AKRON, Ohio — March 28, 2025 — Goodwill serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland and Richland Counties held its 98th Annual Meeting virtually on March 26, 2025, to elect board members and honor program champions.
“This celebration showcased a record-breaking year of service and the inspiring achievements of our 2024 Celebration of Champions honorees!” said Nancy Ellis McClenaghan, president & CEO, Goodwill Industries serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland and Richland Counties. “We proudly showcased our sustainable initiatives and how we are addressing transportation barriers that affect job seekers in our five-county region. Thanks to the generosity of philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the remaining funds from her 2020 $5 million grant continue to support transportation resources, including bus passes, fuel cards and our revolving auto loan program. This revolving auto loan program serves individuals who may experience difficulty qualifying for traditional loans or would otherwise be vulnerable to predatory lending. The unwavering support of our board, staff and community has been instrumental in achieving these milestones, and we are truly grateful!”
Celebration of Champion Honorees
Lisa Barr
Darnise Brunson & United Way of Summit & Medina
Connor Huston
Doug Newsome
Jennifer Zambik
Directors Re-elected
- Lynn M. Clark – Attorney/Mediator
- Susan Hanlon, PhD – Retired, University of Akron
- Laura Judge – Liniform Service
- Morgan E. Parke – FirstEnergy Service Company
- Jeana M. Singleton – Brennan Manna & Diamond, LLC
- Tiffany Testa – Sandridge Crafted Foods
Director Elected for First Three-Year Term
- Kathy Moock – Community Volunteer Leader
2025-2026 Honorary Directors
- Becky Babcox (1951-2012) — Retired, Babcox Publications
- Parker Berry II, CIC — Seibert-Keck Insurance
- Daniel C. Buser, Esq., CPCU — Crain, Langner & Co.
- S. Theresa Carter – Synthomer Foundation
- Dr. Pleas R. Chambers, III – AMP’s Specialized Marketing Group, LLC
- Chip Clupper — County of Summit | Ilene Shapiro, Executive
- Terrence Dalton – Retired, Community Support Services
- Joseph P. Doman, Jr. – UBS Financial
- William Glaeser – Retired, Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, Inc.
- Dorothy O. Jackson (1933-2021) — Retired, City of Akron
- Randy S. Katz – Retired, City Scrap & Salvage
- Margaret D. Jordan, J.D. M.S. — Community Volunteer Leader
- Danielle J. Kimmell, CPA — Eide Bailly
- Douglas Klein, CPA – BDO
- Dr. Mary Beth Kluge (1936-2022) — Retired, Akron Public Schools
- Karen C. Lefton, Esq. – Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC
- Doug Lefton – Retired, Fairlawn Family Practice
- Lisa Mandel — Community Volunteer Leader
- Thom Mandel – Rubber City Radio Group
- Dan Marchetta, Sr. (1929-2015) — Retired, Marchetta Construction Company
- Joseph Manolas, CPA – Meaden & Moore
- Gregory McDermott – Retired, FirstMerit
- Jackie McDermott – Retired, Alcatel-Lucent University
- James E. Merklin, CPA, CFE – Bober Markey Fedorovich
- Julie Merklin — Community Volunteer Leader
- Cynthia K. Misheff — Community Volunteer Leader, Retired Educator
- Donald T. Misheff — Retired, Ernst & Young
- Shelby D. Morgan — W3 Financial Group
- Angela M. Neeley, MBA — METRO Regional Transit Authority
- C. Allen Nichols – Akron Bar Association
- Gary Rickel — Retired, CBRE
- Charles Schreckenberger — Braun & Steidl Architects, PRIME AE Group, Inc.
- Kim Schreckenberger — Retired, Akron Public Schools
- Marc Servodio, CFP®, AIF® — Vita Advisors, LLC
- Cherie Morris Shechter — Community Volunteer Leader
- Steven B. Shechter — Insurance Witness Consulting, The Business Brain Trust, RWS Business Services Companies
- Beth Sherwood — Community Volunteer Leader
- George Sherwood (1939-2023) — Retired, B. F. Goodrich
- John Shulan — Shulan’s Fairlawn Jewelers
- Stephen L. Strayer — PNC Bank
- Michael A. Sweeney — Brouse McDowell
- Charles Tennent – Retired, A. J. Gallagher
- Corrine Tennent – Community Volunteer Leader
- Barry E. Thoman, CPA — Meaden & Moore
- Russell Vernon — Retired, West Point Market
- Jerry Welty — Retired, Welty Building Company
- Mark Whitlam — J.C. Whitlam Manufacturing Co.
- Stephen D. Wilt — CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Menu Sponsors
Thank you to the following sponsors supporting our 2024 events.
Platinum: Fifth Third Bank; Synthomer Foundation; Gold: Presper Financial Architects; Silver: Acrisure; Clarity HR; 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; 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; Media: akronlife and 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