The 10-month program is designed to help participants develop a working knowledge of Tuscarawas County across sectors and learn to appreciate the diverse perspectives of their classmates, resulting in a group of leaders better prepared to assume leadership roles the community.
The Signature Program runs from August 2022 through May 2023. According to Executive Director William (Bill) Beisel, the program "presents an excellent opportunity for leaders to see beyond their own professional and personal space to better understand the broader interests of the community." In addition to the Signature Program, Leadership Tuscarawas sponsors the annual Leaders of Tomorrow Summit and other programs.
Below, listed alphabetically, are members of the new class and their employers:
Adam Bott, Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital
Adrian Jones, PhD, Kent State University at Tuscarawas
Andrew Cornell, Groovfold
Andrea Arnold, Tuscarawas County Probate/Juvenile Court
Berthide (Hilde) Weber, Tuscarawas County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Cody Turner, MD, Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital
Courtney Nign, Kent State University at Tuscarawas
Dana Fischio, City of New Philadelphia Health Department
Ethan Zucal, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
Evan Welty, Welmore Center
Holly Bollinger, SBDC at Kent State University at Tuscarawas
JC Shively, Tuscarawas County Economic Development Corporation
Jennifer Deam, The Consumer and Savings Bank
Josh Weigand, Kraton Corporation
Kait Gallagher-Wilsterman, Tusco Display
Kaileigh Tracy, First Federal Community Bank
Karleigh Mills, First Federal Community Bank
Lisa Burrell, East Central Ohio Educational Service Center
Logan Little, Workforce Initiative Association and OhioMeansJobs of Stark and Tuscarawas Counties
Matt Fockler. Buckeye Career Center
Michael Mead, Medical Cost Saving Solution
Michele Milburn, WJER
Ryan Pastircak, WJER
Ryan Rice, Kraton Corporation
Tosha Roup, Dover Phila Federal Credit union
For more information, please contact William (Bill) Beisel, Executive Director, Leadership Tuscarawas at wbeisel@kent.edu.