Leadership Coshocton County honors Class of 2026

Leadership Coshocton County held its graduation ceremony for the Class of 2026 on May 19 at the M Event Centre, located on the grounds of Coshocton KOA Holiday.

Family, friends and employers gathered to celebrate the year. Through presentations by members of the class, audience members learned about their year in leadership through the lens of the curriculum, Positive Leadership.

Graduates of the Class of 2026 include Connie Allen; Donnie Allen; Jessica Carr, McWane Poles; Shantelle Coffman; April George, KnoHoCo Ashland CAC Senior Center; Ashley Guthrie, Coshocton Port Authority; Emily Henry, Coshocton County Department of Job & Family Services; Chloe Hollback, United Way of Coshocton; Amy Hunter, Buckeye Fluid Solutions; Tisha King, Coshocton County Board of Developmental Disabilities/Help Me Grow; Corie Lahna, Bratton Law/Dogwood Title; Audrey Phillips, OhioHealth/Southeastern Med; Kaden Smith, H. Dewey Thompson Financial Service; Heather Stoffer, Hummel Group Inc.; Brittany Taylor, Coshocton Public Health District; Josh Walsh, Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office; and Jim Wright, McWane Ductile.

The class community project benefited Coshocton in Bloom by volunteering more than 80 hours of sweat equity to contribute to the expanding flower baskets and pots that will be added to Skip’s Landing, providing a welcoming atmosphere to the entrance of Coshocton on County Road 1A.

Members and guests had dinner catered by Schumaker Farms before Executive Director Betsy Gosnell began the evening by welcoming guests; recognizing funders, employers and program planners; and thanking the community for its continued support. Bob Pell, executive director for the Coshocton Foundation, welcomed and congratulated the leaders.

Leadership Coshocton Advisory Board Chair Adam Parks congratulated the graduates, encouraging them to put to use the lessons learned through Leadership Coshocton and the curriculum.

Leadership Coshocton County is a program funded by the Coshocton Foundation with additional financial support from the Willard S. and Helen F. Breon Fund, McWane Ductile Community Fund, Schooler Family Foundation, and individual donors.

Applications for the Class of 2027 are due Monday, June 1 and available by email at lead@coshoctonfoundation.org.