Our Program
“Making Change: Creating New Networks for our New Economy�
7:30 A.M. – 8:15 A.M
Registration:/Breakfast & Networking
8:15 A.M. - 8:30 A.M.
Targets:
Welcome and target outcomes for the meeting
8:30 A.M. - 9:45 A.M.
Learning:
Seminar on open source economic development
9:45 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.
Break
10:00 A.M. -11:45 A.M.
Applications:
Two break out sessions in work groups
12:00 A.M. - 12:45 P.M.
Questions and guidance:
Lunch and panel discussion
12:45 P.M. -1:00 P.M.
Next steps:
Work group reports, wrap-up and next steps
Seminar Speakers:
The
five seminar speakers have been engaged to inspire learning and working
group conversations. These discussions will generate meaningful
questions for the panelists during Lunch and will also set the agenda
for the subsequent Regional Meetings co-hosted by REI and partner
members of the Univeristies Collaborative.
Panelists
Our Panelists have been asked to join us to provide further insight
from their own experiences in their life work. The small group
discussions will generate meaningful questions for the panelists about
their on-the-ground experiences, common sense approaches and stories
about their own instances of problem solving to challenges. These
stories most probably intersect with one or more of the three topics:
creativity, sustainability and prosperity.
CONNIE ATKINS, Executive Director, Consortium of African American Organizations (CAAO)
CAAO (pronounced K-O) is an umbrella consulting organization for the
black professional organizations of greater Cleveland. CAAO serves as a
conduit and referral source to existing resources for entrepreneurial
development, professional development, and leadership empowerment for
its member organizations.
Ms. Atkins is a seasoned
entrepreneur, a published author, a motivational speaker, a college
professor, and an international business consultant, having served on
many community boards. As an international business consultant, Ms.
Atkins led two trade missions to South Africa and was selected to serve
on a Bi-national Commission as an advisor to Secretary of Commerce
Daley and Vice President Gore on $2.6 billion economic development
budget between the USA and South Africa and participated in developing
the first Trade Initiative Framework Agreement between the U.S. and
South Africa since the end of apartheid with Vice President Gore,
Secretary Daley, and President Thabo Mbeki.
Ms. Atkins
is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of John Carroll University and a Summa
Cum Laude graduate of Cuyahoga Community College and has received
numerous honors and awards. Learn more: http://www.caao.net/ [12]
STEVE CENCULA, Partner, FORM
Before joining FORM, Steve was Founder and President of Kaleidoscope
Animations. During his 14 year tenure there, the company grew to serve
clients including Procter & Gamble, Fisher-Price, Diebold,
Rubbermaid, and Parker Hannifin. His work has been recognized by the
ADDYs? [13],
and he's been named to Crain’s Cleveland’s Who’s Who in Technology two
years running. Currently, Steve's serving a three year term on the
Board of Directors for The Cleveland Institute of Art; he also serves
on the school's Advisory Board for its digital media department,
T.I.M.E. (Technology and Integrated Media Environment)
FORM
is a creative services boutique that blends new technology with world
class visual design to help companies build new kinds of brand
connections and experiences. The firm's offerings include branded
web-based games, training, promotions and contests, as well as virtual
demonstrations and integrated online/offline campaigns.
Steve
attended the Cleveland Institute of Art specializing in industrial
design, sculpture and painting. Learn more: www.theformgroup.com
DAN DAHL, Executive Director, EJ Thomas Hall and the Akron Civic Theatre
Dan
Dahl was honored with the 2003 Governor's Award for the Arts in Ohio,
recognizing his leadership and advocacy in Akron, Ohio. Dahl has been
an innovative leader in integrating arts activities into community,
business, and civic development.
The description of Dan and his work provided by the awards announcement helps set his achievements in context:
Dan
Dahl is a man with extraordinary vision and an active voice in the
community that he regularly uses to advocate for the arts as a tool for
economic development. Dahl has been described as the 'Energizer Bunny'
of Akron. Under Dahl's leadership, attendance at the two facilities
doubled from 1991 to 2001. More than $30 million has been invested in
the theatres in that same period of time. This includes a $22 million
restoration and expansion project at the Akron Civic Theatre which has
played a crucial role in the downtown Akron revitalization plan.
He
has been a leader in the arts community, forging close alliances with
local arts organizations, leading a community-wide planning process
dealing with a major arts development project, helping to found First
Night Akron and serving as president of the Akron Area Arts Alliance.
Dan Dahl is a man that makes things happen and the arts community, the
local economy, and the revitalization of downtown Akron are all
beneficiaries of his talents." Learn more:http://destinationdowntownakron.com/ [14]
BILL DOTY, Doty & Miller Architects
Bill
Doty founded Doty & Miller in 1977 with partner, Charles Miller.
Over the past 5 years the firm has been committed to providing a
sustainable design approach to developing high performance green
buildings. Because of the sustainable design of buildings as a growing
worldwide trend, the Federal Government now mandates standards for
buildings. Numerous states and cities also have green building
guidelines for their communities.
Bill is a leading
speaker, presenting on the subject of Green Building Design to the AIA,
ULI, American Institute of Constructors, Shorebank, General Electric,
and IFMA. Doty & Miller Architects demonstrated green solutions in
the renovation of the old Bedford Post Office into offices for their
company, providing a demonstration project model featuring rapidly
renewable, recycled content, salvaged and non-toxic materials and
finishes.
Most
recently Doty & Miller has completed a 3.4 kilowatt,
building-integrated solar system on two awnings shading the south
windows of their building.
Bill serves as in an advisory
capacity to multiple regional and national sustainable development
organizations. Bill Doty received his Bachelor of Architecture from
Kent State University. Learn more: http://www.dotyandmiller.com/ [15]
ERNEST JOHNSON, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, Economic Development Administrator
Ernest
Johnson has an extensive background in community development, workforce
training, youth leadership and public works programs. New to Cleveland,
Ernest Johnson has spent the last twenty-five years working in New York
City in a variety of leadership roles. In the early 1990’s, Ernest was
Project Director of the Youth Employment Training Program at The Boy
Scouts of New York, Greater New York Councils, Project Director at The
Girls Club of New York and served as Chairman of the New York City
youth Employment Coalition, an organization of 56 Youth Employment
contractors whose task was to develop policy issues with the
administration and local elected officials, creating pilot programs for
youth.
Mr. Johnson served as the Assistant Commissioner
of the New York City Department of Employment, consultant for The
United States Department of Labor, Vice President for Education and
Workforce Development at the South Bronx Overall Economic Development
Corporation creating and implementing occupational skills and education
programs for residents of the South Bronx.
Mr. Johnson
currently develops and oversees wealth creation activities for
residents of CMHA including occupational skills training, job
placement, remediation, GED preparation, savings, home ownership
through individual development accounts and entrepreneurial development
and serves as a member of both the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga
County Workforce Investments Boards. Ernest Johnson is a graduate of
Syracuse University, City University of New York and Columbia
University. Learn more: http://www.cmha.net/ [16]
DAVID MOSS, Creative Director, EDR Media
After serving as lead designer for American Greetings with an extensive
background in design, music performance, fine arts and writing, David
joined EDR Media and pared his unique brand of style and energy with
the creative and technical resources of EDR.
David blends savvy for arts and culture with far reaching know how for
the technological applications of new media. His teams have created
award winning visual communications products for print, CD, DVD, kiosk,
narrow cast and broadcast shows.
In
addition, David has been a successful operator for his own design brand
group. He developed a complete packaging line for Bajer Design and
Marketing providing private label packaging for retail giants such as,
Target, Wal-Mart, Kroger, K-mart and Lowes and has produced successful
brand identity packages for retailers, corporations and non-profit
entities.
David continues to pursue arts and cultural
activities in the community. He recently displayed his mixed media
works at Lucky’s Café in Tremont and is active in regional non-profit
arts initiatives. Mr. Moss is a graduate of Purdue University and the
Rochester Institute of Technology. Learn more: http://www.edr.com/ [17]
LAURA ORKIN, President, Beachwood Chamber of Commerce and Chief Operations Officer, Envision Radio Networks, Inc.
Laura
Orkin is following a legacy of community service begun by her father,
Louis Orkin, past president of the Heights Area Chamber of Commerce and
founding member of The Beachwood Chamber of Commerce.
Her
experience includes the Macy’s Executive Training program in New Jersey
and served as the Business Manager for Allan Raider Studio in Union,
New Jersey. In 1993, Ms. Orkin and her husband Daniel Wolkoff, returned
to Beachwood where she worked for Office Placements in Beachwood.
Realizing
the need for a consistent form of weekly business communications, Laura
formed the Beachwood Business Fax, an ongoing company provider for the
Beachwood community in 1994. In 2004, Ms. Orkin sold Beachwood Business
Fax and was named Chief Operations Officer of Envision Radio Networks.
Laura
Orkin participated on the Beachwood Recreation Board from 1997-1999,
serving as President in 1999. In addition to her COO role at Envision,
Laura volunteers at Hilltop, Bryden and Beachwood Middle School and
coached the March 2004 second grade Destination Imagination team. Laura
Orkin is a graduate from Miami University in Oxford with a Bachelor of
Science, in Business Marketing. Learn more: http://www.envisionradio.com/ [18]
EILEEN PARMELEE, Principal, Chagrin Falls Middle School
Eileen
Parmelee has been a teacher in the Chagrin School district for 33 years
serving as a Math Department Chair, Athletic Director, and Assistant
High School Principal and is presently the Middle School Principal.
Eileen’s
professional experience involved designing individual mathematical
programs for grades 5 – 8; presenter at multiple annual conferences of
the National Middle School Association; President of the Chagrin Falls
Education Association; Chief Contract Negotiator for Teachers and a
member of the Chagrin Falls Middle School Leadership Team.
Eileen
Parmelee has also served on several educational advisory committees and
is a certified Mentor Trainer. Her special area of interest is
developing new solutions to engage female students in new technology
platforms. She was named to the Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers,
Chagrin Falls Schools Teacher of the Year and the Jennings Foundation
Mathematics Award for Individualized Mathematics Program.
Miss Parmelee is a graduate of Ursuline College and Ohio University.Learn more: http://www.chagrin-falls.k12.oh.us/cfms/cfms.htm [19]
JASON J. THERRIEN, President, Thunder::Tech
Jason
Therrien, a Cleveland native founded Thunder::Tech six years ago in a
dorm at John Carroll University. The company started as a web design
firm and quickly grew into a web and database group as clients required
more interaction with their site and had the need for easier
communications internally.
Expanded design services were
added early on to take the online themes we created, offline into print
materials for our clients. Continued growth in this area led into
expansion into more in-depth marketing and advertising services for our
clients.
Thunder::tech employs ten team members and has
recruited several from out-of-state and out-of-region, proving our
disbelief in Cleveland's brain drain. We employ database experts,
application programmers, web designers, print designers, marketers,
copywriters and administrators.
Today, thunder::tech is blazing its own path in creating a new model of
marketing combining data and design to create more effective and
measurable presences for our clients.
Jason
volunteers for the Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club as their PR
Director and member of its Marketing Committee. Jason is also the Chair
of the Emerging Leaders Group, part of the Cleveland Roundtable.
Jason is a graduate of John Carroll University.Learn more: http://www.thundertech.com/ [20]
Our Universities Collaborative
The Universities Collaborative is a newly formed coalitian of
regional Northeast Ohio colleges and universities commited to working
togther in an appreciative and collaborative style.
The Universities Collaborative and REI will co-host small
regional business meetings subsequent to the Making Change meeting,
Nov. 15th in support of the collective ideas and vision created by the
meeting participants.
Members include:
Check back for the January 2005 schedule!
Links:
[1] http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/www.edpro.net
[2] http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/InFlow?action=edit
[3] http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/CapitalOne?action=edit
[4] http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/ACENet?action=edit
[5] http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/PricewaterhouseCoopers?action=edit
[6] http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/ZDNet?action=edit
[7] http://www.orgnet.com/
[8] http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/ACEnet
[9] http://www.acenetworks.org/
[10] http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/DesigningLife?action=edit
[11] http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/AppreciativeLeadership?action=edit
[12] http://www.caao.net/
[13] http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/ADDYs?action=edit
[14] http://destinationdowntownakron.com/
[15] http://www.dotyandmiller.com/
[16] http://www.cmha.net/
[17] http://www.edr.com/
[18] http://www.envisionradio.com/
[19] http://www.chagrin-falls.k12.oh.us/cfms/cfms.htm
[20] http://www.thundertech.com/
[21] http://li326-157.members.linode.com/content/introduction-and-overview
[22] http://li326-157.members.linode.com/case-rei-case-university-and-their-center-for-regional-economic-issues/making-change-november-15-2004-get-your-link-on-comment-h
[23] http://li326-157.members.linode.com/content/detailed-agenda-resources-links-and-planning