Category: Patron Spotlights

Drew Reilly is the Deputy Law Director for the City of Stow Law Department. Drew manages all aspects of legal work such as contract management, legal drafting, and more. He also leads the city’s prosecution in planning and zoning cases. Drew has been heavily inves[...]

Curt and Nancy Bohon met through their sisters when they were ten years old. The pair lived on the same street in Cuyahoga Falls when they were children, and today, they live in the house Curt’s parents owned on the very same street that they grew up on. They have bee[...]

Tiffany Peters is the Interim Executive Director at Barberton Community Foundation, whose mission is to strengthen the Barberton community for current and future generations by providing leadership, fostering collaboration, and creating a legacy of giving to do good. Sh[...]

Sheldon Wrice is currently the Vice President for Inclusion and Equity /Chief Diversity Officer. In this critical position within the University administration, Wrice provides strategic leadership for campus diversity, program oversight, diversity advising and mentoring[...]

Georgia Nix Miller is a former business consultant, entrepreneur and community advocate for women, children, education, and the arts. Gary Miller is a long-time university faculty member and college administrator and currently serves as President at The University of Ak[...]

David Custodio, M.D., is a Senior Vice President and President of the Summa Health System Akron and St. Thomas Campuses. As President of Akron City and St. Thomas Hospitals, Dr. Custodio works collaboratively with leaders throughout the health system, keeping a keen foc[...]

Karen Starr is an interior designer and co-owner of Hazel Tree Design Studio. Co-founded in 2010, Hazel Tree has grown from a home-based custom picture framing and interior design business, to a showroom and gallery that features the works of local artists and home deco[...]

Justin Chenault is a Social Architect, trained as a journeyman carpenter, Justin thinks about the building process and the connection or, more often than not, the disconnection of that development process to the end-user. As he moved into the field of community developm[...]

Kevin Richards is an award-winning photographer, filmmaker, graphic designer, and DJ. He studied Fine Art Photography at the Myers School of Art at the University of Akron. His work has been seen in galleries, publications, and public art installations. He has previous [...]

Heather Meeker (Executive Director, Summit Artspace) is a results-driven nonprofit leader with a passion for achieving organizational vision in the arts, culture, and education fields. Her expertise includes strategic planning, team-building, partnerships, project manag[...]