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The Leadership Akron Alumni
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By Louwana Oliva '00, LeaderLine
Editor & LAAA Marketing Committee
March 8, 2007
June 20, 2007
By Charlene Corlett, Leadership Stark
County '94
Dan Colantone ’01 suggested that we should "care enough about our employees" to help them turn weaknesses into strengths. Bernett Williams ’99 said that her son asked her to add his activities in her calendar, not as a reminder, but rather as a symbol that she "cared to include him" in her world of work. Riley Lochridge ’86 mentioned some attributes of a "caring boss", and Bill Lowery ‘01 concluded with a quote that suggested the definition of leadership is the same now as it was for the cave-dweller – a leader is still around to "care about others" in spite of pending crisis. In this discussion on business leadership, I heard words that I expected: leaders have vision; they are innovative and inspirational. But I was pleasantly surprised to hear our speakers all remind us that leaders also take time to care for others. While I’m not likely to write "be more visionary" on my to-do list, I will remember that an extra dose of care and compassion can enhance our ability to manage and direct business as well as personal relationships, and can be a powerful tool for sharpening our overall leadership abilities.
By Scott Read '03, 2005 Distinguished Leader Awardee
Hunsicker, 52, an attorney in the Akron office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, was chosen for his work to found and fund the One-in-Six Foundation. The One-in-Six Foundation (OneInSix.org) is named to reflect the fact that one in six men will get prostate cancer at some point in their lives. In 2004, Hunsicker was diagnosed with prostate cancer. While Hunsicker continues to vigorously practice law, his struggle with cancer led him to mount an aggressive campaign to educate men about prostate cancer. He has set a goal of raising $1 million, which is to be used to educate men about prostate screenings and to also help finance prostate research at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Thus far, Hunsicker and his organization have raised about $200,000 toward that goal. "I’m not crazy about winning an award by virtue of being sick," said Hunsicker, who is candid and practical in discussions about his malady. "But I see this as an opportunity to spread the word about this disease." Hunsicker said
there is not sufficient emphasis nationally about prostate cancer,
and that many men don’t realize that it can be detected early
through a simple blood test called a PSA. Marc Merklin '98,
Distinguished Leader Award 2004 winner and selection committee chair said “Bruce
has really gone above and beyond what you would normally expect
someone in his situation to do, and that’s a mark of leadership.
He’s not only fought the battle for himself and his family, but he’s
also taken the battle against prostate cancer to the community
level. That exemplifies the spirit of what Leadership Akron is all
about.”
History/Culture Day was on December 12. Here were the highlights of our day:
Click here to submit new announcements Awards/Recognitions/Promotions Congratulations to Leadership Akron Vice Chair Riley Lochridge ‘86 on receiving the Executive of the Year Award from Sales & Marketing Executives International--Akron Chapter. Michael Gaffney ‘01 was honored with the Distinguished Sales & Marketing Award from Sales & Marketing Executives International--Akron Chapter. Leonard Foster ’92 will be honored at the Potentates Ball, Al Kaf Temple #109 at the Akron Raddison Hotel on May 5. Chuck Jones ’98 has been promoted President of FirstEnergy’s competitive subsidiary, FirstEnergy Solutions, with responsibility for retail and commodity operations. Pat Mascolo ’94 was selected as the 2006 recipient of the Father Thomas F. Mahar Outstanding Alumni Award, honoring graduates of St. Vincent and St. Mary High Schools. Ed Sobey’s ‘90 new book A Field Guide to Household Technology will be published in March 2007. This is the second in a series of technology-based field guides. The first, A Field Guide to Roadside Technology was published in June 2006.
Holli Mallak ’04 was appointed by The City of Akron as an Advisory Board member for the Community Learning Centers.
The following Bober, Markey, Fedorovich & Company Partners have been retained in leadership positions within the PFK North American Network for 2007:
Stephen Brand ’96 is now Lead Solutions Designer with The Beta Strategy Group. He is currently working from his home, 2199 Rickel Drive, Akron OH 44333. Telephone number is 330.867.2934. E-mail address is stephbrand@yahoo.com Cambridge Home Health Care (Nancy Diller-Shively ’97 & Sue Fassoles ’97) have announced their openings of their twenty-sixth office in Salem, Ohio on February 6 and twenty-seventh office in Springfield, Ohio on February 12. Chris Eck ’00 is now Senior Public Relations Representative with FirstEnergy Corp., 76 South Main Street, 17th Floor, Akron OH 44308. Telephone number is 330.384.7989. E-mail address is ceck@firstenergycorp.com. K aren May ’02 is now Marketing Manager with Rubber Division, American Chemical Society (ACS). Mailing address is P.O. Box 499, Akron OH 44309-0499. Delivery address is 250 South Forge Street, Akron OH 44325-3801. Telephone number is 330.972.7815. Fax number is 330.972.5269. E-mail address is kmay@rubber.org.Jim Newbrough ’06 is now Interim President with HomeReach (an Ohio Health affiliate). Business address is 404 East Wilson Bridge Road, Suite H, Worthington OH 43085. Telephone number is 614.566.0807. E-mail address is jnewbro@ohiohealth.com. Guy Pipitone ’95, President of FirstEnergy Solutions will become Senior Vice President of operations strategy and development, responsible for developing strategies to maximize the value of the company’s assets. Robert Reffner ’85 is now Vice President, Legal with FirstEnergy Corp., 76 South Main Street, Akron OH 44308. Telephone number is 330.761.7896. E-mail address is reffnerr@firstenergycorp.com. Dale Ruther ’88 has been appointed to the Board of Directors of ProfitCrew™. Leila Vespoli ’01 Senior Vice President and General Counsel of FirstEnergy Corp. will take on additional responsibilities for governmental affairs, communications, corporate affairs and community involvement.
Congratulations to Tim and Elizabeth Sheeler ’05 on the birth of their daughter, Claire Elizabeth Sheeler who was born on February 23rd weighing 8 lbs., 9 oz and 20 inches long.
Our deepest sympathy to Tony Alexander
’92 of the death of his father Victor S. Alexander who passed
away on December 29. Lochridge: Executive of the Year Leadership Akron was proud to see our Vice Chair Riley Lochridge ‘86 receive the Executive of the Year award last night from SMEI. As Chairman & CEO of ComDoc, Inc., Lochridge has long emphasized servant leadership as he has approached the business as a laboratory for the personal development of employees. Along the way, ComDoc has grown to become the largest dealer of Ricoh copiers and business machines in the nation. Since Lochridge assumed the helm, company revenue has increased eight-fold and share value a whopping 4,000 percent. A graduate of Leadership Akron’s second class, Lochridge has served the program and the Alumni Association in many ways, including the establishment of LAAA’s Ellen McIntyre Memorial Golf Outing. At the SMEI Awards Dinner, Lochridge shared insights on leadership that echoed what he shared with the current Class 23 at their opening retreat: "If you find yourself going through tough times, don’t as ‘Why me?’, ask yourself ‘How can I learn from this situation?’" "Celebrate the gap between who you are and what you are in the process of becoming."
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“Paths
to Leadership” is the theme of this year’s Leadership Akron Alumni
Association retreat to take place at E.J. Thomas Hall on Friday,
April 13. The retreat committee has lined up a number of
Akron
attorney Bruce Hunsicker '93 has earned LAAA’s
2007 Distinguished Leader Award. Each year, a
committee of past award-winners selects the recipient for
outstanding achievement in the community related to a
specific cause or project.
