2020s
Spring Ashmore, BA ’20, Uniontown, OH, an operations technology professional (OTP) for locally owned Tomtreyco McDonald’s, headquartered in Uniontown, won the Marty Ruby Award for OTP Pro of the Year. This award recognizes one McDonald’s employee annually for executing operational excellence and driving growth through technology.
Ashmore joined McDonald’s in 2007 as a crew member at the Hartville, Ohio, restaurant, and since 2011 has managed an operations technology professional team that ensures that all register, computer, headsets, music, telephone, internet and camera systems are working across Tomtreyco’s 48 McDonald’s restaurants.
The Marty Ruby Award was created in remembrance of California McDonald’s operator, Marty Ruby, who passed away in 2019. Ruby was passionate about the OTP program and worked tirelessly to improve it.
Kelly Deak, BS ’20, Cleveland Heights, OH, joined Bialosky Cleveland as an architectural designer in 2021. She is pursuing certification as a green roof professional. She has volunteered for the ACE Mentorship program, which exposes high school students to the fields of architecture, construction and engineering. With an affinity for sustainability, she aims to create architecture that acts as a working system with the environment, rather than against it. Her conceptual works have appeared in digital architectural publications, including Dezeen, SUCKERPUNCH and The Archiologist. Notable projects include Fairfax Market mixed use and space planning for the Westlake Porter Public Library.
Brianna Gordon, BA ’20, Cleveland, OH, is a Centennial Plaza programming assistant and hospitality facilitator at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as well as a Ross Xpression and Blaze operator. Recently, the president of the hall of fame asked her to update the video archives so they have individual videos of every Hall of Famer’s football career, including speeches and pictures from their playing days. Gordon graduated with a degree in digital media production and a concentration in television from the School of Media and Journalism.
Sarah Contos-Holden, BA ’21, Lakewood, OH, joined Bialosky Cleveland as an interior designer in 2021, after her semester-long internship with the firm. With strengths in interior design and marketing, she brings value to both design projects and social media/marketing efforts at the firm. She volunteers for the ACE Mentorship program, which allows high school students to explore the fields of architecture, construction and engineering. She is on the design team for the James M. Ashley and Thomas W.L. Ashley U.S. Courthouse in Toledo, Ohio.