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Mosaic of Community Leadership Conference A Success
Over 85 nonprofit board members, executive directors, staff, and
volunteers from throughout the region attended the 16th annual Mosaic
of Community Leadership conference on Wednesday, May 22 in the Robinson
Theater of Edison State Community College’s Piqua Campus. The event was
hosted by The Edison Foundation and the Center for Leadership
Development at Edison State.
The one-day conference, which is made possible through the continued
support and generosity of The Paul G. Duke Foundation, gave
participants the opportunity to engage in a keynote address, network
with other area nonprofit leaders, attend breakout education and work
sessions.
A keynote address was provided by Patty Cisco principal and founder of inbound digital marketing agency Marketing Essentials.
In her address, Cisco provided nonprofit leaders in attendance with
insight on how to sustain a successful organization by being adaptive
and creative, without creeping away from their mission. Cisco also
spoke with audience members about the five pillars that have fueled her
quest for organizational success and personal happiness.
Those in attendance also participated in breakout education and work
sessions which touched on such topics as Communication, Financial
Management, “Friendraising” and Fundraising, Governance and Leadership,
and Human Resources. Sessions were led by Patty Cisco, Principal and
Founder of Marketing Essentials; Dr. Doreen Larson, President of Edison
State Community College; Abigail Cline Jacobs, Associate Assistant
Attorney General in the Charitable Law Section of the Ohio Attorney
General’s Office; Joel Kessel, Owner of Kessel Strategies; Jessica
Lammers, Digital Content Specialist at Marketing Essentials; Beth
Short, Outreach and Education Coordinator for the Ohio Attorney
General’s Charitable Law Section; and Becky Telford, Library at the
Edison State Library; and Rick Hanes, Vice President of Business and
Community Partnerships and Executive Director of The Edison Foundation.
The Mosaic of Community Leadership conference is held each year in
conclusion of the Paul G. Duke Academy for Community Leadership series
which is designed to help individuals make a difference on their
nonprofit boards and in their communities.
Those who successfully completed the Paul G. Duke Academy for Community
Leadership series were presented with graduation certificates during
the conference. The 2019 graduates included JoAnn Anderson, Lincoln
Community Center; Tricia Atwood, Ohio Living Dorothy Love; Anna
Baumeister, Piqua Education Foundation; Lissa Brown, Girl Scouts of
Western Ohio; Dee Gillis, Tipp City Foundation; Ian Hinz, Raise the
Roof for the Arts; Sonja Holycross, Partners in Hope; Andrea Keller,
Partners in Hope; Kim Meier, The Troy Foundation; Sue Parker, Miami
County Continuum of Care; Janel Ranly, City of Piqua; Kathy Sherman,
Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce; and Megan Sherman, Girl Scouts of
Western Ohio. Lorna Swisher, Executive Director of Mainstreet Piqua,
served as the facilitator for this year’s Academy.
A Paul G. Duke Foundation grant in honor of the late Cheryl Steiffel
Francis made scholarships available for students to participate in the
Paul G. Duke Academy for Community Leadership.
To be added to the Mosaic of Community Leadership conference mailing
list, contact Julie Slattery by calling 937.778.7805 or emailing
jslattery@edisonohio.edu.
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