Leadership Alumni

Class of 2001

Keith Applegate - Taylor Applegate Hughes & Associates
Marcia Bailey
Karen Benton- Urbana University
Christina Bruun-Horrigan - Urbana University
Robin Cornett - Mercy McAuley Center
Earl Evans
Rich Fisher
Philip Foeller- Champaign Bank
Hedy Frick- Springfield Regional School of Nursing
Ann Greer- Urbana University
William Hagedon - Dayton Power & Light
Rhonda Lyle
Jeff Sanders
Emily Simpson
Elizabeth Wagner - Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Beth Walter
Trent Zerkle

Class of 2003

Jackey Arrington - Urbana-Champaign County Senior Center
Audra Bean - Champaign Residential Services, Inc.
Stacey Bohannon
Jeanne Bowman - Mercy Memorial Hospital
Clark Brinnon
Stefanie Bumgarner
Abby Cohn - Champaign County Department of Developmental Disabilities
Nancy Frick - Tri-County Community Action
Darrell Heckman - Heckman Law Office
Kimberly Hilliard
Shawn Holland - Edward Jones Investments
Kevin Horrigan - First Presbyterian Church
Larry Moore
Jan Osborne - Urbana University
Todd Pennington
Sandy Peterson
Jane Sandy - Champaign County Chamber of Commerce
Archer Thomas - Urbana University
Bryan Thompson - The Medicine Shoppe
Nino Vitale - Johnson Welded Products
Tonya West -  Mercy McAuley Center
Mark Woods

Class of 2004

Linda Ballinger
Mary Benedict - Ohio Department of Development
Patricia Bowersmith - Mercy Memorial Hospital
Sara Bratka - Taylor, Applegate, Hughes & Associates
Jon Brown - Benefits Administrators
Scott Cain
Scott Campbell
Nick Christian - Urbana University
Jennifer Coey - Champaign County Auditor's Office
Robin Coffey - Robert Rothschild Farm
Ben Cox - Walter-Schoedinger Funeral Home
Chad Fondriest - Champaign Bank
Claudia Foulk
Gretchen Huffman - Peoples Savings Bank
Bob Jenkins - Mercy McAuley Center
Virginia Kauffman
Laura Kiehn - Champaign Residential Services Inc.
Gary Lantz - Champaign Bank
Michelle Melvin-Nichols - WKSW KISS Country
Roberta Moore
Paul Peltier - Champaign Bank
Cynthia Price - Champaign Bank
Patricia Stevenson - The Medicine Shoppe
Rosalind Weaver - Ben-El Child Development Center

Class of 2005

Curtis Ankeny
Wendy Brenner - Champaign Bank
Diana Buroker
Lisa Case - Tech II
Tom Craemer
Al Evans - Urbana Auto Parts
Kelly Evans-Wilson - Seniors Helping Seniors
Glenn Feltz - Delta Psychology Center
Stephen Hill - Urbana University
Jacque Howell - Urbana University
Betsy Kite - Champaign County Department of Job & Family Services
Patti Lantz - Lantz Sales & Service
Emily MacKendrick - Eva Carey Realty
Karen Martin
Dale Miller
Shannon Mitchell - Mercy McAuley Center
KaAnne Morris
Ben Oburn
Wendy Pinkerman - Eris Title Agency
Kathy Rader - Champaign Residential Services Inc
Jan Rhoades - Consolidated Care
Pat Richards
John Ridder - CT Communications
Pamela Smith - Real Estate II
Michael Stewart - First Christian Church
Charles Thiel - Urbana High School
Barry Ward - The Ohio State University Department of Agriculture
G.S. Weithman - City of Urbana
Sondra Williams - Mercy McAuley Center

Class of 2006

Melissa Atkins-Miller - Champaign Countywide Communications
David Bacher - Noreast Transport
Susan Bailey - Champaign County Department of Job & Family Services
Matthew Bost - Champaign Investment Company
Jeffrey Burroughs - Victoria Theatre Association
Andrea Chave
Amanda Curtin - Champaign Bank
Tiffany Eckhardt - Savoodle
Shirley Eichhorn - Mercy McAuley Center
Jennifer Ganson - OSU Extension Office
Jene Gaver - Champaign County Building Regulations
Ty Henderson - Champaign County Library
Philip Hisnay - Hisnay Home Remodeling
Tony Howard - Village of Mechanicsburg
Joe Hurst - Graham High School
Linda Locke - Urbana South Elementary
Sheila Pena - Champaign Health District
Amanda Randall - Champaign County Dog Warden
Ronnie Releford - Spiritual Life Services
Rebecca Smith - Sterling House
Merideth Umstead
Adam Ward - Ohio State Department of Agriculture
Michelle Whitely Turner - Bowser-Morner, Inc.
Debra Wortman - Ohio Hi-Point Joint Vocational School
Karl Zalar

Class of 2007

Anthony Artis
Peggy Baker
Shelley Bruce - Ben-El Child & Family Center
Rob Callahan
Stacy Cox - Champaign County Department of Job & Family Services
David Curnutte -  Urbana Fire Division
Kim Davis - Ohio Hi-Point Career Center
Deborah Isaacs - Catholic Social Services
Gary Ledford - Champaign Transit
Christopher Logan - Urbana Fire Division
Lisa McDonough - Caring Kitchen
Barry McNeely - CT Communications
Justin Mohler - Watson & Associates
Jamie Porter - Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Valerie Robb - Graham Local Schools
David Snyder - Security National Bank
Terri Thompson - Champaign Residential Services Inc.
Neola Tullis - Community Mercy Health Partners

Class of 2008

Richard Bills - C-TEC
Annette Charles - Hair Co. The Salon and Spa
Andrew Donahoe - KTH Parts Industries
Brent Emmons - Champaign County Sheriff
Michael Griest - Urbana University
Stephen Henderson - Henderson Land Investment
Anne Kertesz
Matthew Ketcham - Madison-Champaign Educational Service Center
Stacey Logwood - Champaign County Family and Children First
Stacey Neer - Champaign Bank
Jason Riffle - Peoples Savings Bank
Linda Rudawski - Residential Administrators
Lori Stickley - Hearth and Home Assisted Living
Heather Tiefenthaler - Community Car and Pet Wash
Penny Underwood - Champaign County Clerk of Courts
Meghan Williams - NetGain Informational Systems

Class of 2009

Becky Anway - Champaign County Farm Bureau
Martha Bacon - Champaign County Department of Job & Family Services
Wendy Cromer - Urbana University
Danielle Driscoll
William T. Evans - Security National Bank
Greg Hower - Sterling House of Urbana
Michael Maloy - Mikanna Farms LLC
Joan Poling - The Peoples Savings Bank of Urbana
Teresa Rickett - Heartland of Urbana
Terry Rittenhouse - Lincoln Professional Services
Dale R. Sloan - Sloan Ag Consulting
Jo Etta Spain - Ohio Hi Point Career Center
Jeff Yoder - Yoder Concrete Construction, LLC


 

2005-06 Teen Leadership Class

The inaugural Teen Leadership Academy class included twenty participants from all 5 Champaign County schools and Catholic Central. Members of the 2006 teen class: Joe Ahern, Cassie Bentley, Allison Bosworth, Brittany Davis, Lauren Dill, Robin Espich, Sarah Fries, Nathan Grove, Olivia Jackson, Natasha Miller, Nickolas Nelson, Kelly Sell, Elizabeth Shade, Ashley, Smith, Sarah Stengel, Corinne Thaxton, Andrew Towns, Jordan Turner, Hillary Wagner and Trevor Winner.

Fast Facts

Champaign County is conveniently nestled in the heart of west central Ohio.

  • Established in 1805
  • 30 miles from Columbus or Dayton; 10 miles from Springfield
  • Serviced by U.S. Routes 68 and 36; within 15 miles of Interstates 70 and 75
  • Blend of service, retail, manufacturing and agricultural businesses
  • Miles of bike trails, hiking trails, rivers and wooded area wind its way through the county
  • Population approximately 39,800; 428 square miles
  • Quaint shopping, dining and art/antique shops
  • Home to Warren Grimes the "father of aviation lighting"
  • Well-known Champaign Countians include: William Saxbe, Clancy Brown, Johnny Appleseed and A.B. Graham
  • Airport: Grimes Field (General Aviation)
  • Home to Urbana University
  • Destinations: Simon Kenton recreation trails, Cedar Bog, Ohio Caverns, Johnny Appleseed Museum, Mad River, Champaign County Fairgrounds, Kiser Lake State Park

 

 

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