Leadership Medina County Notable Woman Lunch Series

This exciting Medina County Notable Woman Lunch Series will occur on the third Tuesday of each month. This discussion provides the unique opportunity to participate in an informal question/answer session and meet some of the Notable Women in our community.

Registration cuts off the week before each luncheon.

2026 Notable Women

March 17th

Judge Julie Schafer

Medina County

Court of Common Pleas -

Domestic Relations Division

April 21st

Cindy Maxwell

Signature Class of 2026

Executive Director,

Cups Cafe

May 19th

Meghan Bates

LEAD Institute Class of 2021

President,

Luke Engineering &

Anodizing Co.

June 16th

Brooke Mott

LEAD Institute Class of 2021 &

Signature Class of 2023,

Photographer & Owner,

Brooklyn Media

July 21st

Joana Swim

LEAD Institute Class of 2022,

HR Manager, 

The Goodyear Tire & 

Rubber Co.

August 18th

Sue Milligan

Signature Class of 2026

Retired

September 15th

Emily Faust

Executive Advisor,

Gerspacher Real Estate Group

October 20th

Betsy Mack Nespeca

President & CEO,

Mack Industries, Inc.

November 17th

Denise Walsh

LEAD Institute of 2024,

Utilization Review Nurse,

Cleveland Clinic

December 15th

Kelly Parks

Signature Class of 2020

Owner/CEO

Davis Parks School of Arts

Previous 2026 Notable Women:

January 20th

Tracey Petkovic

Chief Information Officer,

Enterprise (Shared) Services,

Westfield Insurance

February 17th

Stephanie Furey

Executive Director &

Founder,

The Giving Place

February 17th

Angel Kiefer

Founder,

The Giving Place

Thank you to our 2025 Notable Women:

January 21st

Jennifer Bilek, MAOL

Signature Class of 2020

Executive Director,

Leadership Medina County

February 18th

Nicole Mikoda

Owner,

Valley Café &

Dolce at The Strand

March 18th

Karin Reale

LEAD Institute Class of 2022

Chief Financial Officer

Goosefoot Acres Inc. -

Home of Dandy Blend

April 15th

Lena Wilson

Founder,

Uncle Crunch

May 20th

Christina Thomas-Lewin

LEAD Institute of 2023,

Signature Class of 2017

Corporate Controller

Will-Burt Company

June 17th

Peggy Andryszak

President

Shoreline Enterprises

July 15th

Tricia Peacey

Owner,

The Peacey Agency

August 19th

Brandy Hughes

LEAD Institute of 2022

Owner,

Cornerstone Organizational Partners

September 16th

Valeria Long

Commercial Real Estate Agent,

Sperry - The Masica Company

& President of YAHAB

October 21st

Jennifer Brenner

LEAD Institute Class of 2024,

Signature Class of 2020

Executive Director,

Project: LEARN of Medina County

November 18th

Cindy Phillips

Signature Class of 2019

Vice President, Wealth Advisor,

Huntington Bank

December 16th

Kate Reusch

Tru-Fit Products

Tru-Weld