy Scout Troop 122- Treasurer; St Michael’s Catholic Church- Lector; Stark County Board of Elections- Poll Worker; Republican Party- Campaign Worker.

20 years of RESULTS & IMPACT


23rd Class Graduates - June 17

All Leadership Stark County alumni are invited to join friends and family of the 23rd class,

LSC board members, and other community leaders to celebrate the successful completion

of the Signature Program by the 23rd class. Along with a retrospective by class members,

Stark Community Foundation president Mark Samolcyzk will present a motivational

address. There is no charge for the evening but reservations are requested.

Graduation is Thursday, June 17th at the Walsh University Barrette Business and

Community Center • Reception 5:30 p.m. • Ceremony 6:15 p.m.

Mike Abbott, President, Abbott Electric, Inc. Melissa L. Belser, Homeless Program Director/Grant Coordinator, Western Stark Free Clinic Theresa Blanchard, Assistant Controller-Steel Division, The Timken Company Sarah Catherine Buell, Parks and Administration Manager, Stark County Park District Allyson Renee Bussey, Tourism Marketing Manager, Canton Stark County CVB Katherine Catazaro-Perry, Executive Director, The Golden Key Center for Exceptional Children Cynthia A. Close, Department Chair/Associate Professor, Stark State College of Technology Eric Crump, Director-Lean Manufacturing, The Timken Company Robin Michele Dave, Customer Care Manager, Time Warner Cable Mary S. Douglas, Director, Grants Administration, Akron Children’s Hospital Ann Durkin, Records Control Manager & Online Data Tracking Specialist, Stark County Department of Job & Family Services Barton M. Fredrick, Technical Service Manager, Marathon Petroleum Barbara Frustaci, Administrative Director, Mercy Medical Center Aaron Michael Geh, VP-Sales & Marketing, The Karcher Group Inc. Alan C. Harold, Chief Financial Officer, Coon Restoration & Sealants, Inc. Christopher S. Harris, VP, CFO, Harris Battery Company Richard Hawk Jr., General Manager, Heinemann Saw Dustin Hennessy, Community Trustee Michelle Henry, President, Center for Marketing and Opinion Research, LLC

Aaron M. Hill Sr., Family/Community/Court Liaison, Alliance City School District Ken Huot, Customer Service-Marketing Representative, American Electric Power Philip Jensen, Dentist, Jensen Endodontics Inc. Melissa Kandel-Nichols, Branch Manager, Charter One Bank Debra J. Kennedy, Assistant Superintendent, New Philadelphia Schools Richard Mayle, Vice President-Operations, Midlake Products & Mfg. Rod Neuenschwander, Partner, Ruhlin Group Angela Parker, Director of Special Project & Comm. Development, Early Childhood Resource Ctr. Rick A. Perez, Chief Deputy, Stark County Sheriff ’s Office Jackie Pollard, Director of Clinical Services, Mental Health & Recovery Services Board Elizabeth Ann Pruitt, Vice President, Operations, Affinity Medical Center Marisa Rohn, VP of Marketing & Fund Development, Goodwill Ind. of Greater Cleveland & E. Central OH Tracy L. Sabo, HR Director, Aultman Health Foundation Michael Scheetz, Revenue Manager, Aultcare Melissa Schrader, Human Resources Representative, Diebold, Incorporated Michelle Schuld, Attorney, Black McCuskey Souers & Arbaugh Donna A. Shadle, Principal, Saint Mary School Todd Tolson, Treasurer, North Canton City Schools Jeffrey Ury, Owner, Winsome Builders, LLC Michael Walpole, National Sales Manager, Brewster Dairy, Inc. Donna Williams, Owner, Select Insurance, LLC Brian Wymer, Liability Claims Manager, Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.

We are pleased to report that an anonymous donor has challenged the LSC alumni to increase their pledges by at least $25. This donor will match the increased or new pledge amounts, doubling your increase! Challenge match funds will support the Leadership Stark County Scholarship Fund.

Don’t wait – Save trees! Donate online right now at leadershipstarkcounty.org.

Donations and Sponsorships account for less than 40% of LSC’s revenue. In accordance with the Strategic Plan, new sources of income have allowed us to keep our Annual Fund goal the same for the last five years.

Donate by July 16 for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate from Iris restaurant. Annual fund closes on September 30.


Register Online Today!

The 2010 Alumni Golf Outing is Friday, August 27 at Fairways Golf Course. Mark your calendars now and gather your Leadership class members for a foursome!

• Shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.

• Foursomes are $240 singles $60

• 18 hole scramble - lunch, beverages, & after golf refreshments included.

• Proceeds benefit the 2010 Annual Fund

Register online at www.leadershipstarkcounty.org

Feature your company at the 2010 Alumni Golf Outing:

Call Stephanie Snow Werren at 330-458-2093 to find out more about sponsorship opportunities such as:

• Major Sponsor, $750 (includes foursome)

• Corporate Sponsor, $500 (includes two golfers)

• After Party Sponsor, $350 (includes two golfers)

• Hole Sponsor, $100

• Door prize donor

LSC Alumni Golf Outing

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Stephanie Snow Werren, LSC development director, recently attended the National Leadership conference in Ft. Worth, Texas.

“Meeting community leadership staff members from all over the country has definitely re-energized me and provided some great resources for the programs of Leadership Stark

County. In addition to presenting a workshop on Feeder Programs for Revenue and Recruitment, I had the opportunity to hear David Cottrell, the author of Monday Morning Leadership -8 Mentoring Sessions You Can’t Afford to Miss. Cottrell commented that only 5% of managers take the time to read management books so I felt a couple of his insights might make Monday mornings more productive.

Here are some key take-aways from the presentation:

• Ensure all team members know the main purpose

• Don’t lower your standards when hiring. Hiring the right person can add energy, diversity and generate new ideas

• Keep meetings productive and short! When people show up late, don’t recap

• Coach everyone to be better & keep raising the top by recognizing top performance

• Accept responsibility. Eliminate blame and focus on making positive change

In his book, Cottrell follows the eight-week journey of a mentor and his student as they spend Monday mornings revealing some basics of business success. Chapters such as “Keep the Main thing the Main Thing” may seem obvious but Cottrell provides fresh perspective. The chapter on “Buckets and Dippers” is a new way of looking at teamwork. This is a great book to add to your business reading list and the key points from his book could help make every Monday more productive.


Sharing Insights ... From the National Leadership Convention

Leadership Stark County is working with The Timken Company to pilot a process that matches selected Timken Company employees and Leadership graduates to non-profit boards in Stark County. To facilitate this process, we are partnering with Business Volunteers Unlimited

from Cleveland. The Business Volunteers Unlimited board- matching process is well tested and successful. Leadership staff will be highly engaged in this process and ultimately believes LSC will be a stronger resource for community’s non-profit boards and our non-profits will be stronger.

For young professionalsThis year’s course will begin with orientation the week of September 27th. Classes will be held on the following dates:

• October 12th and 26th

• November 2nd, 16th and 30th

• December 7th; including closing program and reception immediately following.

Young professionals age 24-34 can apply at leadershipstarkcounty.org beginning July 15th. Applications will be accepted up to September 17th, or until class is full.

Spotlight Stark County 2010

ANNOUNCING ...

Custom program developed for The Timken Company


MANY THANKS! Thanks again to Marathon Petroleum for their generous support of this issue of the Leadership LINK.

Fran Wells, DirectorStephanie Werren, Development DirectorJoy Walko, Managing EditorSarah Bhatia, Graphic Designer

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considering a more active role in the civic arena?

My advice would be to get in-volved. Attend a trustee or coun-cil meeting. Volunteer for a com-mittee. Once you’re involved, you might be motivated to run for office. We need good, committed people in local government.

In addition to your role on LSC’s board you are also treasurer of the Fairless Academic Booster Club, on the board of The Wilder-ness Center, a Beach City Power Options Committee member, and youth baseball coach. What’s been the driv-ing force behind your com-munity involvement?

A desire to be involved and give back to my community. My parents were always involved in things as I was growing up so I’ve just followed their example. Once I was involved and saw how I could make a difference, I wanted to continue my community involvement.

What is the most important leadership lesson you learned through your volunteer service?

If you want to make an impact, you have to get involved.

Looking back, what was the greatest benefit of your participation as a member of Leadership Stark County?

LSC laid the foundation for my involvement in the community by helping me learn more about my-self and how I could contribute to our community. One of the best benefits is getting to know a number of great people. I was a member of the Stark County Day bus tour committee for several years. It is very satisfying to me to see how that day has evolved and become an integral part of the Signature Class Program.

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Congratulations to all the ystark! Twenty under 40 award winners. We are proud to note that nine of the winners are Leadership Stark County Signature Program graduates.

Recognized for serving our community are: Maureen Ater, 21st, Director of Mar-keting, The RepositoryKatrina M. Barton, 21st, General Manager, Westfield, LLCTawny Cowen-Zanders, 21st, Corps Officer, The Salvation ArmyD. Ken English, 22nd, Vice President, Regional Manager, Charter One BankBrian Layman, 18th, Attorney, Lay-man, D’Atri & Associates, LLCDanette Lund, 20th, Program Direc-tor, Early Childhood Resource CenterRobert Murphy, 21st, Attorney, Black, McCuskey, Souers, & ArbaughChristopher B. Nichols, 19th, Direc-tor, Facility Costs, First Communica-tions, LLCRyan Walls, 15th, Human Resource Manager, Kenan Advantage Group

Recent sponsorsCultural Diversity Day

Arts Day

Justice DaySTARK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

STARK COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE

23rd Signature Class sponsor

We also thank our in-kind sponsor:Tom Locke/McDonalds

Ribs Burn-offWorkers WantedPro Football Hall Fame Enshrinement Festival National Ribs Burn-Off • August 4, 5, & 6 (Wed. - Fri.)

It’s time to volunteer for the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Ribs Burn-off! That’s a mouthful and so are the ribs! You can be a part of it all by volunteering to sell beer and in turn, earn scholarship money for Leadership Stark County. • Volunteer to work a shift in a beer booth• Hours worked brings dollars for the LSC Scholarship Fund• Be a team captain–get your classmates to cover a shift together! • Captains will be asked to attend a training session.

Choose Wed., Thurs., or Fri. Here are the shifts available: • 2:00-6:30 • 5:00-10:30 • 5:30-10:30 • 6:00-10:30

You must be able to start and finish at the specified times. To volunteer, call Joy at 330-458-2095 or email [email protected].

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