Community leaders speaking at March 1 OAYP event
The Orrville Area Chamber of Commerce will present 6 Leaders in 60 Minutes, a get-together between prominent area professionals and Orrville Area Young Professionals.
Billed as a fast-paced and inspiring event, the 90-minute program is scheduled for March 1 beginning at 3 p.m. at the Bridgeway Training Center, 500 Venture Drive.
Community leaders will share their best pieces of advice for young professionals. Each of six speakers will spend 10 minutes speaking, and after presentations each speaker will be available to answer questions.
“We are excited to have a diverse group of community leaders to share their best piece of advice with Orrville Area Young Professionals,” said Landre McCloud, Chamber of Commerce membership and marketing director. “Each leader will have 10 minutes to present. This is going to be an informative, engaging and interesting 60 minutes. We look forward to hearing what the leaders have to say.”
Speakers include environmental geoscience instructor Jim Duxbury, who co-owns Lavender Trails at Orrville City Schools; Wayne County Community Foundation Executive Director Melanie Garcia; Retired Bekaert manager Tom Hiller; University of Akron Director of Regional Campuses Heather Howley; Jarrett Director of Special Projects Dianne Jarrett; and Commercial & Savings Bank senior operations officer Ashley Vaughn.
Duxbury has been a teacher at Orrville High School for 29 years. He has advised more than 1,000 students for the Earth Science Club and received approximately $100,000 in student-written and led grants.
Garcia is a former executive coach and corporate training account executive for Ohio State Business Training and Educational Services Department. She has been active in many community organizations including the Orrville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Hiller spent more than three decades at Bekaert in the Orrville plant. He was a regional sales manager and business development manager.
Dr. Howley has been UA’s director of regional campuses for three years, guiding functions at the university’s Wayne, Medina and Lakewood campuses. She has coordinated and implemented a plan to align UA’s main campus with the satellite campuses. She was an associate professor and coordinator of communications at the UA Wayne campus since 2009.
Jarrett is involved in property acquisitions, facility design and furnishings, and employee training and support, among other things. She has a background in nursing, spending 10 years in the field before starting Jarrett Companies with husband Mike.
Vaughn leads teams in marketing, cash management, electronic services and payments. She is active in the Holmes County community, serving on the Holmes County Park District board and volunteering in the Millersburg area.
Those wanting to attend can register at www.orrvillechamber.com/. The cost is $25 per individual and free for chamber members.
Event sponsors are the Orrville Area Chamber of Commerce and Jarrett.
