Coshocton Foundation announces leadership class of 2025
Leadership Coshocton County held its welcome reception on Aug. 13, at Clary Gardens and treated everyone to snacks by Schumaker Farms.
Members of the Leadership Coshocton County Class of 2025 were joined by family; employers; Leadership Alumni; and members of the Leadership Advisory Board for the official welcome and kick-off to the program year.
The 34th class of Leadership Coshocton County was welcomed by Executive Director Betsy Gosnell, thanking alumni and supporters of the program for their continued involvement. Clary Gardens Director, and LCC Class of 2016 Alumna Jandi Adams welcomed the class to Clary Gardens; followed by a welcome from Bob Pell (LCC 1997), Coshocton Foundation Executive Director; and Lisa McCoy (LCC 2019), Leadership Advisory Board Chair. Also addressing the group was Heather Michael, (LCC 2024) who gave program information to prepare the cohort for the year ahead, while Matthew Armstrong introduced the new class to the assembled audience.
Members of the Leadership Coshocton County Class of 2025 are Brooke Bigrigg, Coshocton Regional Medical Center; Julie Branch, Wiley Companies; Ryan Cottrell, Village of West Lafayette; Seth Dotson, Coshocton County DJFS; Morgan Eckelberry, West Lafayette Police Department; Carla Fowler, Jones Metal Products; Laura Frazee, McWane Ductile; Heather Hosfelt-Grogro, Coshocton County Board of DD; April Johnson, First Step; Camille McPeek, Coshocton KOA Holiday; Audrey Phillips, OhioHealth Southeastern Med; Michaela Savage, Coshocton Soil & Water Conservation District; Denise Shample, Signature Healthcare of Coshocton; Taylor Smith, Ohio Means Jobs-Coshocton County; Allen Sommers, McWane Ductile; Ashley Thomas, Coshocton County Recorder; and Brittany Wesney, Hathaway, Inc.
The program year will begin with opening retreat, Sept. 8-9, at Mohican Lodge and Conference Center, facilitated by Emily Marrison and Jenny Strickler, of the Ohio State University Extension, Coshocton County; and Erin George, Kane Learning.
Leadership Coshocton County is a program of the Coshocton Foundation and receives funds from the Willard S. and Helen F. Breon Discretionary Fund; the McWane Ductile Community Grant; and Schooler Family Fund. This nine-month leadership development program meets monthly with sessions designed to build upon the lessons introduced at opening retreat by learning about and visiting historical sites, businesses, government, non-profit and social service agencies in Coshocton County. In addition, members gain leadership skills through a nationally recognized online leadership curriculum, Positive Leadership. Chapter readings covering leadership capacities enhance the experiential learning of the monthly program days, allowing each member to further their leadership growth. Each class is tasked with developing, and seeing through to completion, a community project which addresses an unmet need in the community. Examples of past projects include renovation of the pantry at the Salvation Army; completion of a Memory Garden at Lake Park and creation of the Coshocton County Youth Leadership Program.
The program year ends in May with a closing session and graduation in which participants will revisit the capacities learned through Positive Leadership.
Deadline to apply for the class of 2026 is June 1. For information, contact Betsy Gosnell, executive director, at lead@coshoctonfoundation.org.
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