WHY LEADERSHIP?
LEADERship Ashtabula County is dedicated to developing people who improve the quality of life in Ashtabula County.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Improve personal development and leadership skills.
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Identify a personal vision for community involvement.
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Enhance greater knowledge of Ashtabula County, its resources, and its leaders.
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Become part of an informed, diverse network for personal, business, and community development.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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Increased leadership skills that can be applied for greater workplace effectiveness.
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Increased networking opportunities that help business solutions.
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Increased collaboration among public, private, and non- profit sectors.
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Exposure to other community leaders with a shared vision for the future.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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A pool of community leaders with the skills and vision to creatively address community issues.
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Committed graduates prepared to serve on boards and task forces.
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A network of individuals using their awareness of the community’s strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities to improve the quality of life in Ashtabula County.

ABOUT US
LEADERship Ashtabula County has been helping Ashtabula County residents grow and become engaged with the community since 1989. It is our goal to encourage, educate, and stimulate individuals of all ages to become more familiar with, more interested in, and engaged in all facets of civic endeavor that affect Ashtabula county citizens.
Through both adult and high school programs LEADERship is able to reach a wide range of individuals with unique backgrounds and qualifications. The diversity of our students and topics helps to guarantee our programs are useful, relevant, and always improving.
OUR MISSION
We encourage, educate, and stimulate individuals of all ages to become more familiar with, more interested in, and engaged in all facets of civic endeavor that affect county citizens.
LEADERS OF LEADERSHIP
OUR TEAM

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PATTI BALDWIN ANDERSEN '22
United Way
MARK ASTORINO '06
Ashtabula Area
City Schools
CHARLIE BORSUKOFF '18
JCI Construction
JODI CALAWAY '18
University Hospitals
Conneaut & Geneva
Medical Centers
DENISE DIDONATO '15
University Hospitals
Conneaut & Geneva
Medical Centers
BOBBY DRAGON '21
Chardon Custom
Polymers
JUDGE MICHELLE M FISHER '18
Bobulsky Law Firm
MICHAEL HAMPER III, ESQ. '17
Gallagher Sharp LLP
CHARLES LAWSON '15
Molded Fiber Glass
MICHELLE R. MCCLURE '16
KeyBank
ANDREW MISIAK '16
Ashtabula County
Juvenile Court
SUSAN PAOLO, MBA '19
Huffman Mayer Paolo, Wealth Management Group
CRAIG RAYMOND '20
First Energy
LORI A. RILEY '19
Conneaut Area
City Schools
KEVIN STEED '10
Martinet Recchia
RICHARD F. TRICE ‘08
Ashtabula County
Medical Center
