Episode 3 -- Leighann Fink '22
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Leighann Fink from the Leadership Portage County Class of 2022 is our guest for our third episode of The Best Leadership Podcast Ever! Leighann is a mom, wife, and accomplished attorney who works at Ohio's Ninth District Court of Appeals and who regularly volunteers throughout the county. She is the President of Leadership Portage County's Board of Directors while also serving on the boards of Habitat for Humanity of Portage County and CASA of Portage County. Leighann describes her experience growing up in a coalmining family in eastern Pennsylvania and then shares how she moved to...
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Episode 2 -- Will Duck '25
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Will Duck from the Leadership Portage County Class of 2025 is our guest for our second episode of The Best Leadership Podcast Ever! Will is a husband and dad, and he serves the Portage County Combined Health District in the position of Environmental Health Supervisor of Water Quality. In their conversation, Will shares with Andra how a conversation he had while earning is biology degree and working in the Grounds department at Kent State University first led him to the Health District. Andra and Will discuss the importance of active listening and building a strong, positive culture in a...
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Episode 1 -- Janet Dix '92
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Our first guest on The Best Leadership Podcast Ever is none other than Janet Dix from the inaugural Leadership Portage County Class of 1992. Janet is a wife, mom, and a new grandma, retired therapist, and philanthropist. In their conversation, Janet shares with host Andra Polasky how she came to plant roots in Portage County, her experience as a member of the first LPC class, and how her own diagnosis of attention deficit disorder that was discovered while serving as a therapist deepened her connection with her clients. Janet also describes her love of reading, balancing her community...
info_outlineOur first guest on The Best Leadership Podcast Ever is none other than Janet Dix from the inaugural Leadership Portage County Class of 1992.
Janet is a wife, mom, and a new grandma, retired therapist, and philanthropist. In their conversation, Janet shares with host Andra Polasky how she came to plant roots in Portage County, her experience as a member of the first LPC class, and how her own diagnosis of attention deficit disorder that was discovered while serving as a therapist deepened her connection with her clients. Janet also describes her love of reading, balancing her community interests and involvements with her husband's, and how falling can lead to better things, especially when you have a support network.
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