Perrysburg Rotary e-Bulletin for January 5, 2024 (Jan. 03, 2024)

Perrysburg Rotary Weekly Meeting for January 5, 2024

Welcome back to Rotary!!

Join us Friday, January 5, 2024, as we welcome guest speaker Dr. Dione Somerville, President of Owens Community College.

"A thought leader in higher education who is passionate about meeting students where they are with wraparound services, an authentic sense of belonging, and personalized learning, Dr. Dione Dorsey Somerville currently serves as the eighth president of Owens Community College in northwest Ohio.

Since her tenure began in 2021, Dr. Somerville has spearheaded efforts to further Owens Community College’s vision to be an economic driver of dynamic growth in the region by connecting people and industry through training and education. She has provided leadership for the creation and implementation of Owens’ 2023-2028 Strategic Plan, the implementation of the school’s Strategic Enrollment Management Plan, and the establishment of the new Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics – a unique collaboration between Owens, Bowling Green State University and the University of Findlay.

Under Dr. Somerville’s leadership, Owens was named one of Ohio’s inaugural College Purple Star Campuses, recognizing the college’s efforts on behalf of military-affiliated students. In addition, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program has named Dr. Somerville among 26 leaders for its national New Presidents Fellowship Class of 2022-23. Dr. Somerville is an active participant in the Ohio Association of Community Colleges, and a member of its Intel Steering Committee and the Semi-Conductor Strategic Planning Value Proposition Workstream. She is also active in her local community, serving on the boards of directors of Regional Growth Partnership, where she is also a member of the Executive Committee, Raise the Bar Hancock County, and the Toledo Museum of Art.

Dr. Somerville’s professional accomplishments span strategic planning, student success, organizational change, managing complex budgets, enrollment management, assessment, campus planning and construction, program development, Title IX compliance, community relations, and fundraising.

Her professional experience prior to Owens Community College includes:

Executive Vice President at Hawkeye Community College in Iowa
Vice President for Student Affairs at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania
Dean of Students at Iowa State University
Director of Enrollment Services/Registrar at Lorain County Community College in Ohio

Dr. Somerville earned a doctorate in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University, and a bachelor’s degree in English/Writing from Ohio Northern University. She was a Fellow at the Association of Governing Boards Institute for Leadership and Governance in its inaugural year and participated in the Harvard University Institute for Education Management as well as the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Millennium Leadership Institute." (Source)

(If you intend to bring a guest for any of the January meetings, please drop a quick RSVP to A shley Lopez so we can ensure we have enough place settings to accommodate all in attendance. Perrysburg Rotary Members Do Not Need to Register!)

Rotarian Mark Weber will be leading us in Prayer and Pledge and he will also be our Fine Master for January 5th.

We are in need of volunteers to help us with Prayer and Pledge and Fine Master duties Friday, January 12th, if you are able to assist, contact Ashley Lopez via email! (To learn more about how to sign up for Fine Master and Prayer and Pledge, please contact Sergeant at Arms, Randy Drewyor.)

A few meeting notes:

As you join us for lunch this week, we respectfully ask that you silence your phones/notifications at the start of program.
If you are paying for your lunch online, please click here to log into your Rotary Account. Then click on "My Account Balance" to pay for your lunch. Lunch is $20.00. We will also be accepting payment at the meeting by check or exact cash. A buffet meal will be hosted at the Carranor Club starting at 11:45am.

A Zoom link for this hybrid meeting will be sent out January 5th at 9:30 am.

Member Birthdays

Craig LaHote

January 7

Christine Castellano

January 10

Jill Perry-Fisher

January 10

Doug Sosko

January 11

W. David Gemmill

January 17

Reeve Kelsey

January 18

Michael Olmstead

January 23

Cindy Russeau

February 5

Tami Wise

February 24

Anniversaries

Jonathan Smith

Amanda Smith

January 1

Susan Nelson

Jeffrey Nelson

January 7

Peter Allesee

Gayle Allesee

January 30

Paul Dobson

Michele Dobson

February 13

John Pohlman

Lennore Pohlman

February 24

Join Date

Laurie Huskisson

January 5, 1996

28 years

Tami Wise

January 9, 2015

9 years

David Wise

January 21, 1983

41 years

Matt Skotynsky

January 26, 2001

23 years

Susan Nelson

January 26, 2001

23 years

Jeffrey Schaller

January 30, 2009

15 years

Steve Shives

February 3, 2012

12 years

Joanie Asendorf

February 5, 2010

14 years

William Davis, Jr.

February 5, 2010

14 years

Michael McGivern

February 27, 2015

9 years

Mike Mori

February 28, 2014

10 years

Phillip Bollin

February 28, 2014

10 years

President

Sherina Ohanian

President Elect

Bill Bohney

Treasurer

Cindy Russeau

Secretary

Wayne Koskinen

Rotary Foundation

Sarah Schoesler

Membership Director

Aaron Arnold

Community Service Director

Shaun Graham

Immediate Past President

Mitchel Skotynsky

Sergeant-at-Arms

Randy Drewyor

Club Administrator

Ashley Lopez

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