On Friday, June 6, 2025, the Leadership Geauga 2024-25 Signature Adult Program held its graduation ceremony at Meadow Ridge Events in Windsor. The event marked the successful completion of the Adult Program by a group of exceptional individuals.
The Signature Adult Program had 38 participants who live and/or work in Geauga County. Throughout the year, these individuals traveled 399 miles throughout Geauga County, met 138 community leaders, and visited 89 organizations. The class participants included:
- Ben Altemus, Geauga Family YMCA
- James Ayers, Ayers Well Drilling
- Courtney Bacik, Notre Dame Schools
- Ivra Bassett Jr., Allstate Financial Services
- Dennis Bergansky, Retired Police Officer / Realtor
- Jon Bilicic, Geauga County Sheriff’s Office
- Kate Burke, Lake-Geauga Habitat for Humanity
- Brian Cain, Middlefield Banking Company
- Courtney Crawford, Chardon Performance Therapy
- Linda Crombie, Geauga County Planning Commission
- Christine Davidson, Foundation for Geauga Parks
- Joseph DeLuise, Payne and Payne Builders
- Jessica Ezzone, Russell Township
- Jessica Ferroni, Ferroni’s Cafe & Coffee
- Robert Fiorille, Robert Fiorille LLC
- Carlie Frank, Studio For Hair
- Katherine Gehlfuss, Ravenwood Health
- Danna Geraci, Patterson Fruit Farm
- Paul Haas, Trenching Unlimited
- Clint Hardman, Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
- Kathleen Heflin, Jumpstart
- Elaine Malkamaki, Geauga County Community and Economic Development
- Daniel Matsko, Auburn Township
- Kimya Matthews, Howard Hanna
- Marty Miller, Honest Scales Recycling
- Kathy Milo, Lake County General Health District
- Nicole Moore, Youniversal Healings LLC
- Dianne Pearce, University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center
- Sarah Perry, Geauga County Auditor
- Erica Pinko, Montville Plastics and Rubber
- Andrew Pleso, Junction Buick GMC
- Hailey Powers, Geauga Park District
- Sean Ratican, Kent State University
- Deborah Schrock, Geauga County Public Library
- Michael Sneeringer, Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC
- Chris Tollon, Kinetico Inc
- Anissa Vilcheck, Chardon Healthcare
- Rob Weigle, Geauga County Engineer
We want to extend our heartful congratulations once again to the Class of 2025 Signature Adult Program graduates, and we wish them all the best in their future endeavors. We hope to see them at future alumni events.
For more information about Leadership Geauga’s Signature Adult Program, please visit https://www.leadershipgeauga.org/programs/adult/.
