Programs

Program Speakers

Program Day Speakers, Panelists, and Guests
Many community members are needed to volunteer their expertise to make the program days thought-provoking and informative. Below is a list of guests who have enhanced the experience for the current class so far. Leadership graduates are indicated by their class number in parenthesis.

23rd Class Stark County Day

Bill Bakan , Owner, Maize Valley Market & Winery

Dennis Biery , President, Biery Cheese Company

Anna M. Capaldi (16th), Senior Tax Manager, Bruner-Cox LLP

Ted Heck , Chief, Jackson Township Fire Department

Mel Herncane , Director of Development, Massillon Boys and Girls Club

John Kiste (20th), Executive Director, Canton/Stark County Convention & Visitors Bureau

Gordon Maupin , Director, The Wilderness Center

Rich Peterson , Chief, Nimishillen Township Fire Department

Tom Pukys , President, Alliance Area Development Foundation

Tim Regula (3rd), VP Compliance & Audit, Aultman Health Foundation

Margy Vogt , Local Historian,

Vincent Watts , Interim President & CEO, Greater Stark County Urban League

Celia Wilson , Historian, Clearview Golf Club

Jeff Zellers , Owner, K. W. Zellers & Sons


23rd Class Economic Development Day

William M. Bell (22nd), Corporate Purchasing Manager, Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.

Andrea M. Capuano (22nd), Director, Human Resources, ComDoc, Inc.

Thomas E. Cecconi , President & Chief Executive Officer, Mercy Medical Center

Bill Downey , Executive Vice President, Executive Vice President-Corporate Affairs, Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.

Brent Fatzinger (18th), Chief Financial Officer, Abbott Electric, Inc.

David Grabowsky (12th), President/Owner, Standard Plumbing and Heating

Joshua Harris (22nd), Owner, In The Round Design Group

Jim Kettlewell , Senior Vice President of Administration, Nickles Bakery

Lori A. Kiko , Broker, Auctioneer/Realtor, Russ Kiko & Associates Inc.

Brian Klink , Operations Manager, Hydrodec North American Holdings Inc.

Al Krist , Manager, Ohio Realty Advisors

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

Rodger McKain , Vice President - Government Programs, Rolls Royce Fuel Cell Systems (US) Inc.

Richard B. McQueen , President & CEO, Akron-Canton Airport

John O'Donnell , President, Stark State College

Joseph M. Ovnic (19th), General Manager, Quickdraft, Inc.

Stephen Paquette (5th), President & CEO, Stark Development Board

Stephen Perry , President, Pro Football Hall of Fame

Donald Peterson III (10th), General Manager, WDJQ/WDPN Radio

Douglas Sibila (6th), President and Chief Executive Officer, Peoples Services, Incorporated

Jim Speakman , Chief of Staff, Patent Health

Susan Wilkof (15th), Director of Marketing, Stark Industrial LLC

Samuel J. Wilkof , Vice President, Stark Industrial LLC


23rd Class Human Services Day

Kirt W. Conrad , CEO, SARTA

Daniel Fuline , Executive Director, Community Services of Stark County

Tony Peldunas (17th), Community Trustee


23rd Class Asset Building Day

Joseph Cole (21st), Superintendent, Project Rebuild Community High School

Karen Feller (14th), Mission Outreach Coordinator, Mercy Medical Center

Jeffery M. McMahan (16th), Account Supervisor, Innis Maggiore Group

Dan Thompson , Project Coordinator, Building Healthy Communities, Sisters of Charity Foundation

Ken Weber , President & CEO, Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland & East Central Ohio, Inc.

Tiffany Williams , Program Coordinator, Community Services of Stark County, Inc.


23rd Class Education Day

Mike Babics , Principal Washington High School, Massillon City School District

Barbara Barthel , Consultant, Stark County Educational Service Center

Mark Black , Principal, Glen Oak High School, Plain Local Schools

Lisa Carmichael , Superintendent, Massillon City Schools

Marcia L. Cussen (15th), Director of Federal Programs, Canton City Schools

Willard Daggett , CEO, International Center for Leadership in Education Inc.

Michelle D. Evans , Superintendent, Canton City Schools

Terry Garner , Principal, Timken Senior High School

Cheryl Haschak , Superintendent, Jackson Local Schools

Nicki Howard , Director of Secondary Education, Canton Local Schools

Pam Jackson , President, Canton Professional Educators Association

David Kaminski , Director of Business Development & Strategic Projects, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce

Rebecca Labowitz , Director, Career Tech, Canton City Schools

Chester Lenartowicz (16th), Principal, Early College High School, Canton City School District

Mary Elisabeth Medford (21st), Teacher, Canton City Schools

Larry Morgan , Superintendent, Stark County Educational Service Center

Jim Nicodemo , Superintendent, Marlington Local Schools

Adrienne O'Neill , President, Stark Education Partnership Inc.

Todd Osborn , Principal, Canton South High School

Anthony Pallija, Jr. , Principal, Hoover High School

Cynthia Smythe , Director, R.G.Drage Career Technical Center

Jeremy Stangelo , E-Learning Coordinator, Perry Local Schools


22nd Class Cultural Diversity Day

Tawny Cowen-Zanders (21st), Corps Officer, The Salvation Army

Fred Goodnight , Artist

Joseph Jadick (6th), Application Development Consultant, Goodyear Tire & Rubber

M. Yusuf Salehi , CPST Worker - Community Connections, Community Services of Stark County

Kelli Scott , Workforce Planning & Diversity Coordinator, Aultman Health Foundation

Missy Shelton , Director of Human Resources, AultCare


22nd Class Arts & Quality of Life Day

M. J. Albacete (1st), Executive Director, The Canton Museum of Art

Brennis Booth Jr. , Owner, 2nd April Galerie

Christine Fowler-Shearer , Director, Massillon Museum

Robert J. Hankins , President & CEO, Arts in Stark

Georgia Paxos , Executive Director, Palace Theatre

Mandy Pond , Archivist, Massillon Museum

Todd Walburn , Owner, 2nd April Galerie


22nd Class Justice Day

Mr. Frank Beane , Attorney,

Judge Stephen Belden , Canton Municipal Court

Judge Charles Brown , Stark County Court of Common Pleas

Ms. Teresa Cusma , Director, Community Mediation Center of Stark County

Judge Patricia Delaney , Fifth District Court of Appeals

Judge Julie Edwards , , Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals

Judge Mary A. Falvey , Canton Municipal Court

John Ferraro , Stark County Prosecuting Attorney, Stark County

Judge Frank Forchione , Stark County Court of Common Pleas

Jay Geric , Special Agent, Domestic Terrorism Investigations, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Judge John G. Haas , , Stark County Court of Common Pleas

Judge Taryn L. Heath , Stark County Court of Common Pleas

Judge Michael Howard (7th), Stark County Family Court

Mr. Chris Huryn , President, Stark County Association for Justice, Tzangas, Plakas, Mannos, & Raies

Judge Jim James , Ohio 5th District Court of Appeals

Judge Russ Kendig , U.S. Bankruptcy Court

Judge Richard J. Kubilus (6th), Canton Municipal Court

Mark McMurty , Special Agent, Gang/Drug Investigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Ms. Pam Popovich , Case Manager, Stark County Department of Job and Family Services

Judge John A. Poulos , Canton Municipal Court

Rod Schneider , Director, Stark Center, Multi County Juvenile Attention Center

Judge Lee Sinclair , Stark County Court of Common Pleas

Judge David E. Stucki , Stark County Family Court

Judge John Wise , Ohio 5th District Court of Appeals


22nd Class Citizenship Day

Alan Andreani , ,Alliance City Council

Nicholas R. Campanelli II , Zoning Administrator, Springfield Township; Plain Local School Board Member,

Anna M. Capaldi (16th), Trustee, Perry Township

Katherine Catazaro-Perry (23rd), Councilwoman, Massillon City Council

Betty and Ronald Derry , , Nimishillen Township Bicentennial Committee

Peter Ferguson , Stark County Commissioner,

Scott R. Gindlesberger (8th), Jackson Local School Board

Evan T. Hannon , , Massillon City School Board

Brant Luther , Attorney, CASA/GAL Office

John McGrath , , Health Foundation of Greater Massillon

Daryl L Revoldt , Director, Government Relations, Technigraphics, Inc.

Sue Ryan , Alliance City Council,

Stephen Slesnick , State Representative, Ohio 52nd District

Chris Smith , Councilwoman, Fourth Ward, City of Canton

Todd A. Snitchler (20th), State Representative Ohio 50th District


21st Class Closing Program

Joni Close , Executive Director, Sisters of Charity Foundation

Maria Heege , President & CEO, United Way of Greater Stark County

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

Tony Peldunas (17th), ,Community Trustee

Randy E. Reed (19th), Assistant Manager & Licensed Title Agent, American Title Association Agency

Walt Stanislawski , Director and Executive Vice President, Paul and Carol David Foundation

Donald Sultzbach , Executive Director, Austin-Bailey Health & Wellness Foundation


22nd Class Graduation

keynote speaker

Janet Creighton, former mayor of Canton and Assistant to the President of the United States