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Spotlight is designed for dynamic young professionals (age 25-34) interested in their community.
The Spotlight Stark County program offers seven sessions over approximately three months that provide personal and professional leadership development along with engaging community service projects.
Looking for a way to develop your leadership potential? The Spotlight Stark County program will:
- Strengthen your personal leadership effectiveness
- Provide you with leadership skills training seminars
- Involve you in a community service project with a local non-profit
- Engage you with other YPs in networking sessions
- Introduce you to key issues, leaders, & places shaping our community
- Foster your enthusiasm for Stark County
- Increase your value in the workplace
- Give you a competitive advantage in today’s economy
The next Spotlight Stark County class will begin in fall of 2012. Tuition for 2011 Spotlight Stark County was $450.
- Tuition assistance is available for selected candidates from certain professional sectors.
- Employer Support is required for participation.
The 2011 Spotlight Stark County program curriculum includes:
- Orientation, walking tour, and networking
- Successful Networking, tours of local non-profits
- Finding your Strengths
- Stark County’s political pulse & Community Engagement
- Using Your Strengths
- “Speed Boarding” with non-profit boards & directors
- The Arts Scene, Closing Program, and Reception
2010 Spotlight Stark County participants
Brian Abbey, IT, Diebold, Inc.
Matthew Bailey, Jaycees, Department of Youth Development, City of Canton
Joshua Best, Account Executive, The Karcher Group
Rebekah Boyd, Corporate Communications Specialist, Diebold, Inc.
Kathyrn Cerrone Arnold, Jaycees, Assistant Professor, The University of Akron
Latoya Dickens, Delta Sigma Theta, Family Life Practioner, Canton Community Clinin
Kathryn Dougherty, Administrative Assistant, John Patrick Picard Architect, Inc
Charles Dulcie, General Manager, Advanced Electrical Testing
Charles Fenske, Project Manager, Knoch Corporation
Natalie Geib, Manager, Reinhard, Kopko, Keller & McDonnell, Inc.
Melissa Green, Supervisor of Human Resources, Crown Food Packaging USA
Lindsay Hackenberg, Financial Advisor, Hackenberg Financial Group
Jeffrey Heimberger, Director of Information Technology, SARTA
Maureen Kampman, Account Manager, United Way of Greater Stark County
Svetlana Khoudal, Quality Manager, Crown Cork and Seal
Kelly Kimble, Senior Accountant, Hall Kistler & Company LLP
Beaux Lenarz, Engineer, The Timken Company
Patrick Mackie, Business Development Manager, The Repository
Crystal McCartney, Community Relations & Events Planner, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
Scott Meyer, Area Manager-Tube Making, The Timken Company
Stephanie Mottice, Sr. Organizational Advancement Analyst, The Timken Company
Yvette Otterman, Interior Designer, Sol Harris Day Architects
Danielle Rickert, Senior Steel Business Associate, The Timken Company
Christine Riley, Talent Management Analyst, Diebold, Inc.
Taylor Schauer, Account Executive, Schauer Group, Inc.
Kathryn Siegfried, Vice President of Operations, Siegfried Enterprises
Stephanie Soduk, AmeriCorps VISTA, Trillium Family Solutions
Ethan Steigert, ystark! Fellow, Aultman Hospital
Blossom Stewart, Sales Representative, The M.Conley Company
Mark Stich, Supply Chain CI Sr. Analyst, The Timken Company
Luke Vincer, Financial Advisor, Wentz Financial Group
Mark Wagner, yStark! Fellow, The Repository
Melanie White, Marketing & Public Relations Director, Siffrin, Inc.
Angela Young, Assistant Branch Manager, Charter One Bank
