[NEohioPAL]Weathervane announces 2004-2005 Board of Trustees

Fri Sep 10 07:56:34 PDT 2004

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Elynmarie Kazle, Executive Director of Weathervane Playhouse is pleased =
to announce the members of the 2004-2005 Board of Trustees. At the helm =
as President, for his second year, is George Moxon II. He is an =
intellectual property attorney with more than 25 years of experience =
with numerous corporations and low firms. He joined Roetzel & Andress in =
2003 where he is currently a Partner in the Intellectual Property =
Practice/Business Services Group and handles IP matters including =
patents, trademarks and copyrights for the firm. Prior to joining =
Roetzel and Andress, George was a Partner in Brouse McDowell and a =
Senior Patent Counsel with The BF Goodrich Company in Brecksville. =
George is a graduate of the University of Maryland and the Catholic =
University of America.

In addition to Moxon, the Executive Committee includes Mary Beth Kluge - =
First Vice President, Rozell Duncan - Second Vice President, William =
Glaeser -- Secretary, Jack Steele - Treasurer, Jim Horvath - Assistant =
Treasurer, Dr. Steven P. Schmidt - Immediate Past President and Margaret =
J. Dietz - Historian.

Also returning to the Board are Kathy Ashcroft, Chic Carlson, Thelma =
Coss (Ex-Officio), Dr. Paul Daum, Michael Davis, Christopher Esker, Roy =
Hartz, Jeff Houck, Amy Lee M.D., John Morgan, Tom Stephan and Mark A. =
Zimmerman (Ex-Officio). With terms ending in 2006 and 2007 we welcome =
the following.

BARBARA BASKIN is a lifelong supporter of the arts who has worked and =
volunteered extensively on behalf of the arts in Akron and throughout =
Summit County. Barbara has served one three-year term on the Weathervane =
Board of Trustees during which time she actively volunteered as Chair =
and Co-Chair of the Weathervane Galas. For 15 years she worked as =
administrative assistant to John Kenley, the producer of Summer Stock in =
Akron in the  80's and early 90's. She served 2 three-year terms on the =
Board of Trustees of the Civic Theatre. Barbara serves on other =
community boards and committees such as the Women's Board of the Child =
Guidance, the Multiple Sclerosis "Woman of Valor" committee and the 2004 =
Great American Award at Stan Hywet.

DESIREE BOLDEN is the Director of Akron After School, a project that is =
designed to make public schools centers of community life. Desiree was =
instrumental in designing this project that led to collaboration between =
the Akron Public Schools and the City of Akron. Akron After School is =
currently in its 4th year and is in 10 schools providing academic =
intervention and youth/cultural development to over 2,500 elementary =
children. The program is based in the APS's Strategic Planning and =
Grants Department and is also under the direct leadership of the Mayor. =
Desiree has been active in the local and city PTA's, a workshop =
presenter on grant writing and behavior management for local community =
agencies and a grant reviewer for the Ohio Department of Education. She =
is committed to offering resources to our inner city youth to provide =
them with a hope for the future and to address the societal disparities =
that contribute to low academic achievement. Desiree is a graduate of =
Kent State University.

KEITH CANTINE is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago and =
Loyola University of Chicago. Following military service, he was the =
metallurgist for the Armstrong Bros. Tool Company. Deeply passionate =
about urban revitalization, he worked in mortgage banking and later =
directed land acquisition for The Habitat Company, Chicago, Illinois in =
their development of scattered site public housing. Prior to coming to =
Akron, Keith volunteered with the Habitat for Humanity and the Downtown =
Lexington Corporation in Lexington, Kentucky.

JON FIUME is Vice-President Retail Operations and Natural Products for =
Ritzman Natural Health Pharmacies. He possesses over 12 of experience in =
retail development, operations, and natural products. As an integration =
of his business beliefs and practices with his life, he organizes =
expeditions to the Amazon Rainforest semi-annually. Jon also serves on =
the Akron Art museum's wine auction board. Jon possesses a Bachelor's =
degree in Spanish and Marketing from John Carroll University and is also =
a Licensed Massage Therapist.

BARRY FRIEDMAN is Vice President of N. Gogolick and Son, a diamond =
importing company in Cleveland. He is an active volunteer at Weathervane =
backstage as well as a performer onstage. His acting credits include a =
Chanticleer for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. He is a past =
president of the Weathervane Men's Board and has served in the past on =
the Weathervane Board of Trustees.

KAREN LEFTON is the Associate General Counsel at the Akron Beacon =
Journal where she focuses on labor and employment law and First =
Amendment/public records issues. Before her service as in-house counsel =
started in 1997, she was a reporter and editor in the newsroom for 17 =
years. Karen is a graduate of Miami University and the University of =
Akron School of Law. Karen serves as a member of the Advisory Board of =
the Women's Endowment Fund of the Akron Community Foundation.  She also =
is active in the Akron Bar Association.  She is a past member of the =
Labor Advisory Council of the American Arbitration Association and the =
advisory committee for the Community & Technical College of the =
University of Akron. She has already served one three-year term on the =
Weathervane Board of Trustees and has been active on Gala Committees.

MYRON LEWIS is an Akron native. He attended Buchtel High School where he =
was an outstanding football player. He received an athletic scholarship =
to attend Morehouse College in Atlanta from where he received his =
college degree. Myron has been employed by the Akron Health Department =
since 1998 serving as an adolescent chemical dependency counselor. Myron =
has appeared in four Weathervane productions - The Piano Lesson, Seven =
Guitars, A Lesson Before Dying, and The Laramie Project. He has also =
written and acted in Mr. Lewis Rules, representing Weathervane with this =
work around the state. In 1999 he was cast by the Detroit Theater for =
the Dramatic Arts in a play that toured South Africa. Myron also owns a =
small business named "Direct Drama" that focuses upon conflict =
resolution through the medium of drama.

GREGG MANES is an attorney is private practice who has practiced in =
Akron for 20 years.  Gregg is a lifelong resident of the City of Akron, =
graduating from Firestone High School in 1977. He attended Ohio =
University receiving a Bachelors of Business Administration.  Gregg =
graduated from the University of Akron School of Law in 1994 and has =
been active in the Akron Bar Association on the Fee arbitration =
committee, Unauthorized Practice of Law committee (past chair) and the =
Bar Applicants Committee.

BEV SMITH is an Akron native and a graduate of The University of Akron =
with a degree in education. She began her teaching career in Toledo but =
returned to the Akron Public Schools in 1976 where she taught music, =
drama and performing arts to students of all ages. From 1996-1998 Bev =
was the assistant principal at Stow High School. Currently she works for =
the Mentor School District and is the Assistant Principal of Memorial =
Junior High. Bev is a graduate of the Stow Leadership Program. She has =
been a frequent performer and volunteer at Weathervane. Bev chairs the =
Play Selection Committee and most recently appeared in Nunsense.

JAMES SNEED is a life-long resident of the City of Akron. A graduate of =
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School and the University of Akron, he is =
currently employed as Human Resources Coordinator by A. Schulman =
Incorporated. Jim has also been a part-time employee for the City of =
Akron Recreation Division for nearly 20 years, serving in the position =
of Recreation Specialist and developing programs and events to mentor =
youth. A recent graduate of the Project Blueprint Program, Jim has also =
been involved in the Harry "Butch" Reynolds Foundation, as a volunteer =
for the NFL Hall of Fame, as a member of Black Achievers and Big =
Brothers and Big Sisters of Summit and Medina Counties and as =
Chairperson for Work Force Readiness/Community Involvement for the Akron =
Chapter Human Resource Management.

RICHARD WORSWICK (2007) recently retired after 22 years of employment =
with the Musical Arts Association, which operates The Cleveland =
Orchestra, Severance Hall and Blossom Music Center. During his =
employment at Severance Hall, Richard served as Box Office Manager, =
Director of Patron Services and Director of Facility Sales. Richard is a =
graduate of Eastern Michigan University with a major in Theatre, and =
also studied acting at The Academy of Dramatic Art at the Meadowbrook =
Theatre.  Richard has appeared in numerous Weathervane productions =
during the past three years that he has served as a Trustee at =
Weathervane and was last seen in last season's productions of The =
Mystery of Irma Vep and The Dinner Party. Off stage, Richard has also =
been an active volunteer at the Playhouse volunteering his time in the =
Box Office, organizing the 300 Club raffle, serving on the Gala =
Committee and on the Play Selection committee.

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Elynmarie Kazle, Executive Director of Weathervane =
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pleased to announce the members of the 2004-2005 Board of Trustees. At =
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as President, for his second year, is George Moxon II. He is an=20
intellectual property attorney with more than 25 years of experience =
with=20
numerous corporations and low firms. He joined Roetzel & =
Andress in=20
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Practice/Business Services Group and handles IP matters including =
patents,=20
trademarks and copyrights for the firm. Prior to joining Roetzel =
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Andress, George was a Partner in Brouse McDowell and a Senior =
Patent=20
Counsel with The BF Goodrich Company in Brecksville. George is a =
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In addition to Moxon, the Executive Committee includes Mary Beth =
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Margaret J. Dietz =96 Historian.
Also returning to the Board are Kathy Ashcroft, Chic Carlson, Thelma =
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Hartz, Jeff=20
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(Ex-Officio). With terms ending in 2006 and 2007 we welcome the=20
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BARBARA BASKIN is a lifelong supporter of the arts who has worked =
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volunteered extensively on behalf of the arts in Akron and throughout =
Summit=20
County. Barbara has served one three-year term on the Weathervane Board =
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Co-Chair of the=20
Weathervane Galas. For 15 years she worked as administrative assistant =
to John=20
Kenley, the producer of Summer Stock in Akron in the  80's and =
early 90's.=20
She served 2 three-year terms on the Board of Trustees of the Civic =
Theatre.=20
Barbara serves on other community boards and committees such as the =
Women=92s=20
Board of the Child Guidance, the Multiple Sclerosis "Woman of=20
Valor" committee and the 2004 Great American Award at Stan=20
Hywet.
DESIREE BOLDEN is the Director of Akron After School, a project =
that is=20
designed to make public schools centers of community life. Desiree was=20
instrumental in designing this project that led to collaboration between =
the=20
Akron Public Schools and the City of Akron. Akron After School is =
currently in=20
its 4th year and is in 10 schools providing academic =
intervention and=20
youth/cultural development to over 2,500 elementary children. The =
program is=20
based in the APS=92s Strategic Planning and Grants Department and is =
also under=20
the direct leadership of the Mayor. Desiree has been active in the local =
and=20
city PTA=92s, a workshop presenter on grant writing and behavior =
management for=20
local community agencies and a grant reviewer for the Ohio Department of =

Education. She is committed to offering resources to our inner city =
youth to=20
provide them with a hope for the future and to address the societal =
disparities=20
that contribute to low academic achievement. Desiree is a graduate of =
Kent State=20
University. 
KEITH CANTINE is a graduate of the University of Illinois at =
Chicago and=20
Loyola University of Chicago. Following military service, he was the=20
metallurgist for the Armstrong Bros. Tool Company. Deeply passionate =
about urban=20
revitalization, he worked in mortgage banking and later directed land=20
acquisition for The Habitat Company, Chicago, Illinois in their =
development of=20
scattered site public housing. Prior to coming to Akron, Keith =
volunteered with=20
the Habitat for Humanity and the Downtown Lexington Corporation in =
Lexington,=20
Kentucky.
JON FIUME is Vice-President Retail Operations and Natural =
Products for=20
Ritzman Natural Health Pharmacies. He possesses over 12 of experience in =
retail=20
development, operations, and natural products. As an integration of his =
business=20
beliefs and practices with his life, he organizes expeditions to the =
Amazon=20
Rainforest semi-annually. Jon also serves on the Akron Art museum=92s =
wine auction=20
board. Jon possesses a Bachelor=92s degree in Spanish and Marketing from =
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BARRY FRIEDMAN is Vice President of N. Gogolick and Son, a =
diamond=20
importing company in Cleveland. He is an active volunteer at Weathervane =

backstage as well as a performer onstage. His acting credits include a=20
Chanticleer for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. He is a past =
president of=20
the Weathervane Men=92s Board and has served in the past on the =
Weathervane Board=20
of Trustees.
KAREN LEFTON is the Associate General Counsel at the Akron Beacon =
Journal=20
where she focuses on labor and employment law and First Amendment/public =
records=20
issues. Before her service as in-house counsel started in 1997, she was =
a=20
reporter and editor in the newsroom for 17 years. Karen is a graduate of =
Miami=20
University and the University of Akron School of Law. Karen serves as a =
member=20
of the Advisory Board of the Women's Endowment Fund of the Akron =
Community=20
Foundation.  She also is active in the Akron Bar Association.  =
She is=20
a past member of the Labor Advisory Council of the American =
Arbitration=20
Association and the advisory committee for the Community & =
Technical=20
College of the University of Akron. She has already served one =
three-year=20
term on the Weathervane Board of Trustees and has been active on Gala=20
Committees.
MYRON LEWIS is an Akron native. He attended Buchtel High School =
where he=20
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to=20
attend Morehouse College in Atlanta from where he received his college =
degree.=20
Myron has been employed by the Akron Health Department since 1998 =
serving as an=20
adolescent chemical dependency counselor. Myron has appeared in four =
Weathervane=20
productions =96 The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, A Lesson =
Before Dying,=20
and The Laramie Project. He has also written and acted in =
Mr.=20
Lewis Rules, representing Weathervane with this work around the =
state. In=20
1999 he was cast by the Detroit Theater for the Dramatic Arts in a play =
that=20
toured South Africa. Myron also owns a small business named "Direct =
Drama" that=20
focuses upon conflict resolution through the medium of drama.
GREGG MANES is an attorney is private practice who has practiced =
in Akron=20
for 20 years.  Gregg is a lifelong resident of the City of Akron,=20
graduating from Firestone High School in 1977. He attended Ohio =
University=20
receiving a Bachelors of Business Administration.  Gregg graduated =
from the=20
University of Akron School of Law in 1994 and has been active in the =
Akron Bar=20
Association on the Fee arbitration committee, Unauthorized Practice of =
Law=20
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BEV SMITH is an Akron native and a graduate of The University of =
Akron=20
with a degree in education. She began her teaching career in Toledo but =
returned=20
to the Akron Public Schools in 1976 where she taught music, drama and =
performing=20
arts to students of all ages. From 1996-1998 Bev was the assistant =
principal at=20
Stow High School. Currently she works for the Mentor School District and =
is the=20
Assistant Principal of Memorial Junior High. Bev is a graduate of the =
Stow=20
Leadership Program. She has been a frequent performer and volunteer at=20
Weathervane. Bev chairs the Play Selection Committee and most recently =
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JAMES SNEED is a life-long resident of the City of Akron. A =
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St. Vincent-St. Mary High School and the University of Akron, he is =
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employed as Human Resources Coordinator by A. Schulman Incorporated. Jim =
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also been a part-time employee for the City of Akron Recreation Division =
for=20
nearly 20 years, serving in the position of Recreation Specialist and =
developing=20
programs and events to mentor youth. A recent graduate of the Project =
Blueprint=20
Program, Jim has also been involved in the Harry "Butch" Reynolds =
Foundation, as=20
a volunteer for the NFL Hall of Fame, as a member of Black Achievers and =
Big=20
Brothers and Big Sisters of Summit and Medina Counties and as =
Chairperson for=20
Work Force Readiness/Community Involvement for the Akron Chapter Human =
Resource=20
Management.
RICHARD WORSWICK (2007) recently retired after 22 years of =
employment=20
with the Musical Arts Association, which operates The Cleveland =
Orchestra,=20
Severance Hall and Blossom Music Center. During his employment at =
Severance=20
Hall, Richard served as Box Office Manager, Director of Patron Services =
and=20
Director of Facility Sales. Richard is a graduate of Eastern Michigan =
University=20
with a major in Theatre, and also studied acting at The Academy=20
of Dramatic Art at the Meadowbrook Theatre.  Richard has =
appeared in=20
numerous Weathervane productions during the past three years that he has =
served=20
as a Trustee at Weathervane and was last seen in last season's =
productions of=20
The Mystery of Irma Vep and The Dinner Party. Off stage, Richard =
has also=20
been an active volunteer at the Playhouse volunteering his time in the =
Box=20
Office, organizing the 300 Club raffle, serving on the Gala Committee =
and on the=20
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