Leadership on Main 2026
Conversations with Akron’s Change-Makers
Leadership on Main: June 2026
Speaker: Benjamin Boyer, Co-Founder and President, Prospector Baseball Group (New Owners of the Akron RubberDucks)
Moderator: Kristin Bernert, Co-Founder and Managing Director, SWISH Partners and KB2 Sports
Leadership on Main: August 2026
Speaker: Madhu N. Sharma, Executive Director, International Institute of Akron
Moderator: Tania Nemer, Deputy Chief Civil, Tax, CSEA, Summit County Prosecutor’s Office
Leadership on Main: September 2026
Speaker: Larry Stevenson, President & CEO, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
Moderator: Marty Hauser, Board President, Trailhead Community Health Foundation of Greater Akron (Signature 11)
Leadership on Main: October 2026
Speaker: Tracy Carter, President & CEO, Trailhead Community Health Foundation of Greater Akron (Signature 15)
Moderator: Marty Hauser, Board President, Trailhead Community Health Foundation of Greater Akron (Signature 11)
Leadership on Main: November 2026
Speaker: Chrissy Myers, CEO, AUI/Clarity HR (Signature 36 / WNCLI 4)
Moderator: Leslie Ungar, Executive Coach, Electric Impulse Communications
Leadership on Main: December 2026
Speaker: Jon Fiume, John S. Knight Executive Director & CEO, Akron Art Museum (Signature 22)
Moderator: Dr. Joe Zarconi, NE Ohio Medical University Professor Emeritus & Retired Professor
Leadership on Main: May 2026
Speaker: Dominique Waters, Founder, Executive Director & Chief Storyteller, Akron Sneaker Academy (Insight Akron 2025)
Moderator: Dr. Leia' Love, DPC, Owner, Leia' Love Hair & Nail Salon (Signature 40)
Leadership on Main: April 2026
Speaker: Alicia Robinson, Founder & Executive Director, Limitless Ambition – Signature 41
Moderator: Tiffany Roper, Director of Outreach and Parent Education, Early Childhood Resource Center – Signature 39
Leadership on Main: March 2026
Speaker: Steve Elliott, Chief Magistrate, Summit County Probate Court, Signature Class 40
Moderator: Lisa Mansfield, Director of Development and Community Partnership, VANTAGE Aging (Signature 33)
Leadership on Main: February 2026
Speaker: Stephanie York, Executive Director, Shaw JCC of Akron, Signature Class 29
Moderator: Sherry Neubert, Founder & Chief Inspiration Officer, The Symbiotic Collective, Signature Class 27
Leadership on Main: January 2026
Speaker: Dr. Teri Lash-Ritter, President, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Signature Class 34
Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Savitski, Cleveland Clinic