Heart to Heart Leadership brings a depth of experience to its facilitation practices, and we’re thrilled to introduce you to our team of facilitators all trained and certified in the Heart to Heart Way.
The Heart to Heart values-based leadership programs are guided by our team, from diverse professional backgrounds, who share a passion to develop intrinsic inspiration in you.
Heart to Heart Leadership Certifications:
Appreciative Inquiry
Enneagram in the Heart to Heart Way
CliftonStrengths
Leadership Circle Profile
Executive Coaching
MBTI
DiSC
Our Heart To Heart Team

Jeremy Lile
Executive Director
Leadership from Within, Appreciative Inquiry, The Enneagram, and Strengths Training

Christine Williams, PhD
Senior Director of Leadership Development and Heart to Heart Facilitator
Mindful Leadership, Leadership from Within, The Enneagram, Working as One

Sarah Sturbaum
Office Manager

Amy Cameron
Program & Marketing Manager

Larry Vuillemin
Co-Founder, Director of Community Impact, and Heart to Heart Facilitator
The Enneagram, Leadership from Within, Resiliency, Strengths Training, Appreciative Inquiry
Our Heart To Heart Facilitators

Charmaine D. Rice
Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion, AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
Leadership from Within, Strengths Training, Inclusive Leadership

Liz Blystone
Vice President, Client Service & Strategy, Bruton Chisnell Advisors
Appreciative Inquiry

John Ropar, PhD
Counselor, Educator, and Speaker
Mindful Leadership, Resiliency

Deborah Zawislan, PhD
President and Founder, Connexions LLC

Heather Steranka, MA
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant, Trainer & Facilitator
Heart To Heart Founders

Larry Vuillemin
Co-Founder, Director of Community Impact, and Heart to Heart Facilitator
The Enneagram, Leadership from Within, Resiliency, Strengths Training, Appreciative Inquiry

Father Norm Douglas
Co-Founder at Heart to Heart, and Pastor at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Akron
The Enneagram, Leadership from Within, Myers–Briggs Type Indicator, Appreciative Inquiry
Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board
Fedearia Nicholson-Sweval
Vice Provost for Student Pathways and Dean of Williams Honors College – The University of Akron
Vice Chairman
Barb Whiddon
Retired- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Secretary of the Board
Lucas Blower
Partner- Brouse McDowell LPA
Treasurer of the Board
Elizabeth Blystone
Vice President, Client Service & Strategy- Bruton Chisnell Advisors
Director
Karen Cheung
Grants Accountant- Battered Women’s Shelter
Director
Susan Figler
Major Gifts Director- Great Trail Council, Boy Scouts of America
Director
Jake Frego
Retired, Bank of America
Director
Mary High
Vice President, Operations- Myers Industries/Myers Tire Supply
Director
James Hill
North American CEO- Continental
Director
Edwin Hubbard, Jr.
Vice President of Development- NewBridge Cleveland
Director
Garryd Koynock
Vice President of Finance- ComDoc, Inc.
Director
Mike Parnell
Interim Athletic Director- The University of Mount Union
Advisory Board Members
Nicholas T. George, Partner – Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP
W. Riley Lochridge, III, Retired Chairman and CEO – ComDoc, Inc.