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NEWS
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Contact:
Michael Gaffney, APR
Vice President - Marketing
Office: 330-643-5532
Cell: 330-701-8080
Date: April 26, 2007
Board Members
Elected, Awards Presented at Annual Meeting
More than 340 community leaders attended United Way of Summit County’s
Annual Meeting, Thursday, April 26, 2007, at the Sheraton Suites Hotel
in Cuyahoga Falls.
New board officers and members were also elected at the Annual Meeting
following the acknowledgement of retiring board members, Kenneth Beach
of University Park Development Corporation, Alan Bleyer of Akron General
Medical Center, James Crutchfield retired from the Akron Beacon Journal,
Marc Merklin of Brouse McDowell, LLP, Sylvester Small, Akron Public
Schools and Shari Whitfield of Robert Baird & Company.
The newly elected members and officers are as follows:
Nominated to a Full Term ending at the Annual Meeting in 2010:
Sandy Auburn, Auburn & Associates; Michael Caporale, Retired -
Associated Materials Inc.; Theresa Carter, OMNOVA Solutions Foundation;
Don Carthorn, American Shipping & Packing Co.; Bill Crooks, United Steel
Workers of America, Local #7; William Feth, AESCO Electronics; Stuart
Glauberman, Malco Products; Donald Graham, Fifth Third Bank; Tom Harnden,
Barberton Community Foundation; Diana Hogg, FirstMerit Corporation;
David James, Akron Public Schools William Lowery, Annaco Inc.; Thomas
Lubotsky, Akron General Partners; Bill Roderick, Barberton Citizens
Hospital; Bruce Rowland, The Hagen Rowland Group, James Sneed, A.
Schulman; Rev. Curtis T. Walker, Sr., Wesley Temple AMEZ Church; Judge
Annalisa Williams, Akron Municipal Court
Officers and Members of the Executive Committee
At Large Executive Committee Members:
Eileen Burg; Michael Caporale, Retired - Associated Materials Inc.;
Richard Marsh, FirstEnergy; Charles H. Victor, Public Utilities Bureau,
City of Akron; Pam Williams; Strategic Planning Chair - William Feth,
AESCO Electronics; Development Fund Chair - Brian Thomas, AAA Akron Auto
Club; Nominating Committee Chair - Tim Fitzwater, Retired - National
City Bank; Public Policy Committee Chair - Frank Comunale, S.A. Comunale
Co.; Community Investment Division Chair - Phil Cajka, Audio Technica,
U.S.; Administration Committee Chair - Leonard Foster, County of Summit;
2006 Campaign Chair - Thomas Strauss, Summa Health Systems; Secretary -
Bill Roderick, Barberton City Hospital; Treasurer - Tim McEldowney,
Cohen & Company; Past Board Chair - David A. Brockman, Brockman, Coats,
Gedelian, & Company; Board Chair - Thom Mandel, Rubber City Radio Group
Several awards were presented at the meeting including the Distinguished
Service Award, presented to Roger Read, the Lorry Vishnia Staff
Excellence Award that was given to Kiren Bansal, and the Community
Builder Award, which was given to Brian Thomas, President & CEO of AAA,
Akron Auto Club.
Awards were also presented to companies that displayed a strong
commitment to United Way of Summit County and the community in 2006.
These awards include the Spirit of Caring Awards, which was presented to
The Babcock & Wilcox Company, and the Cornerstone Awards, which were
given to Goodyear and FirstEnergy. |
