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By Paula Schleis
Beacon Journal business writer
POSTED: 09:01 a.m. EDT, Sep 14, 2009
Awards are typically given to highlight a past accomplishment.
But tonight, the Greater Akron Chamber will honor a slate of young professionals not only for what they've done, but also for their still-untapped potential.
A gala at the Akron Civic Theatre tonight will celebrate ''30 for the Future,'' an event extolling the power and promise of business and community leaders who have yet to reach their 40th birthday.
Event organizer Rebecca Guzy Woodford, the chamber's vice president of communications, said the awards were launched three years ago after a consultant said the area needed to do more to attract and retain young professionals.
''So we said let's recognize what our young leaders are doing and encourage them to become even more involved in the community and stay here,'' Guzy Woodford said.
''Usually at awards programs, you're seeing the same high-level CEOs achieving great things, but there are lots of young people achieving great things, too,'' she said.
A seven-member committee considered 80 nominees from Summit, Portage and Medina counties, representing sectors that included health care, technology, manufacturing, retail, social service and education.
This year's recipients are:
• Cara Adams, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations.
• Kate Bradley, Brouse McDowell.
• Nathan Brant, Akron Area YMCA.
• Anthony Burwell, Summa Foundation.
• Dr. Jennifer Eiko Cummings, Akron General Medical Center.
• Angela Freeman, Cole Industries.
• Stacey Gardner-Buckshaw, Girl Scouts of North East Ohio.
• Michael George, Stark & Knoll Co.
• Suzanne Graham, city of Akron (mayor's office).
• Betsy Bare Hartschuh, 9th District Court of Appeals (Judge Carla Moore).
• Angela Johnson, Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority.
• Sean Joyce, Goodwill Industries of Akron.
• Katherine Silver Kelly, University of Akron School of Law.
• James M. Laber, AtNetPlus Inc.
• Katie Wojno Lancianese, Wojno Development.
• Amanda Leffler, Brouse McDowell.
• Beth Linderbaum, O.E. Strategies.
• Kirsten Lino, FirstMerit Bank.
• Douglas Mathey, BCG & Co.
• Fedearia Nicholson, University of Akron.
• Christopher Norman, Crown Point Ecology Center.
• Hannah Paulin, National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation.
• Eboni Pringle, Kent State University.
• Dan Reynolds, Akron Area YMCA.
• Dana Lobalzo Saporito, H.C. Lobalzo & Sons Inc.
• Benjamin Tegel, Merrill Lynch.
• Denise Sponseller Testa, University of Akron Medina County University Center.
• Kathy Vidakovics, CFBank.
• Asuama Yeboah-Amankwah, Veyance Technologies.
• Brittany Grimes Zaehringer, Girl Scouts of North East Ohio.
Paula Schleis can be reached at 330-996-3741 or pschleis@thebeaconjournal.com.
Awards are typically given to highlight a past accomplishment.
But tonight, the Greater Akron Chamber will honor a slate of young professionals not only for what they've done, but also for their still-untapped potential.
A gala at the Akron Civic Theatre tonight will celebrate ''30 for the Future,'' an event extolling the power and promise of business and community leaders who have yet to reach their 40th birthday.
Event organizer Rebecca Guzy Woodford, the chamber's vice president of communications, said the awards were launched three years ago after a consultant said the area needed to do more to attract and retain young professionals.
''So we said let's recognize what our young leaders are doing and encourage them to become even more involved in the community and stay here,'' Guzy Woodford said.
''Usually at awards programs, you're seeing the same high-level CEOs achieving great things, but there are lots of young people achieving great things, too,'' she said.
A seven-member committee considered 80 nominees from Summit, Portage and Medina counties, representing sectors that included health care, technology, manufacturing, retail, social service and education.
This year's recipients are:
• Cara Adams, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations.
• Kate Bradley, Brouse McDowell.
• Nathan Brant, Akron Area YMCA.
• Anthony Burwell, Summa Foundation.
• Dr. Jennifer Eiko Cummings, Akron General Medical Center.
• Angela Freeman, Cole Industries.
• Stacey Gardner-Buckshaw, Girl Scouts of North East Ohio.
• Michael George, Stark & Knoll Co.
• Suzanne Graham, city of Akron (mayor's office).
• Betsy Bare Hartschuh, 9th District Court of Appeals (Judge Carla Moore).
• Angela Johnson, Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority.
• Sean Joyce, Goodwill Industries of Akron.
• Katherine Silver Kelly, University of Akron School of Law.
• James M. Laber, AtNetPlus Inc.
• Katie Wojno Lancianese, Wojno Development.
• Amanda Leffler, Brouse McDowell.
• Beth Linderbaum, O.E. Strategies.
• Kirsten Lino, FirstMerit Bank.
• Douglas Mathey, BCG & Co.
• Fedearia Nicholson, University of Akron.
• Christopher Norman, Crown Point Ecology Center.
• Hannah Paulin, National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation.
• Eboni Pringle, Kent State University.
• Dan Reynolds, Akron Area YMCA.
• Dana Lobalzo Saporito, H.C. Lobalzo & Sons Inc.
• Benjamin Tegel, Merrill Lynch.
• Denise Sponseller Testa, University of Akron Medina County University Center.
• Kathy Vidakovics, CFBank.
• Asuama Yeboah-Amankwah, Veyance Technologies.
• Brittany Grimes Zaehringer, Girl Scouts of North East Ohio.
Paula Schleis can be reached at 330-996-3741 or pschleis@thebeaconjournal.com.
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Posted 10:09 AM, 09/14/2009
Congratulations.
My Heart Is In K-Town, .
Posted 10:43 AM, 09/14/2009
A big Congrats! to all...
