Topics include social services, health care, education, justice and others. Each day gives the class a hands-on look at the key organizations, decision-makers and issues in that field. Members of the new class are: Terry Albanese, assistant to the mayor for health, education and families for the City of Akron; Nichole Booker, senior director, collective impact, for the United Way of Summit County; Dirk Breiding, vice president of sales for the Akron/Summit Convention and Visitors Bureau; Shon Christy, president of Focal Point Social Media; Perry Clark, founder/president of Truly Reaching You Ministries; Phillip Duryea, division manager for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.; Jerome Fiume, partner at NAI Cummins Real Estate; Sergio Garcia, chief of staff for Northeast Ohio Medical University; Dawn Glenny Jones, president/CEO of Greenleaf Family Center; Leanne Graham, executive director of the Victim Assistance Program; David Hertz, managing director of Dix and Eaton; Dale Highsmith, major account manager for ComDoc Inc.; Paul Jarrett, executive director of the Greater Akron Musical Association; Margaret Lazzerini Jordan, marketing associate for SS&G Inc.; Jeffrey Kerr, executive vice president of Environmental Design Group; Amanda Leffler, attorney at Brouse McDowell; W. Glenn Leppo, CEO of Leppo Group Inc.; Paul Levy, professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at The University of Akron; Cindy Mitchell, senior tax manager at Bober Markey Feodorovich; Phillip Montgomery, deputy director of public service for the City of Akron; Karen Mullen, president of Visiting Nurse Service and Affiliates, Akron General Health System; James ORourke, vice president, corporate purchasing for the JM Smucker Co.; Christy Page, president and CEO, Better Business Bureau of Akron Inc.; Kendra Preer, director of UBMS and FAME at Stark State College; Maureen Putt, senior global category manager, reinforcements for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; Mellissa Reed, director, Cohen and Co. Ltd.; Veronica Sims, administrator of special projects/government affairs, Akron Summit Community Action Inc.; Beth Smith, vice president, public relations and marketing, Akron Childrens Hospital; Nicole Squire, manager of consumer and commercial compound development for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operation; Steven Staub, vice president and treasurer for FirstEnergy Corp.; Andre Thornton Jr., vice president administration, ASW Global LLC; Todd Wade, senior vice president of KeyBank; Keeven White, president/CEO, WhiteSpace Creative; and Alexandra Wright, executive director/CEO, Youth Excellence Performing Arts Workshop (YEPAW).
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