Leadership Coshocton profile: Meet Amy Hunter of the 2026 class

Amy Hunter was born and raised in Coshocton, graduating from Coshocton High School. She was an athlete, playing volleyball and basketball, and also was involved with the Letterman’s Club and Spanish Club.

Following graduation, Hunter married and started a family, welcoming her son, followed six years later by her daughter. She was a stay-at-home mom for eight years, involved in her children’s lives with 4-H, FFA, PTO, SOCCA board and athletic boosters.

Her first out-of-the-home experience was as a volunteer for Ohio Reads at Keene Elementary School, and in 2001 she worked part-time at Warsaw Elementary in the literacy program, an ability-based small group reading instruction program for kindergarten through second grade.

Following an unexpected divorce in 2015, Hunter needed to seek full-time employment. Her father was employed at Buckeye Brine at the time, and he let her know they were hiring for a part-time weekend position. Hunter began doing data entry and transitioned to full-time employment in June 2015.

As the company grew and they hired more people for data entry, her role with the company grew as well. Her position with Buckeye Brine is multi-faceted, doing everything from formatting materials for business activities to helping and supporting with compliance, reporting to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, revamping the safety program, and encouraging employees to be more proactive at work and home.

Hunter described her role as business support and said she takes pride in supporting others and learning something new every day. She said she is appreciative of the company that took a shot with her because she came to Buckeye with no office skills. She appreciates the ever-changing environment in which she works and her co-workers, describing them as family.

Hunter had heard of Leadership Coshocton County from friends who had gone through the program and said she always wanted to participate. She found it an interesting way to learn about Coshocton. Through participation she hopes to get reconnected with the community and learn about ways to get involved. Hunter also hopes to promote positivity within the county related to the environmental impact of businesses in the county.

When asked her view of the community, Hunter started with family. She said for her, family is first, and like ripples in the water, what is learned at home trickles to work and the community at-large.

She said she is grateful for her grandparents, who gave her roots and taught her values of the family unit and the importance of personal accountability. From family, she said it goes to work and helping each other build on ideas and purpose of one's job.

She then described the Coshocton community.

“There are lots of positives in Coshocton — more things for families to do. The county commissioners and leaders are adding more things like the ice rink, food truck fest and green space. While I’d like to see more hiking trails in the woods added, there are many outdoor opportunities already available in Coshocton,” she said.

Hunter said her passion is youth and the family, so when asked what would make the county stronger, she said, “Invest in our youth.”

Hunter believes positivity and meaningful activities outside of school help young people make good choices and stay engaged, especially those age 10-15.

“I always had an open-door policy with my children,” Hunter said. “A sense of family is important. The community support for families in need is a characteristic of the community I appreciate.”

Hunter said she would recommend LCC for others and said when she comes back from program days, she tells her co-workers, “Did you know … ?”

She said the program days have been enlightening, learning the county is more than a dot on a map and has national and international impact. She said she looks forward to seeing what next month has in store.

Hunter is growing personally and professionally through the program and said she appreciates learning and growing alongside her classmates, noting the ripple effect among the class in their growth.

Hunter is the mom of two grown children, both of whom are married, with four grandchildren between them — two boys and twin girls. She also spoke at length about the admiration she holds for her son, who had a lifelong dream to become a firefighter come true when he was hired full-time by the Coshocton Fire Department, as well as her daughter, who followed in the education field and works as a third grade intervention specialist with River View Local Schools.