October 28, 2019 |
Welcome New Leadership Staff Member 
Janine Kuestner, Executive Assistant
Janine comes to Leadership Lake County with experience in education, coaching, and nonprofits. She has degrees in science education and chemistry and likes to throw heavy stuff for fun as an elite Highland Games athlete. Welcome, Janine!
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Congratulations to These Alumni
Jeff Ruple '14 and Pam Kurt '15 on Their New Partnership!
You can reach them at Cardenas Ruple Kurt LLC, at 440.944.1966.
Kathy Strancar '16 is the new Executive Director of Forbes House.
You can reach her at kstrancar@forbeshouse.org.
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2020 Alumni Renewals
Thank you to our alumni who have renewed their dues at the Active or Retired/Relocated level.* Active alumni attend most events for free; Retired/Relocated alumni or Guests pay $25 for most events.
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1987
Harry Fishleigh, III
Susan McVay Mancino
1988
David Cowen
Eugene Lucci
Andrew Meinhold
Robert Vaughn
1989
Philip Cassella
David Crockett
1990
William Hiller
1991
Richard Falkowski
Constance Irvin
Gloria Jeanne Lipps
Gregory Markell
Elfriede Roman
Mark Wainwright
1992
John Monacelli
John Redmond
Roger Sustar
1993
David Enzerra
Nancy Fisher
Douglas Heiser
1994
Thomas Chapman
Duane Lipps
David Merkel
Cynthia Moore-Hardy
1995
Morris Beverage, Jr.
Ronnie Higley
Kathryn Tatman
1996
Carol Cunningham
John Forbes
Andrew Kelly
Keith Martinet
Michael Mayher
Denise Tomazic
1997
Timothy Cahill
Gwen Corban
Larry Disbro
Beverly Lee
Jane Densmore Steger
1998
Edward Bash
Lee Bodnar
Stella Hetzer
Patricia Perry
Dawn Plante
Marie Pucak
Alyson Scott
1999
Richard Bennett
Amy Dawson
Rena Ellwanger
Brian Katz
2000
Mary Frances Burns
Kenneth Gamiere
Douglas Lance
Mary Ogrinc
Christine Weber-Bresky
2001
Ellen Blanock Forbus
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2002
Paul Hach, II
Rose Anne Lonsway
Susan March
Raymond Paganini
David Skursha
2003
Ann Coughlin
Kimberly Fraser
Kenneth Mears
Kenyon Pike
Mary Sanders
2004
Jessie Baginski
Robin Baum
Diane Bosley
Edward Brown
Larry Villines
2005
Dione DeMitro
Kathleen Malec
Cynthia Racer
Jerrie Lee Rispoli
Judy Sustar
Robert Sutyak
Mark Tyler
Mary Wynn-
Peaspanen
2006
Julia Hazen Schick
2007
Carrie Dotson
Richard Lowery
Eryn Medved
Scott Webster
Brian Wilson
Fr. David Woost
2008
Melanie Blasko
Richard Cicero
Ryan Dumermuth
Ka-Pi Hoh
Lynnmarie Landwei-Phillips
2009
Jacqueline Bruner
Floyd Clayton
Alison Hughes Adinaro
Pamela Rose
2010
Deborah Hardy
Richard Novotny
Sharon Sharpnack Jenkins
Jacqueline Sheridan
2011
Morris Beverage, III
Beth Falkner-Brown
Johanna Henz
Mary Ann Kudyba
Laurel Neitling
Adam Sanden
Donna Skufca
2012
Melissa Amspaugh
Donna Bares
Scott Barlow
Nancy Brunner Sanden
Debora Erksa
Clark Gerber
Craig Ghidotti
Leah Konopka Hartmann
Anthony Mancari
Judy Moran
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2013
Doris Behnke
Ben Capelle
Alice Demeter
Jen Edgell
Ann Mahler
Chris Selan
Eileen Yates
2014
Nathan Bell
Kerri Beverage
David Borcas
Anthony Brzytwa
Christina Kirkner
Cheryl Kuonen
Lynne Lucic
Melanie Lyttle
Kevin Malecek
Michael Marous
Pamela Martin
Mike Matoney
Donald Wayne McLeod
Jeffrey Ruple
Greg Sanders
Filippo Scafidi
Joe Tomsick
Patricia Valenza
Kristina Willey
2015
Chris Carter
Lori Caszatt
Brian Falkowski
Cristen Kane
Sarah Kostiha Smith
Michele Kuester
Stephanie Lee
Patrick Paoletta
Laurie Principe
Jeff Proy
Andy Rose
Gretchen Skok DiSanto
2016
Jennie Best
Daniel Bray
Matthew Cook
Linda DeRosa
Jeannie Fleming-Gifford
Brett Fraser
Maureen Kelly
Eric Linderman
Christine Matthews
Jay McDonald
Tom Morse
Terri Orlando
Joe Popely
Ann Radcliffe
Roe Scholti
Tracy Shook
2017
Wayne Brodnan
Andy Curtiss
Deanna D'Amore Elsing
Erik Dannemiller
Lisa Falkenberg
Lauren Holt
Carrie Hurd
Doug Klier
Brint Learned
Janice MacKnight
Jennifer McCarty
Mary Newcomb
Paul Palagyi
Denise Quiggle
Martin Risko
Cindy Mako Robinson
Joshua Rosen
Amy Sabath
John Schick
Karen Sundy
Amber Thomas
Ame West
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2018
Ericka Blackburn
Kerry Bliss
William Bowers
Eric Brey
Judy Burr
Nicole Burr
Alice Cable
Denise DiDonato
Heidi Fyffe-Yocum
Patricia Gavorski
Michael Givens
Michelle Graf
Annmarie Gunsch
Alyssa Gustwiller
Monica Irelan Dupee
Maria Kula
Debra Lehr
Crystal Leidy
Scott Marn
Ronald Morenz
David Munson
Rosanne Patti
Mario Petitti Jr.
Jean Sency
Amy Senning
John Smith
Melanie Steele
David Sterio
Jennifer Stonebrook
Joshua Strickland
Thomas Young
Jason Ziga
2019
Andrea Ausperk
Wallace
Brainard
Mark
Crowley
Lisa Durst
Joseph Edger
Heather
Freeman
Paula
Gordos
Eric
Hammer
Katie
Jenkins
Michele Johnson
Jacklyn
Krysa
Christine
Margalis
Erica Martin
Cindy Mocilnikar
Laura
Mutsko
Jodi
Nead
Traci
Paponetti
Rachael
Pelagalli
Kathleen Shaughnessy
Aaron
Ujcic
Community Builders
Mike Brodnan '17
Stephanie Delost '18
Terry Garrity '14
Joseph Horsfall '18
Samantha LaSalvia Crookall '19
Mark Milde '18
Kathleen Obrenski '13
Andrea Pavicic '13
Carla Reynolds '19
Marilyn Weiss '18
Cailey Williams '18
Alecia Woolley
Goetter '18
Non-Alumni Trustees
Judge Colleen Falkowski
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*List reflects dues received through October 21, 2018. Please contact the office if you feel your name has been omitted in error.
The cutoff date for Active Alumni to be included in the current directory is
September 1, 2019.
Deadline extended to October 31!
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November and December Alumni Events
Don't miss any of our exciting upcoming events!
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Haven't Paid Your Dues Yet?
Most events are FREE for active alumni!
Thank you for your continued support!
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Election Day Brunch
Tuesday, November 5
Brunch opens at 8:30 a.m.
Kevin Malecek speaks at 9 a.m.
Join us for spirited election day conversation and networking!
Thanks to our sponsors:
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Santa's Helper Toy Workshop
Sign up to be one of Santa's Helpers!
Thursday, December 5
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Leadership L
ake County is joining Mentor Rotary to help Santa at the Lake Metroparks Farmpark!
Sign up today to participate and put smiles on children's faces this holiday season. Deadline to sign up is November 26.
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Annual Holiday Gathering for a Cause
Monday, December 9
Molinari's
Make your reservations TODAY to
join us for our most highly attended event each year!
This year's charity recipients are NAMI of Lake County and Deepwood Foundation Residential Program.
Celebrate the holidays with more than 100 Leadership alumni and their guests, and find out who really is THE BEST CLASS!
Reservations close Monday, December 2 at 3 p.m.
Holiday Raffle
Tickets are $10 each or 6 for $50
1st prize
- Ladies & Gentlemen Salon & Spa gift basket with a manicure & pedicure each month for a year - Value $1,200+
Courtesy of Nancy '92 & Ed Brown '04, Ladies & Gentlemen Salon and Day Spa
2nd prize
- Two tickets to 6 Lake County galas - Value $1,700+
May 8, 2020 - Fine Arts Annual Gala
May 15, 2020 - Taste of McKinley
August 2020 - Dancing Under the Stars
October 2020 - Lake Humane Black Cat Ball
November 2020 - Torchlight Youth Mentoring Festival of Trees
December 2020 - WRJSL Candlelight Gala (formerly Candlelight Ball)
And more to come!
3rd prize
- Two individual golf entries to 7 Lake County outings in 2020 - Value $1,700+
June 1, 2020 - Lake County YMCA
June 8, 2020 - Leadership Lake County
July 17, 2020 - Mentor Chamber of Commerce
July 20, 2020 - Crossroads
July 24, 2020 - Friends of Laketran
August 7, 2020 - Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce
August 2020 - AWT
And more to come!
4th prize
- Two tickets to Frozen at Playhouse Square Theatre, August 1, 2020 at 1:30 p.m., Orchestra Level Seating
Compliments of Melanie Lyttle '14
Charity Items Needed
This year our recipients are NAMI Lake County and Deepwood Foundation Residential Program.
NAMI Lake County - items needed:
* Gift cards in $10 increments (up to $50) to Meijer, Dunkin' Donuts, Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, or DoorDash/UberEATS/Grubhub
* Travel mugs
* Reusable water bottles
Deepwood Foundation Residential Program - items needed:
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Thank you to these sponsors:
Sponsorships still available for this event!
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Kettle Bell Ringers Needed at Great Lakes Mall
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Nancy and Ed Brown from Ladies & Gentlemen Salon and Spa taking a shift to ring the bell for the Salvation Army.
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Saturday, December 14
Inside the Food Court
2-hour shifts available from
10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
All ages are welcome. Make it a family affair to support our local Salvation Army!
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Leadership Lake County Outing
Cavs vs. Spurs Game
Sunday, March 8, 2020
6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
FOX Fan Club bus leaves Lakeland Community College at 6 p.m.
Tickets: $45 each -- ONLY 38 TICKETS LEFT -- Register Soon!
REGISTER HERE to join your fellow alums for a fun evening of networking and rooting for the home team!
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Want to Share Your Upcoming Event with Fellow Alumni?
Please Note These Upcoming Alumni-Led Event Publication Dates:
For November 15, Holiday Edition: materials must be submitted by October 31
For February 1: materials must be submitted by January 15
PDFs and other flyers will not be accepted.
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Phone: 440.290.7933
Visit us at:
8804 Mentor Avenue
Mentor, OH 44060
Located inside the
Lake County Clerk of Courts
Title Bureau Building
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