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Posted April 1, 2011
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| YMCA of Greater Cincinnati Honors 40 Teens at the YMCA Character Awards |
They’ve overcome hurdles to lead by example. They’re humanitarians, mentors,
volunteers, fund raisers, and scholars; and the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati is
honoring all 40 of them. With youth development being one of the YMCA’s core focus
areas, the YMCA Character Awards are an opportunity to celebrate young people who
exemplify the Y’s core values of caring, respect, honesty and responsibility. The YMCA
Character Awards Event will begin at 6 p.m. on April 11 at the School for the Creative
& Performing Arts.
Educators, families, friends, coaches and community organizations positively
impacted by the recipients are invited to help the YMCA pay tribute to the YMCA
Character Award recipients. Tickets for the YMCA Character Awards Event are $25 per
adult and $10 per youth; and can be purchased by calling 513‐961‐3200.
Honoree bios can be found at www.myy.org.
volunteers, fund raisers, and scholars; and the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati is
honoring all 40 of them. With youth development being one of the YMCA’s core focus
areas, the YMCA Character Awards are an opportunity to celebrate young people who
exemplify the Y’s core values of caring, respect, honesty and responsibility. The YMCA
Character Awards Event will begin at 6 p.m. on April 11 at the School for the Creative
& Performing Arts.
Educators, families, friends, coaches and community organizations positively
impacted by the recipients are invited to help the YMCA pay tribute to the YMCA
Character Award recipients. Tickets for the YMCA Character Awards Event are $25 per
adult and $10 per youth; and can be purchased by calling 513‐961‐3200.
Honoree bios can be found at www.myy.org.
Jean Manning has been appointed vice president for marketing and communications at
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College and is the first new member of the team
that Dr. O’Dell Owens is putting together to cast and achieve his vision for the College.
A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Manning holds a master's degree in international
studies from George Washington University and a graduate certificate in arts
administration from American University in Washington, D.C.
Her background includes marketing, fundraising, film production, business development,
government and community relations in Greater Cincinnati, Columbus and Los Angeles.
Manning's most recent position was as the Southwest Ohio Regional Finance Director for
Gov. Ted Strickland's re-election campaign, where she increased contributions in an anti-
incumbent election year by over 40 percent from the 2006 campaign.
*****
Regina Troxell, director of organization development for The Christ Hospital, has been
named to the Advisory Committee of Cincinnati State’s Workforce Development Center
(WDC). The WDC, one of the entrepreneurial arms of Cincinati State, provides career
training for individuals and meets the needs of corporations, government agencies, and not-
for-profits for high-value workforce education and training that fits their specific content,
timetable, and location requirements. It also offers a wide range of certificate courses for
students at its Evendale campus, including renewable energy, social media, health care and
management.
The WDC’s Advisory Committee is a 25-member team of academic and industry professionals
that guides course offerings and helps insure that they are meeting the needs of employers
in the region.
As director for organization development at The Christ Hospital, Ms. Troxell is accountable
for leadership, management and employee development, coaching, talent assessment,
workforce engagement and workforce analytics. A former clinical laboratory technician, Ms.
Troxell has served in leadership roles with Alliance Laboratory Services, the Health Alliance
of Greater Cincinnati, the Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati, and the United States Army.
*****
The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS), a national organization
headquartered in Baltimore, Md., has awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Alex Benoit, a student
at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Benoit, a Milford, Ohio, resident, is
a second-year student with a double major in Landscape Horticulture and Turfgrass
Management.
Each year the PGMS scholarship committee awards monetary scholarships to students in
horticulture or related fields. The awards committee looks for students who have solid
grades and past or current employment in the green industry, involvement in the industry
with apprentice or professional organizations as well as civic projects and outreach
programs. The committee also looks for any personal development classes and involvement
in sports or clubs.
“The scholarship program is a wonderful way to recognize interns who work for you or
college students you meet in the industry,” said PGMS executive director Tom Shaner.
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College and is the first new member of the team
that Dr. O’Dell Owens is putting together to cast and achieve his vision for the College.
A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Manning holds a master's degree in international
studies from George Washington University and a graduate certificate in arts
administration from American University in Washington, D.C.
Her background includes marketing, fundraising, film production, business development,
government and community relations in Greater Cincinnati, Columbus and Los Angeles.
Manning's most recent position was as the Southwest Ohio Regional Finance Director for
Gov. Ted Strickland's re-election campaign, where she increased contributions in an anti-
incumbent election year by over 40 percent from the 2006 campaign.
*****
Regina Troxell, director of organization development for The Christ Hospital, has been
named to the Advisory Committee of Cincinnati State’s Workforce Development Center
(WDC). The WDC, one of the entrepreneurial arms of Cincinati State, provides career
training for individuals and meets the needs of corporations, government agencies, and not-
for-profits for high-value workforce education and training that fits their specific content,
timetable, and location requirements. It also offers a wide range of certificate courses for
students at its Evendale campus, including renewable energy, social media, health care and
management.
The WDC’s Advisory Committee is a 25-member team of academic and industry professionals
that guides course offerings and helps insure that they are meeting the needs of employers
in the region.
As director for organization development at The Christ Hospital, Ms. Troxell is accountable
for leadership, management and employee development, coaching, talent assessment,
workforce engagement and workforce analytics. A former clinical laboratory technician, Ms.
Troxell has served in leadership roles with Alliance Laboratory Services, the Health Alliance
of Greater Cincinnati, the Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati, and the United States Army.
*****
The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS), a national organization
headquartered in Baltimore, Md., has awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Alex Benoit, a student
at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Benoit, a Milford, Ohio, resident, is
a second-year student with a double major in Landscape Horticulture and Turfgrass
Management.
Each year the PGMS scholarship committee awards monetary scholarships to students in
horticulture or related fields. The awards committee looks for students who have solid
grades and past or current employment in the green industry, involvement in the industry
with apprentice or professional organizations as well as civic projects and outreach
programs. The committee also looks for any personal development classes and involvement
in sports or clubs.
“The scholarship program is a wonderful way to recognize interns who work for you or
college students you meet in the industry,” said PGMS executive director Tom Shaner.
| Cincinnati State Congrats and Recognitions |