Signature Class 43
Our 2026-2027 Leaders
With great pride, Leadership Akron is pleased to introduce the 40 distinguished members of Signature Class 43.
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Brian Anderson
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
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Kristen Ashby
Akron Community Foundation
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Janis Beckett
CHC - Community Health Center Summit County
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Vish Bhatt
Coleman Health Services
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William Eugene Blake
Progressive Alliance CDC
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Steven Bordenkircher
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
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Steven Brooks
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
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Michael Carlson
TRIAD
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Nicole Chavers
GAR Foundation
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Dayna Dunbar
Triton Property Ventures, LLC
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Regan Everhard
Hasenstab Architects, Inc.
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Nicole Farrell
Rubber City Development Consulting
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Cassandra Galloway
Child Guidance & Family Solutions
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Florence Gill
Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio
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Dara Harper
Akron Black Artist Guild
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Harry Kamdar
A.S.I.A. Inc.
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Brianna Kelly
Pritt Entertainment Group
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Amy Kelly-Lancki
Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board
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Mike Kirksey
Amazon
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Melanie Korman
IBH Addiction Recovery
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Nathan Kreis
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
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Kandice Lacy
Summit County Juvenile Court
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Liana Lake
DLZ
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Wanda Lash
Akron Public Schools
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Trudie Latson
Good Place Holdings
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Brian Lobban
Akron RubberDucks
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Fred Matthews
PNC Bank
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Jamie Messenger
NAMI Summit County
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Michael Murphy Jr.
Akron Police Department
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Julie Nations
End Drug Shortages Alliance
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Lori Porter
Love Akron
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Michael Rinn
Akron Police Department
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Malinda Sampsell
United Way of Summit & Medina
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Tina Sanzone
Akron Children’s Hospital
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Brad Tipper
HATCo / Summa Health
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Benjamin Tipton
Kent State University
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Darnell Tucker
Stark State College
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Dennis VanFossen Jr.
International Soap Box Derby
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Marcus Wainwright
Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A.
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Heather Yannayon
Summit County Department of Job and Family Services