Life Learning Center announces the appointment of three new members to its Board of Trustees, effective July 2017.
Joining Life Learning Center’s Board are Dan Meyer (Nehemiah Manufacturing), Gary Massa (Xavier University), and Patrick Hughes (Dressman, Benzinger and Lavelle Law Firm).
“All three of our newest Board members embody the spirit of community and bring talent, expertise and innovative thinking to the table,” said Alecia Webb-Edgington, President of Life Learning Center. “We are very fortunate to have them by our side as we continue to strengthen the vision of Life Learning Center by providing permanent solutions to poverty through transformational change,”
The slate of board members for 2017 is listed below, followed by brief profiles of the new appointees:
William (Bill) P. Butler – Chair
Carol Butler – Vice Chair
Gordon Snyder – Treasurer
Barbara Baumann Schaefer, J.D. – Secretary
Mark Hayden, J.D.
Richard (Rick) Kuertz
Kenneth Webb
Daniel Meyer
Gary Massa
Patrick Hughes
Alecia Webb-Edgington – President
Denise Govan – Managing Director
Dan Meyer, CEO of Nehemiah Manufacturing, has over 30 years of consumer packaged goods experience and has held senior management positions with large, multi-national companies. Nehemiah is committed to bringing manufacturing jobs back to the tristate area to stimulate community development and economic growth. The free soft skill training and care resources (i.e. expungement services) at Life Learning Center unified with local job opportunities through Nehemiah Manufacturing will likely fill the unemployment gap and provide a second chance to convicted and rehabilitated individuals to sustain living wage careers.
Gary Massa is Vice President for University Relations at Xavier University, managing all phases of development including the annual fund, major gifts, estate and planned giving and alumni relations.
Massa, a two-time Xavier graduate, joined Xavier in June 1999, after 17 successful years in the corporate world as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Midland Company, a Sales Manager for Reebok International, as well as several management positions at Heublein Inc./Diago. During his tenure at Xavier, Massa’s team was responsible for nearly 90 percent of what has been raised in the history of the University. The Annual Fund has doubled and recently experienced its seventh record year in a row and estate giving to the University has quadrupled as well.
“Having been involved in numerous non-profit organizations and boards across Cincinnati, I have found that Life Learning Center’s holistic approach to permanently tackle the cycle of poverty is a critical component to address the complex barriers many unemployed individuals face,” said Massa. “I look forward to serving on the board and helping make a difference in the larger tri-state area.”
Patrick Hughes is a partner at Dressman Benzinger LaVelle law firm who focuses on public-private partnerships, infrastructure development, economic development, commercial transactions, banking, healthcare, and government regulation in Kentucky and Ohio. He has successfully represented clients in a variety of matters involving public-private partnerships, banking and public financing, infrastructure development and construction, healthcare and insurance regulation. In 2011 and 2012, Hughes served as Chief Deputy Attorney General to Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway. As Chief Deputy, he was responsible for daily operations, including criminal and civil investigations and enforcement actions.
Hughes was appointed by Governor Steve Beshear to the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, and as Chair of the Gateway Community and Technical College Nominating Commission. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Monica Hughes Children’s Fund benefiting Children Inc., and as a member of the board of Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky.
Life Learning Center serves the region by providing a holistic, integrated continuum of learning and care to help “at risk” individuals achieve their highest potential. The Center’s goal is for each graduate to become a self-sufficient, productive, contributing member of the community. Since opening in 2006, Life Learning Center has graduated over 1,300 Members. Life Learning Center is currently enrolling qualified Members, and is accepting applications for volunteer Faculty and Candidate Support Coordinators. Those interested in enrolling, volunteering, or making a financial contribution are invited to visit www.lifelearningcenter.us or call the Center directly at 859-431-0100.
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