Mission: To develop a network of prepared and informed leaders committed to public service to enable local and county governments to collaborate and operate more effectively.

GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Designed for aspiring candidates, elected and appointed officials, and those interested in public service, the Government Leadership Academy is recommended by both local democratic and republican parties.

The class meets bi-weekly for six weeks and topics include:

The next Government Leadership Academy will begin in February 2011. Dates will be announced and applications will be online in November 2010

To be placed on the mailing list for 2011 course applications please email the LSC office. For more information call Fran Wells at Leadership Stark County at 330-458-2094.

See interviews with past Academy graduates relating the value they received from the course at www.pbs4549.org


The Academy is a collaboration among Leadership Stark County, Stark County District Library and The Ohio State University Extension.

2010 Government Leadership Academy Participants

Keith Bennett, Stark County Engineer

Doug Bennett, account supervisor, Innis Maggiore

Greg Butler, owner/president, Alpha-Omega Assembly & Packaging Inc.

Roy Clunk, Alliance City Council, 3rd Ward

Chris Cugini, Plain Local Schools Board of Education

Michael Cunnington, Self Employed

Patricia Fallot, City of Louisville Mayor and Councilmember

Daniel Gichevski, section 8 supevisor, Stark Metropolitan Housing

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Audrey Lavin, writer, self-employed

Michael Leghart, Jr., Owner/President, Leghart & Associates Inc.

Edward Lewis, pre-trial officer, Stark County Family Court

Jacki Lightfritz, East Canton Village Council

Daniel Moeglin, Canton City Engineer

Kyle Stone, personal lines underwriter, Nationwide Insurance

Steven Tharp, Brewster Village Council

Adriann Thornberry, intake supervisor, Stark County Family Court

Paul Ware Jr., director of operations, Butch Reynolds Care for Kids Foundation

Shawn West, CEO/founder, N.O.T.H.U.G.S.

Clishawn West, CL processor I, Nationwide Insurance Co.

David Zink, Major, Jackson Township Police


2010 Government Leadership Academy Steering Committee

Trina Cutter (17th), President & CEO, Western Reserve Public Media

Robert Fonte (11th), Park Director/Projects Manager, Stark County Park District

David J. Hersher , Operations Manager, Recovery Management Systems Ltd.

Steve Katz , Senior Vice President, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce

Robert Lapp (4th), Vice President Government Affairs, The Timken Company

Jeanette Mullane , Director, Stark County Board of Elections

Kenton Oliver (16th), Executive Director, Stark County District Library

David Regula (5th), Customer Service Manager, Akron-Canton Airport

Chris Smith , Councilwoman, Fourth Ward, City of Canton

Stephanie Werren (19th), Development Director, Leadership Stark County