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Here are some of the local leadership programs throughout the state of Ohio.
Feel free to reach out to them. If you have any updated information, please contact KathyRednour@leadershipohio.org.

Local Leadership Programs

Allen-Lima Leadership
Micki Vollmer
Director
147 N. Main Street
Lima, OH 45801
Tel: (419) 222-6045
Fax: (419) 229-0266
E-mail: all@wcoil.com
Web site: allenlimaleadership.com
District: W


Chamber of Commerce Serving Middletown
Monroe & Trenton Leadership

Karen Carroll
Interim Director
1500 Central Avenue
Middletown, OH 45044
Tel: (513) 422.2551
Fax: (513) 422.6831
E-mail: info@mmvchamber.org
Website: www.mmvchamber.org
District: SW


Cleveland Bridge Builders
Laura Steinbrink
Executive Director
1331 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
Tel: (216) 776.6166
Fax: (216) 436.2252
E-mail: laura@clevelandbridgebuilders.org
Website: www.clevelandbridgebuilders.org
District: N


Clinton County Leadership Institute
Kathleen H. Blake
Executive Director
P.O. Box 170
1594 Fife Avenue
Wilmington, OH 45177
Tel: (937) 382-7120
Fax: (937) 382-7120
E-mail: execdir@cclead.org
Web site: www.cclead.org
District: S


Community Leadership of Licking County
Robert D. Klingensmith
Executive Director
The Ohio State University - Newark
1179 University Drive
Newark, OH 43055-1797
Tel: (740) 366-9275
Fax: (740) 366-5047
E-mail: klingensmith.2@osu.edu
Web site: www.cotc.edu/Professional/rklingensmith/comlead/comlead.htm
District: E


Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development (COAD)
Karen Collins
Manager of Leadership Programs
Appalachian Leadership Academy
Community Action Leadership Academy
1 Pinchot Place
Athens, OH 45701-0787
Tel: (740) 594-8499
Fax: (740) 592-5994
E-mail: kcollins@coadinc.org
Web site: www.coadinc.org/ala/leadership_programs_home.shtml
District: E


Crawford Leadership
Nancy Kukay
Extension Agent
117 E. Mansfield St.
Bucyrus, OH 44820-2389
Tel: (419) 562-8731
Fax: (419) 562-3677
E-mail: kukay.3@osu.edu
Web site: http://crawford.osu.edu/cd/cd/leaders.htm


Fairfield Leadership Tomorrow
Inactive in2004- 2005
P.O. Box 2450
Lancaster, OH 43130
Tel: (740) 653-8251
Fax: (740) 653-7074
E-mail: info@lancoc.org


Guernsey County Leadership Program
Mike Kachilla
President
Cambridge Area Chamber of Commerce
918 Wheeling Ave.
Cambridge, OH 43725
Tel: (740) 439-6688
Fax: (740) 439-6689
E-mail: mkachilla@cambridgeohiochamber.com
Web site: www.cambridgesupersite.com


Hancock Leadership
Linda DeArment
Director
123 East Main Cross
Findlay, OH 45840
Tel: (419) 422-3313
Fax: (419) 422-9508
E-mail: HCLead1@aol.com
Web site: www.findlayhancockchamber.com
District: W


Hardin Leadership
Kathy Oliver
Extension Agent
One Courthouse Square, Suite 40
Kenton, OH 43326
Tel: (419) 674-2297
Fax: (419) 674-2268
E-mail: oliver.1@osu.edu
District: NW


Kettering Leadership Academy
Bonnie Pittle
Director
City Of Kettering
3600 Shroyer Rd.
Kettering, OH 45429
Tel: 937.296.2400
Fax: 937.296.3242
E-mail: bonnie.pittl@ketteringoh.org
Web Site: http://www.ci.kettering.oh.us/depts/KLA/index.shtml
District: S


LEAD
Alice Black
Director
115 Agr. Adm. Bldg.
2120 Fyffe Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Tel: (614) 292-4650
Fax: (614) 292-4294
E-mail: black.298@osu.edu
Web site: http://ohioline.osu.edu/~ohiolead/index.html


Lead Brown County
Matt Allen
Director
7461 White Swan Road
Georgetown, OH 45121
937.378.4215
matt@countyfreepress.com


LEAD Clermont
Cyn Isaac Macke
Director
119 W. Main St.
Amelia, OH 45102
Tel: (513) 753-9222
Fax: (513) 753-1225
E-mail: leadershipinstitute@clermont2020.org
Web site: http://www.clermont2020.org
District: S


LEAD Sandusky
Barbara Hargreaves and Joann McMahon
Co-Directors
P.O. Box 620
225 West Washington Row
Sandusky, OH 44870-2620
Tel: (419) 625-6421
Fax: (419) 625-7914
E-mail: LEADS@sandusky.net
Web site: http://LEADS.sandusky.net
District: N


Leadership Akron
One Cascade Place, 17th Floor
Akron, OH 44308-1192
Tel: (330) 237-1235
Fax: (330) 434-1104
Web site: www.lakron.com
District: N


Leadership Ashland
Bev Spreng
Executive Director
10 West Second Street, 2nd Floor
Ashland, OH 44805
Tel: (419) 281-4584
Fax: (419) 281-4585
E-mail: leadershipashland@ashlandoh.com
Web site: www.ashlandoh.com/la
District: N


LEADERship Ashtabula County
Marta Stone
Executive Director
P.O. Box 643
Ashtabula, OH 44005-0643
Tel: (440) 998-3888
Fax: (440) 998-2474
E-mail: leader@suite224.net
Web site: http://www.leadershipashtabulacounty.org
District: N


Leadership BG
Elaine Skoog
Executive Director
163 N. Main St.
P.O. Box 31
Bowling Green, OH 43402
Tel: (419) 353-7945
Fax: (419) 353-3693
E-mail: elaineskoog@bgchamber.net


Leadership Champaign County
Kelly Evans-Wilson
Executive Director
Champaign County Chamber of Commerce
113 Miami St.
Urbana, OH 43078
Tel: (937) 653.5764
Fax: (937) 652.1599
Email: info@champaignohio.com
Web: www.champaignohio.com/chamber/leadership


Leadership Cincinnati
Raymond J. Brokamp
Director
Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
441 Vine Street
300 Carew Tower
Cincinnati, OH 45202-2812
Tel: (513) 579-3141
Fax: (513) 579-3102
E-mail: rbrokamp@gccc.com
Web site: leadershipcincinnati.org
District: S


Leadership Clark County
Melissa Riley Patsiavos
Executive Director
Clark State Community College
P.O. Box 570
Springfield, OH 45501-0570
Tel: (937) 328-6120
Fax: (937) 328-6077
E-mail: patsiavosm@clarkstate.edu


Leadership Cleveland
Executive Director
200 Tower City Center
50 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44113
Tel: (216) 592-2426
Fax: (216) 621-1725
Web site: http://www.leadershipcleveland.com
District: N


Leadership Columbus
Laurie Stein Marsh
Executive Director
Sean Fabich
Program Director
37 N. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Tel: (614) 225-6948
Fax: (614) 221-1408
E-mail: laurie_marsh@columbus.org
Web site: www.leadershipcolumbus.org
District: E


Leadership Columbiana County
Lynette Rawlings
Director
P.O. Box 427
Lisbon, OH 44432-0427
Tel: (330) 424-8175
Fax:330.424.1348
E-mail: rawlil@verizon.net
Website: www.leadershipcolumbianacounty.org
District: N


Leadership Coshocton County
Donna Meyers
Director
P.O. Box 55
220 S. Fourth St.
Coshocton, OH 43812
Tel: (740) 622-0010
Fax: (740) 622-1660
E-mail: lead@coshoctonfoundation.org
Web site: www.coshoctonfoundation.org
District: E


Leadership Darke County
A Partnership with Darke County Chamber of Commerce
Joel Sink
Program Manager
Adult Education/HRD Coord.
Miami Valley Career & Technical Center
6800 Hoke Rd.
Clayton, OH 45315
Tel: (937) 854-6255
Fax: (937) 837-5619
E-mail: jsink@mvctc.com


Leadership Dayton
Annesa Cheek
Program Manager
Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
One Chamber Plaza, Suite 200
Dayton, OH 45402
Tel: (937) 226.8256
Fax: (937) 226.8254
E-mail: acheek@dacc.org
Web site: www.daytonchamber.org
District: S


Leadership Delaware County
Tracy Whited
Program Director, Leadership Programs
23 N. Union St.
Delaware, OH 43015
Tel: (740) 369-5904
Fax: (740) 369-4817
E-mail: twhited1@columbus.rr.com
Web site: www.delawareohiochamber.com


Leadership Dublin
Kelli Martin
Executive Director
129 S. High Street
Dublin, OH 43017
Tel: (614) 889-2001
Fax: (614) 889-2888
E-mail: leadershipdublin@dublinchamber.org
Web site: www.dublinchamber.org
District: E


Leadership Euclid
Not active 2004-2005
Karen Tomsic
Program Coordinator 21935 Lakeshore Blvd.
Euclid, OH 44123
Tel: (440) 731-9322
Fax: (440) 731-8354
E-mail: euclidcofc@aol.com
District: N


Leadership Fairfield
Ginger Shawver
Executive Director
670 Wessel Drive
Fairfield, OH 45014
Tel: (513) 881-5500
Fax: (513) 881-5503
E-mail: shawverginger@hotmail.com
Web site: www.fairfieldchamber.com


Leadership Fayette
Pat Brinkman
Extension Educator
1415 US Rt. 22 SW, Suite 100
Washington CH, OH 43160
Tel: (740) 335-1150
Fax: (740) 335-2757
E-mail: brinkman.93@osu.edu
Web site: www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~faye


Leadership Gallipolis
Lorie Neal
Gallia County Chamber of Commerce
16 State Street, P/.O. Box 465
Gallipolis, OH 45631
Tel: (740) 446-0596
Fax: (740) 446-7031
E-mail: lneal@galliacounty.org


Leadership Geauga County
Bob Faehnle
Executive Director
P.O. Box 261
Chardon, OH 44024
Tel: (440) 285-3711
Fax: (440) 286-4437
E-mail: bob@leadershipgeauga.org
Web site: http://www.leadershipgeauga.org
District: N


Leadership Hamilton
Nancy O'Neill
Program Director
201 Dayton Street
Hamilton, OH 45011-1633
Tel: (513) 844-1500
Fax: (513) 844-1999
E-mail: nancy@hamilton-ohio.com
Web site: www.hamilton-ohio.com
District: S


Leadership Highland
Virginia Purdy
Executive Director
P.O. Box 371
Hillsboro, OH 45133
Tel: (937) 780-9012
Fax:(937) same as above - call first
E-mail: vmpurdy@cinci.rr.com
District: S


Leadership in Action - Henry County
Nancy Stehulak
Extension Director
104 E. Washington St.
Suite 107
Napoleon, OH 43545-1646
Tel: (419) 592-0806
Fax: (419) 592-8750
E-mail: stehulak.1@osu.edu
Web site: http://henry.osu.edu/cd/cd.htm#Leadership_In_Action_Henry_County


Leadership In Action - Paulding County
Mike Farmer
Executive Director
P.O. Box 237
Paulding, OH 45879
Tel: (419) 399-5215
Fax: (419) 399-2047
E-Mail: pcoc@paulding-net.com
Web site: www.pauldingchamber.com


Leadership Lake County, Inc.
Ellen Cantor
Executive Director
Lake Erie College - College Hall
391 W. Washington St.
Painesville, OH 44077
Tel: (440) 352-7520
Fax: (440) 352-7530
E-mail: ellenllc@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.leadershiplakecounty.org
District: N


Leadership Logan County
Tara Wagner
Volunteer Chair
120 E. Sandusky Ave.
Bellefontaine, OH 43311
Tel: (937) 599-4227
Fax: (937) 592-6404
E-mail: tkwagner@2access.net
Web site: www.logancountyohio.org
District: S


Leadership Lorain County
Gail Stumphauzer
Executive Director
1100 Abbe Rd. North, Suite B
Elyria, OH 44035
Tel: (440) 365-0800
Fax: (440) 365-0801
Email: gail@leadershiploraincounty.com
Web site: http://www.leadershiploraincounty.com
District: N


Leadership Mahoning Valley
Susan Moorer
Executive Director
One University Plaza - Jones Hall
Youngstown, OH 44555
Tel: (330) 941-1980
Fax: (330) 941-3090
Email: smoorer@leadershipmv.org
Web site: www.leadershipmv.org
District: N


Leadership Marion
Nancy Nicolosi
Leadership Facilitator
205 W. Center St.
Marion, OH 43302-3719
Tel: (740) 382-2181
Fax: (740) 387-7722
E-mail: chamber@marion.net
Web site: http://www.marion.net/chamber/leadership.htm


Leadership Medina County
Lucy Sondles
Executive Director
1101 W. Liberty Street
Medina, OH 44256
Tel: (330) 725-8461 X288
Fax: (330) 725-5870
Email: info@leadershipmedinacounty.org
Web site: http://www.leadershipmedinacounty.org
District: N


Leadership Mercer County
Pam Buscher
Executive Director
226 North Main Street
Celina, OH 45822
Tel: (419) 586-2219
Fax: (419) 586-8645
E-mail: info@celinamercer.com
Web site: www.celinamercer.com


Leadership Noble
Mike Lloyd
Extension Educator
150 Court House
Caldwell, OH 43724-1245
Tel: (740) 732-5681
Fax: (740) 732-5434
E-mail: lloyd.4@osu.edu
Web site: www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~nobl/


Leadership Northmont
A Partnership with Englewood-Northmont Chamber
Joel Sink
Program Manager
Adult Education/HRD Coord.
Miami Valley Career & Technical Center
6800 Hoke Rd.
Clayton, OH 45315
Tel: (937) 854-6255
Fax: (937) 837-5619
E-mail: jsink@mvctc.com


Leadership Ohio
Kathleen Rednour
Executive Director
P.O. Box 164432
Columbus, OH 43216-4432
Tel: 614.853.3356
Fax:
Email: KathyRednour@leadershipohio.org
Web site: http://www.leadershipohio.org


Leadership Pickaway
Dorothy Cooper
Program Director
Chamber of Commerce
135 W. Main Street
Circleville, OH 43113
Tel: (740) 474.4923
Fax: (740) 477.6800
E-mail: emailamy@thepickofohio.com
Web site: www.pickaway.com


Leadership Portage County
Karen Claxton
Director
1675 E. Main Box 111
Kent, OH 44240
Tel: (330) 673-5724
Fax: (330) 678-1334
Email: leaderpoco@aol.com
Web site: http://www.leadershipportagecounty.com
District: N


Leadership Portsmouth
Lisa Carver
Executive Assistant
P.O. 509
Portsmouth, OH 45662
Tel: (740) 353-7647
Fax: (740) 353-5825
E-mail: lcarver@portsmouth.org
Web site: www.portsmouth.org


Leadership Sandusky County
Holly Stacy
Chamber CEO
101 S. Front Street
Fremont, OH 43420
Tel: (419) 332-1591
Fax: (419) 332-8666
E-mail: leadership@scchamber.org
Web site: www.leadershipsanduskycounty.org
District: W


Leadership Seneca County
Ed Lentz
Associate Professor
Seneca Co. Extension Office
3140 S. SR 100 Suite E
Tiffin, OH 44883
Tel: (419) 447-9722 X11
Fax: (419) 447-7677
E-mail: lentz.38@osu.edu


Leadership SHAKER
Not active 2004-2005
Leslie Grodin
Program Coordinator
3450 Lee Rd.
Shaker Heights, OH 44120
Tel: (216) 491-1424
Fax: (216) 491-1465
Email: leslie.grodin@ci.shaker-heights.oh.us
District: N


Leadership Sidney-Shelby County
Dawn Eilert
Vice President
101 S. Ohio Ave., Floor 2
Sidney, OH 45365
Tel: (937) 492-9122
Fax: (937) 498-2472
E-mail: deilert@sidneyshelbychamber.com
Web site: www.sidneyshelbychamber.com


Leadership Stark County
Fran Wells
Executive Director
222 Market Ave. North
Canton, OH 44702
Tel: (330) 456-7253
Fax: (330) 452-7786
Email: franw@cantonchamber.org
Web site: http://www.cantonchamber.org/leadership
District: N


Leadership Stow-Munroe Falls
Cindy Smith Lewis
Executive Director
Tel: (330) 688-1579
Fax: (330) 688-6234
Email: smfcc@smfcc.com
Website: www.smfcc.com
District: N


Leadership Toledo
David Schlaudecker
Executive Director
316 Adams Street
Toledo, OH 43604
Tel: (419) 241-7371
Fax: (419) 241-9945
E-mail: dave@leadershiptoledo.com
Web site: www.leadershiptoledo.com
District: W


Leadership Troy
Patti Emmel
Director
405 S.W. Public Square, Suite 330
P.O. Box 218
Troy, OH 45373
Tel: (937) 339-8769
Fax: (937) 339-4944
E-mail: tacc@troyohiochamber.com
Web site: www.troyohiochamber.com


Leadership Tuscarawas
Cheryl Kinsey
Director
P.O. Box 971
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
Tel: (330) 340-5105
Fax: (330) 339-6554
E-mail: information@leadershiptusc.org
Web site: www.leadershiptusc.org


Leadership Unlimited
Bill Sharp
Director
55 North Mulberry Street
Mansfield, OH 44902
Tel: (419) 522-3211
Fax: (419) 526-6853
Email: tosharp2@hotmail.com
Web site: http://www.mrachamber.com/index.jsp?page=2&level=2
District: N


Leadership Van Wert County
Jodie A. Perry
Executive Director
118 W. Main Street
Van Wert, OH 45891
Tel: (419) 238-4390
Fax: (419) 238-4589
E-mail: japerry@vanwertchamber.com
Web site: www.vanwertchamber.com
District: W


Leadership Warren County
Bill Thornton
Director
P.O. Box 802
Lebanon, OH 45036
Tel: (513) 265-0450
Fax:(513) 933-8228
E-mail: wgthornton@netzero.net
District:S


Leadership Westerville
Kristi Robbins
Director
P.O. Box 215
Westerville, OH 43086-0215
Tel: (614) 901-3101
Fax:
E-Mail: krobbins@leadershipwesterville.org
Web site: www.leadershipwesterville.org
District: E


Leadership Williams County
Dan Yahraus
Executive Director
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
138 S. Lynn St.
Bryan, OH 43506-1791
Tel: (419) 636-2247
Fax:(419) 636-5556
E-mail: bryancc@cityofbryan.net
Web site: www.bryanchamber.org


Leadership Wooster
Brenda Courson
Director
377 W. Liberty Street
Wooster, OH 44691
Tel: (330) 262-5735
Fax: (330) 262-5745
Email: wchamber@bright.net
Web site: http://www.wooster-wayne.com/chamber/leadership.html
District: N


Leadership Worthington
Joan B. Bird
Executive Director
Nancy Case
Coordinator
200 E. Wilson Bridge Rd.
Worthington, OH 43085
Tel: (614) 883-3057
Fax: (614) 883-3010
E-mail: LdrWorthinton@columbus.rr.com or brdldr@worthington.k12.oh.us
Web site: www.leadershipworthington.org
District: E


Morrow County Leadership
Steve Ruhl
Extension Educator
871 W. Marion Road
Suite 102
Mt. Gilead, OH 43338-1088
Tel: (419) 947-1070
Fax: (419) 946-1071
E-mail: ruhl.1@osu.edu


Neighborhood Leadership Institute
Barbara Montgomery
Citizen Participation Coordinator
2178 N. Gettysburg Ave.
Dayton, OH 45406
Tel: (937) 333.5511
Fax:(937) 333.8052
E-mail: barbara.montgomery@cityofdayton.org


NEO Regional Leadership Taskforce
Suzanne Fleming
Coordinator
One University Plaza - Phelps Bldg.
Youngstown, OH 44555
Tel: (330) 941.2498
Fax: (330) 941.1525
Email: shfleming@ysu.edu
Web site: www.neolead.com
District: N


Pathfinder Leadership
Marvin Jones
Executive Director, Chamber of Commerce
165 S. Paint Street
Chillicothe, OH 45601
Tel: (740) 702-2722
Fax: (740) 702-2727
E-mail: ccinfo@chillicotheohio.com
Web site: http://www.chillicotheohio.com/chamber/leadership.htm


Pickerington LEADS
Helen Mayle
President
13 W. Columbus St.
Pickerington, OH 43147-
Tel: 614.837.1958
Fax: 614.837.6420
E-mail: partners@pickeringtonchamber.com
Web site: www.pickeringtonchamber.combr>

*Pro-Muskingum
Executive Director
P.O. Box 2475
526 Putnam Avenue
Zanesville, OH 43702-2475
Tel: (740) 454-9993
Fax: (740) 454-7993


Project Leadership in Huron County
Judy Sommers
Director
895 Meadow Lane North
Norwalk, OH 44857
Tel: (419) 668-8519
Fax: (630) 214-3237
Email: csommers1@neo.rr.com
Web site: www.huroncountyleadership.com
District: N


West Chester Chamber Alliance Leadership 21
Kerry Murray
VP Member Services & PR
8945 Brookside Ave., Suite 101
West Chester, OH 45069
Tel: (513) 777.3600 X17
Fax:(513) 777-0188
E-mail: kamurray@westchesterchamberalliance.com
Web site: http://www.westchesterchamberalliance.com/leadership21/index.htm


Senior Leadership
Cyn Isaac Macke
Director
119 W. Main St.
Amelia, OH 45102-
Tel: (513) 753-9222
Fax: (513) 753-1225
E-mail: leadershipinstitute@clermont2020.org
Web site: www.clermont2020.org
District: SW


Southwest Community Leadership Program
Lynn A. Smith
Executive Director
4069 Broadway
Grove City, OH 43123
Tel: (614) 875.9762
Fax: (614) 875.1510
E-mail: e.dir@gcchamber.org
Web site: www.gcchamber.org


Telesis
Charmel Wesel
Events & Marketing Manager
316 Third Street
Marietta, OH 45750
Tel: (740) 373-5176
Fax: (740) 373-7808
E-mail: wesel@mariettachamber.com
Web site: www.mariettachamber.com


Upper Arlington Leadership Program
Peggy Concilla
Executive Director
P.O. Box 21190
Upper Arlington, OH 43221
Tel: (614) 470-2764
E-mail: execdir@leadershipua.org
Web site: www.leadershipua.org
District: E