Smith to speak at Women's Success Series
Amy Smith is the featured speaker of the 2024 Women’s Success Series on Friday, March 1 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Kent State Tuscarawas in the Science and Advanced Technology Center. The cost to attend is $15 when paid in advance and $20 at the door. The fee includes a continental breakfast.
The Women’s Success Series is designed to inspire women of all ages to succeed personally and professionally. Each year the leadership series features three women who have enjoyed a measure of success in Tuscarawas County. The sessions also include networking opportunities and a book discussion or TED Talk. The March discussion will feature the book, “Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You,” by Dolly Parton.
“We are so excited to kick off this season with Amy,” said Wendy Zucal, director of Dennison Railroad Depot Museum and one of the event organizers. “After each session we ask the audience to recommend future speakers, and Amy came highly recommended. She will bring a great message to our audience, which is comprised of women of all ages and from all walks of life. We are blessed in this community to have so many strong women to lead in the business community. It creates an interesting mix and leads to dynamic and thoughtful discussions, fellowship and networking.”
Smith is the general manager of WJER Radio, where she began her career as a high school senior in 1996. She held positions as on-air announcer, news reporter, cable TV morning show producer, continuity director and account executive prior to becoming general manager in 2017.
Smith graduated from Dover High School and received her bachelor’s degree in public relations from Kent State University’s School of Journalism. In her early career, she worked in public relations at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron and Stern Public Relations in Cleveland. She also operates a freelance copywriting service, providing copy and storyboards for cable television commercials.
She is a past board member of the Muskingum Lakes chapter of the American Red Cross and currently serves on the boards of directors for the Miss Clayland Scholarship Pageant, the Tuscarawas County YMCA and the Tuscarawas County Senior Center. Smith lives in Canton, where she is the president of the North Lehman Neighborhood Alliance. She enjoys traveling, skiing, and attending live theater and concerts. She and her fiance Jarrod own three dogs and two cats.
March 1 is the first session of a three-part annual series. The second session of the series will be May 3 and will feature Dr. Sarah Andreas, and the third and final session will feature Shyanne Carroll on June 7.
The Women’s Success Series is sponsored by Dennison Railroad Depot Museum and Kent State Tuscarawas in collaboration with Carlene Farms, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District and the Tuscarawas Economic Development Corporation.
Other organizations contributing to the Women’s Success Series are First Federal Community Bank, First National Bank of Dennison, Rodriguez’s House of Stones, Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce and What’s Cooking Café.
In addition to Zucal, planning committee members include Adria Bergeron from Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, Charity Waugh and Deborah Ellwood from Kent State Tuscarawas, Connie Finton from Carlene Farms, Taylur Cunningham from the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, and Tracy Stevens.
The registration deadline for the session is Feb. 23. Registrations are limited to the first 100 participants. To register online, visit AmySmith.eventbrite.com.
Call the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum at 740-922-6776 or email womenssuccessseries@dennisondepot.org.
Kent State Tuscarawas is located at 330 University Drive NE in New Philadelphia.
