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George E. Loney, Chairman of the Board
Mr. Loney serves as Executive Director of Parents Advancing
Choices in Education (PACE). He serves on the St. Agnes/Corpus
Christi Outreach Board and Catholic Education Collaborative Funding
Committee. Mr. Loney is a member of Dayton Rotary and a volunteer
coach. He graduated from the University of Dayton with a BS in
Accounting.
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Patricia A. Lomax, Vice Chair of the Board
Before retirement, Ms. Lomax was Human Resources Director for
NCR where her work involved human resources consulting in employee
relations, talent management, compensation, and workforce planning.
She serves on the board of trustees for Daybreak and formerly
served on the board for Clothes that Work. Ms. Lomax pursued
Business Administration coursework at both Wright State University
and the University of Dayton.
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Kenneth P. Abrams, Board Trustee
Mr. Abrams serves as Vehicle Support Team Chief/Supervisor for
Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime located in Columbus,
Ohio. He is a retired Naval Officer with domestic and international
training experience. Mr. Abrams holds an MBA in Logistics from
Touro University and a BA in Economics and Management from the
University of North Florida. He is a former Head Start program
student.
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Stephen H. Barger, CPA, Board Trustee
Mr. Barger serves as Senior
Tax Manager for Swindon
Springer & Co., Inc. He is a member of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Barger holds a BS degree in Business Administration from Urbana University and an Associates degree in Accounting from Sinclair Community College.
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Jeff Grieco, Board Trustee
Mr. Grieco is an Operations Management Executive and Consultant
with experience in multi-channel direct marketing, and building and
leading companies through start up and rapid growth. He currently
serves as consultant for Apexicom, Inc. Mr. Grieco's education
includes a degree in Aeronautics/Aviation from Hawthorne College in
Antrim, New Hampshire, with additional studies in Business
Administration at the State University of New York in Buffalo.
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Deborah D. Hunt, Esq., Board Trustee
Ms. Hunt's law practice focuses on estate planning with the firm of Sebaly Shillito + Dyer. Current memberships and community service include: Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Committee of the Dayton Bar Association; Partnership for Philanthropic Planning of Greater Dayton; Volunteer mediator for U.S. District Court; Board of Directors Cancer Support Community; Advisory Board of Fortis College - Paralegal Program; Advisory Board of the Montgomery County Animal Resource Center; Governance Committee of Humane Society of Greater Dayton; and Dayton Public Schools Tutor. Ms. Hunt is a 2011 Leadership Dayton graduate. Awards include Humane Society's Honoree for work in area of animal welfare; Managing Editor of the U.D. Law Review; and Berry Scholar. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Dayton with a Juris Doctorate degree.
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Ellen Leffak, Esq., Board Trustee
Ms. Leffak serves as attorney and Director of Insurance and Risk
Management for Dayton Power & Light Company. She chairs the
Management Group Board of Directors. Other board roles include the
Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton, Chair of Caresource Management
Group Board and Executive Compensation and Audit Committee, and
Executive Committee for the Beth Abraham Synagogue. Her education
includes a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Dayton and
a dual BA Sociology/Business degree from Hunter College of the City
University of New York.
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Carla Rhoades, Board Trustee
Ms. Rhoades is Director of the Early Childhood Education Center
at Sinclair Community College. She is serves on the Adjunct Faculty
at Sinclair in the ECE Department. Ms. Rhoades holds a Masters in
Early Childhood Education with Certification in Special Education
and Reading Endorsement from the University of Dayton. She also
possesses a BA in Child Development from Berea College,
Kentucky.
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Benjamin Speare-Hardy II, Board Trustee
Benjamin Speare-Hardy serves as rector of St. Margaret's
Episcopal Church. Father Speare-Hardy is a trustee for the Minority
Empowerment and Initiative Trust. His work extends beyond the
Diocese of Southern Ohio.He is the Vice-Chair of the Joint
Commission on Stewardship and Development for the Episcopal Church
USA. Former roles have included the Pastoral Institutes of
Columbus, Georgia and the Virginia Theological Seminary,
Alexandria, VA. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Virginia
Theological Seminary and a BS in Economics and Accounting from St.
Augustine College in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Bonita A. Terry, Board Trustee
Ms. Terry is Curriculum Supervisor/Consultant for the Montgomery
County Educational Service Center. She has served as building
administrator and teacher with Northridge Local Schools and written
curriculum for the STEM Project and other state initiatives. Ms.
Terry holds a Educational Specialist Degree from Wright State
University, Masters in TE from the University of Dayton, and BA in
Communications from Central State University.
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Sean L. Walton, Sr., Board Trustee
Mr. Walton is Director of Youth Initiatives at the Community
Action Partnership. He has an extensive background in youth
services. He has served as consultant to The Partnership for Youth,
Inc. and Urban Minority Alcohol and Drug Abuse Outreach Program.
Mr. Walton is a certified non-violent crisis intervention
instructor, and owns a personal fitness and nutrition private
enterprise. He serves on the board for Life Skills, is active on
multiple youth focused community planning committees, and has
served as keynote speaker for numerous community events.
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Mary Burns
Ms. Burns is President/CEO of Miami Valley Child Development
Centers, Inc. Prior to joining MVCDC in 2007, she served for 30
years as Head Start Director for a nine-county program. Her
leadership responsibilities at MVCDC include full oversight of the
program which serves over 2,900 children birth to age five, employs
over 400 staff members, and has a total budget of approximately $25
million. In addition to her community involvement for MVCDC, Ms
Burns is actively involved with the Head Start community at the
state, regional and national levels. Ms. Burns has a Master's
Degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan and a
Master's Degree in Education from Wright State University.
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Dayvenia Chesney
Ms. Chesney has served as Chief Operating Office of Miami Valley
Child Development Centers, Inc. since October 2007. She has a 20
year background in Head Start. Prior to coming to MVCDC, Ms.
Chesney worked as the Manager of Operations for the Head Start
program with the Council on Rural Service Programs in Piqua, Ohio.
She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Morgan State
University in Baltimore and a Master's Degree in Public
Administration from Wright State University. She serves on a number
of local and state-wide advisory boards and associations. In
addition, she was selected by the Governor's Office to serve as a
member of the Ohio School Funding Advisory Council as a
representative and advocate for the early childhood community.
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David Marker
Mr. Marker serves as Chief Financial Officer and has been with
the agency since 1994. His leadership responsibilities include
regulatory compliance and reporting oversight of Miami Valley Child
Development Center's $25 million dollar annual budget. He oversees
the agency's IT functions; manages Requests for Proposals for
services such as janitorial, grounds maintenance, mental health
services, and playground development/installation; and directs the
administration of contracts. Mr. Marker has a BS in Nursing from
Wright State University and has completed extensive Environmental
Health coursework at Wright State University.
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