Purposeful Leadership – Past Participants
NAME | JOB TITLE (at time of participation) | ORGANIZATION | EXPEDITION |
Jeannette Andreski | Director of Guest Services | Akron Zoo | Expedition Four, Spring 2022 |
Debbie Barry | Deputy Director | Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority | Expedition One, Fall 2020 |
Katie Beck | Executive Director | North Akron CDC | Expedition Three, Fall 2021 |
Kimberly Beckett | Director of Business Relations | Downtown Akron Partnership | Expedition One, Fall 2020 |
Stephanie Berry | VP, Marketing & Brand Management | United Way of Summit & Medina | Expedition Five, Fall 2022 |
Jaime Blair | Magistrate | Summit County Juvenile Court | Expedition Two, Spring 2021 |
Kemp Boyd | Executive Director | Love Akron | Expedition One, Fall 2020 |
Danielle Bunner | SPARK Program Supervisor | Early Childhood Resource Center | Expedition Five, Fall 2022 |
Danielle Burnette | Deputy Director | Summit County Department of Job & Family Services | Expedition Five, Fall 2022 |
Erik Carpenter | Organizational Coach | Roofsmith Restoration | Expedition Three, Fall 2021 |
Donna Cerdas-Delgado | Sr. Strategist, Digital Marketing | Summa Health | Expedition Two, Spring 2021 |
Michael Chisnell Jr | Partner & Chief Investment Officer | Co-Managing Member | Bruton Chisnell Advisors | Ignite Brewing Company
| Expedition Five, Fall 2022 |
Zach Christenson | Portfolio Manager | Continental ContiTech | Expedition Five, Fall 2022 |
Kimberly Cook | Sr. Director of Life Sciences | Akron Zoo | Expedition One, Fall 2020 |
Lindsay Crawford | Program Manager | Summit County Department of Job and Family Services | Expedition Two, Spring 2021 |
Danielle Curry-Bentley | Director of Outreach and Parent Education | Early Childhood Resource Center | Expedition Four, Spring 2022 |
Joan Davidson | Community Relations Manager | Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority | Expedition Three, Fall 2021 |
Bhim P. Dhungana | Interpreting Coordinator | International Institute of Akron | Expedition One, Fall 2020 |
Stephanie Dodson | Deputy Director, Family and Adult Services | Summit County Department of Job and Family Services | Expedition Three, Fall 2021 |
Maria Duvuvuei | Director of Development & Communications | Community Legal Aid Services | Expedition Three, Fall 2021 |
Barbara Flowers | Principal | Field Local Schools | Expedition Five, Fall 2022 |
Shane Good | Senior Director of Animal Care | Akron Zoo | Expedition Three, Fall 2021 |
Tony Gutowski | Director of Government Relations | Akron Children’s Hospital | Expedition Three, Fall 2021 |
Derrick Hall | Vice President of the School Board | Akron Public Schools/Summa Health | Expedition Two, Spring 2021 |
Drew Hall | Director of Development & Engagement | Habitat for Humanity of Summit County | Expedition Three, Fall 2021 |
Charmane Harrison | Organizational Effectiveness and Transformation Deployment Leader | Akron Children’s Hospital | Expedition One, Fall 2020 |
LaKesh Hayes | Executive Director | Project Ujima, Inc. | Expedition Five, Fall 2022 |
Christina Hodgkinson | Director of Resident Services | Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority | Expedition Two, Spring 2021 |
Nicholas Horvath | Manager of Sales | FedEx Custom Critical | Expedition Two, Spring 2021 |
Bethany Hudson | Director of Curriculum | Field Local Schools | Expedition Four, Spring 2022 |
Lena Huff | Program Manager | Summit County Department of Job and Family Services | Expedition Two, Spring 2021 |
April Jefferson | Senior Communications Representative | FirstEnergy | Expedition Four, Spring 2022 |
Thomas Jefferson | Career Academy Liaison & Coordinator of Special Projects | Akron Children’s Hospital | Expedition Five, Fall 2022 |
Thomas Kern | eCommerce Manager | Contitech | Expedition Four, Spring 2022 |
Debbie Kiley | Director | Medina County Job & Family Services | Expedition Four, Spring 2022 |
Zachary Kohl | Executive Director | The Well CDC | Expedition One, Fall 2020 |
Teresa LeGrair | President & CEO | Akron Urban League | Expedition Two, Spring 2021 |
Chrissy Lingenfelter | GIS Administrator | City of Green | Expedition One, Fall 2020 |
Denia Martin | Director of Operations | Peter James Development & Independent Living | Expedition Four, Spring 2022 |
Loretta McKinley | Director of Human Resources | Kyocera SGS Precision Tools | Expedition Four, Spring 2022 |
Mary Meadows | Director of Curriculum & Instruction | Springfield Local School District | Expedition Four, Spring 2022 |
Heather Meeker | Executive Director | Summit Artspace | Expedition Three, Fall 2021 |
Holly Miller | Deputy Director | County of Summit | Expedition Five, Fall 2022 |
Meredith Myers | Chief Clinical Officer | IBH Addiction Recovery | Expedition Three, Fall 2021 |
Tania Nemer | Prosecutor, Community Outreach | Summit County Prosecutor’s Office | Expedition Three, Fall 2021 |
Jeff O’Brien | Executive Director | First Tee – Greater Akron | Expedition Four, Spring 2022 |
Erin L. Palmer | CFO & In-House Counsel | Leppo Group, LLC | Expedition One, Fall 2020 |
Anthony Pizzino | Location Manager | Leppo Inc | Expedition Five, Fall 2022 |
Roberta Rogers | Recreation Supervisor | City of Akron Recreation and Parks | Expedition Two, Spring 2021 |
Heather Roszczyk | Innovation & Entrepreneurship Advocate | City of Akron | Expedition One, Fall 2020 |
Autumn Russell | Director of Education | Akron Zoo | Expedition Two, Spring 2021 |
Stephanie Sczpanski | Vice President, Southeast Operations | Leppo, Inc. | Expedition Four, Spring 2022 |
Juanita Simpson | Strategic Human Resources Director | Leppo, Inc. | Expedition Three, Fall 2021 |
Greg Skinner | Director, New Business Development | United Way of Summit & Medina | Expedition Four, Spring 2022 |
Dean Sloane | CFO | IBH Addiction Recovery | Expedition Five, Fall 2022 |
Luanne Snyder | Customer Account Specialist II | FirstEnergy/Ohio Edison | Expedition Five, Fall 2022 |
Brian Steere | Co-President | Steere Enterprise | Expedition One, Fall 2020 |
Darrin Toney | Director of HR & General Counsel | Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority | Expedition Five, Fall 2022 |
Heather Trnka | Injury Prevention Supervisor | Akron Children’s Hospital | Expedition Five, Fall 2022 |
Jennifer van Dulmen | Deputy Director | Community Legal Aid Services | Expedition Two, Spring 2021 |
Michelle Vectirelis | Vice President of People & Culture | Akron Zoological Park | Expedition Five, Fall 2022 |
Jonathan Wylly | Executive Director | IBH Addiction Recovery | Expedition Two, Spring 2021 |