Center for Leadership Development Announces A–Z Award Recipients

The Edison State Community College Center for Leadership Development announced the fifth annual A–Z Nonprofit Board Award recipients during its annual Mosaic of Community Leadership Conference. The award recognizes recipients for their exceptional work in the region and commitment to service and stewardship.

In addition to this recognition, the award provides nonprofit boards with a tool for self-evaluation and planning, as well as checks and balances that their organizations can use throughout the year. The tool provides specific steps and actions that will help boards meet their organizational goals.

The A–Z Nonprofit Board Checklist consists of 26 criteria, which fall under six areas: Governance and Leadership, Human Resources, Financial Management, Friendraising and Fundraising, Communication, and Partnerships. The award offers Gold-, Silver-, and Bronze-level recognition. The center awards Gold to boards meeting at least 23 of the 26 criteria, Silver to those meeting at least 19, and Bronze to those meeting at least 17.

The Center for Leadership Development recognized the following recipients this year:

Gold

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke Counties, April Brubaker, Executive Director
• Downtown Tipp City Partnership, Tasha Weaver, Executive Director
• The Edison Foundation, Dr. Rick Hanes, Executive Director
• The Future Begins Today, Katie Clevenger, Executive Director
• Miami County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Brian Green, Superintendent
• Miami County Dental Clinic, Stephanie Waller, Executive Director
• Partners in Hope, Noel Martin, Executive Director
• Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce, Kathy Sherman, Executive Director
• SafeHaven, Inc., Douglas Metcalfe, Executive Director
• Samaritan Works, Tricia Anderson, Executive Director
• Shelby County United Way, Karla Young, Executive Director
• Tipp City Chamber of Commerce, Meredith McKee, Executive Director
• Troy Chamber of Commerce, Kathi Roetter, Executive Director

Silver

• First Place Food Pantry, Susan Walker Hemm, Executive Director
• Miami Valley Community Action Partnership, Erin Jeffries, President & CEO

To be considered for the award, nonprofit boards must submit the A–Z Nonprofit Board Checklist to the Edison State Center for Leadership Development by April 30. Nonprofit boards can apply for the award each year. The center encourages recipients to seek additional recognition at the state and national levels.