Newsmakers
• BATH — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has nominated Bath resident Vanita Oelschlager as a 2007 Angel in Adoption™ for her outstanding support for adoptive families in Northeast Ohio. The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI), which administers the Angels in Adoption program, honored Oelschlager and more than 180 other Angels Oct. 4 in Washington, D.C. The program honors those who have enriched the lives of foster children and orphans in the United States and abroad. Oelschlager’s history of advocacy for adoption is highlighted by a $2 million gift she and her husband, Jim, made to Akron Children’s Hospital to establish the Oak Adoptive Health Center. Since opening the doors, the center has prepared and educated hundreds of families involved in domestic, international and special needs adoptions. They also provide medical, psychological and developmental evaluations and connect families with the resources they need. For more information about CCAI and the Angels in Adoption program, visit www.ccainstitute.org.
• SUMMIT COUNTY — Summit County Council President Nick Kostandaras (D-District 1), of Richfield, has been appointed to the National Association of Counties’ (NACo) Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee by NACo President Eric Coleman. Kostandaras is serving his first term on County Council and also sits on the County Commissioners Association of the Ohio Board of Trustees.
• SUMMIT/MEDINA COUNTIES — Big Brothers & Sisters of Summit & Medina Counties recently announced that Jeff Rovnak, of Fairlawn, has been named board president for 2008. Rovnak is a financial planner for Morgan Stanley and has been a Big Brother for four years. In addition, the organization announced Andrea Babjack, of Copley, has been named board secretary. She is an assistant vice president at National City Bank.
• SUMMIT COUNTY — Summit County Sheriff Det. Michael Coughenour has received the 2007 Optimist Club of Akron Award. Coughenour began working with the Sheriff’s Office in March 1994 in corrections and moved to community policing as a domestic violence resource deputy in June 1997. In May 2000, he became a general assignment investigator to the detective bureau. He has been nominated for the Sheriff’s Operations Deputy of the Year award several times and has been recognized by Sheriff Drew Alexander, Summit County Prosecutor Sherry Bevan Walsh and the U.S. Postal Inspector.
• SUMMIT COUNTY — Susan Tucker, community outreach director at the Summit County Domestic Relations Court for judges Carol Dezso and John Quinn, has been named to the Summit County Children Services Board of Trustees by County Executive Russ Pry. Tucker, of Sagamore Hills, will serve a term that runs through Dec. 31, 2010. She replaces Gerald Holland, of Cuyahoga Falls, who served on the board from 2004 to 2007. Tucker has a bachelor’s degree in social work from The University of Akron and a master’s degree in clinical social work from The Ohio State University. She also is a licensed independent social worker and has provided individual, marital and family counseling with adults and children in private practice at Family Visitation and Mediation Services. She also has worked with the child welfare system and Summit County Children Services.
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