Jean holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management and a Master of Business Administration from Walsh University in North Canton, OH. She serves as treasurer and chair of the grant writing committee for Another Act of Kindness, is a board member for Weaver Industries in Summit County, and a member of the Stark Connector Group for the Greater Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank’s Community Harvest program. As Senior Manager of Manufacturing and Polymer Sector Partnerships at ConxusNEO, the workforce initiative of the Greater Akron Chamber, Jean oversees sector partnerships, workforce initiatives for the Polymer Industry Cluster, and state and federal workforce grants. Her role involves collaborating with education and training partners, workforce boards, and community-based organizations to provide underrepresented and underserved individuals in the Greater Akron region with training and access to quality job opportunities. Jean has over 15 years of experience in higher education, specializing in recruitment, advising, retention for non-traditional adult completion programs, and workforce grant management. Additionally, with 35 years as a small business owner, she understands the challenges of employee training and retention and their critical importance to organizational success. Jean is also a proud mother of four and grandmother of four. A passionate animal rescuer, she works alongside her daughter to care for a lively household of six dogs, one cat, two geriatric guinea pigs, a tortoise, and two turtles—many of which are medical rescues through her work with a medical animal rescue organization Pawsitive Hope.

Contact: treasurer@anotheractofkindess.org