AKRON, Ohio — August 8, 2024 — Goodwill Industries serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland and Richland Counties is pleased to announce that Donna Skoda, Health Commissioner for the Summit County Public Health (SCPH) department, will be the keynote speaker at its 23rd Annual Employee of Distinction Luncheon. The event will take place on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, providing a platform for area employers to publicly recognize and celebrate the exceptional contributions of their valued staff.
“We are honored to have Donna Skoda deliver an inspiring keynote address at the 23rd Annual Employee of Distinction awards program,” said Nancy Ellis McClenaghan, President and CEO of Goodwill Industries serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland and Richland Counties. “Donna has been a stalwart advocate for public health in our community for over three decades. We eagerly anticipate her sharing her insights and experiences with the distinguished members of our local workforce.”
Event Details `
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: In person at Guy’s Party Center, 500 E. Waterloo Road in Akron
Cost: $35 per ticket
Event Chairs: Pamela Crombie, Program Manager, Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates; and Chrissy Myers, CEO, AUI & Clarity HR
Event Sponsors to Date
Thank you to the event sponsors to date – Diamond: Clarity HR; Platinum: Fifth Third Bank; Synthomer Foundation; Gold: Presper Financial Architects; Silver: Acrisure; Eric & Nan McClenaghan; PNC Financial Services Group; W3 Financial Group; Bronze: Bober Markey Fedorovich; Brennan Manna & Diamond; Marc Servodio, CFP®, AIF® – Vita Advisors, LLC; Copper: S.A. Comunale; Table Sponsor: Summit County Citizen Circle; Diamond Patron: David & Kathleen Bucci; Dr. Pleas R. Chambers III; Chuck & Debbie Ducey; Bill & Mary Glaeser; William & Susan Hanlon; Danielle Kimmell; Charles & Leslie Zonfa; Gold Patron: Laura Judge; Mary Anne & C. Allen Nichols; Patron: Chip Clupper & Zebulon Keller; Gold Program Partner: The Blick Center; Community Support Services; Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park; St. Vincent De Paul Parish; Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro’s Department of Job and Family Services; Silver Program Partner: Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority; Child Guidance & Family Solutions; Hattie Larlham; IBH Addiction Recovery; Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates; Summit County Children Services; In-Kind: Akron Civic Theatre; Akron Zoo; AUI; Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates; Media: akronlife; WAKR/WONE/WQMX/WNWV.
About Goodwill Industries Serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland & Richland Counties
The Goodwill Industries of Akron, Ohio, Inc., is a not-for-profit corporation that helps individuals prepare for, find and retain employment. Operating in the five-county region of Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland & Richland, the agency was established in 1927. It is a private, independent organization, operating as an affiliate member of Goodwill Industries International. Goodwill helps to directly strengthen the region’s workforce through its employment programs and indirectly through the net proceeds from its retail outlets and Business Services division. For more information about GIA, visit www.goodwillakron.org or call 800-989-8428.
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Contact: Leah Davis
(330) 786-2519
ldavis@goodwillakron.org