CEOs You Should Know - Mansfield

Louis Andres was named Mansfield's Public Works Director in January of 2024. Andres was known locally for a long time as the park manager at Malabar Farm State Park. Louis spent over 30 years working for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Andres was born in Middletown Ohio, near Cincinnati, and is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford. Louis Andres is married with 3 kids and several gran...

Mark Masters is the President and CEO of Mechanics Bank, which has 9 locations in Richland County. Mark has been in the role for the last 8 years, and overall, has been with the company for 23 years. Mechanics has 160 employees and has plans to build a location in Ashland County, which could open in 2025. Masters was born in Mansfield, attended Lucas High School and is a graduate of Bowling Green...

Bob Jarvis was recently sworn-in as the mayor of Lexington. Jarvis is just the 3rd mayor in the village over the last 40 years. Bob was born in Mansfield and went to high school in Norwalk and Maumee. Jarvis is a graduate of the University of Toledo and Ashland University. Bob shares his vision for the village and all of the exciting things they are working on for the future. Learn about Bob Jarvi...

Jodie Perry was sworn-in on December 22nd, 2023, as the new mayor of Mansfield. Perry becomes the 71st mayor in town and, just the 2nd female mayor, in the more than 200 year history of the city. Jodie was born in the state of New York and made her way to college at Ashland University. Listen to her goals as mayor, vision and excitement for the future of Mansfield. She also shares about several ne...

Scott Crislip is the General Manager of Snow Trails, which opened in 1963 and offers skiing, snowboarding, snowtubing and much more. Over 90,000 people annually make their way to the facility on Possum Run Road in Mansfield, which normally opens in December. Scott was born in Cleveland and attended Ohio University, before making his way to Mansfield. Learn the entire story of how they make snow, a...

Major Annalise Francis and her husband, Billy Francis, lead the Ashland Salvation Army Kroc Community Center. The Salvation Army has been in Ashland for 140 years and serving the residents with many different programs. The Kroc Center, which is on of only 26 in the US, is located on Liberty Street in Ashland. The Kroc Center was built in 2009. Annalise has been with the Salvation Army for 20 years...

Dan Crow was sworn-in on Friday, December 1st, 2023, as the new chief of the Mansfield Fire Department. Crow was born in Cleveland and attended college at Oberlin. He has been a firefighter for close to 20 years and is excited to begin the role and lead the department. Learn more about the Mansfield Fire Department, the training that goes on behind the scenes, and much more about Dan, on the podca...

Yvonne Glass on November 15th was named, Executive Dean of the Ashland Theological Seminary. Glass had been serving as the interim dean of ATS since June 1. “On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I want to express my excitement to have Dr. Glass move into this important leadership role for the Ashland Theological Seminary. We have been blessed by her leadership as the interim dean, and look forward...

Kelly Andress is the Executive Director ofThe New Store, which is one of the major programs of the non-profit, "The Richland County Auxillary." The New Store, located in Mansfield, helps around 6,000 kids each year with school clothing, back packs with supplies, winter coats, Christmas gifts and much more. The program has been around for over 20 years and Kelly is in her 1st year as executive dire...

Brady Groves, president of the Richland County Foundation, is in his 12th year leading the organization. The foundation got started in 1945 and thanks to many generous donors is able to hand out many grants each year to improve the community. Learn exactly what a community foundation does and about the local day of giving, Richland Gives, which runs November 13th - 28th. Brady shares about his fam...

Cristen Gilbert is the CEO of the YMCA North Central Ohio, which has locations in Mansfield and Shelby. Cristen explains there will be a new sports facility in southern Richland County, which plans to open in 2025. Gilber was born in Indiana, but moved to Ohio when she was young and grew up in Lexington. She shares all of the services that YMCA offers and how she loves being a part of the organiza...

Tom Wade is the owner of Wade Gardens Landscaping and Gift Shop, located on Possum Run Road in Mansfield. Tom started the business back in 2006, but has worked in landscaping since he was a young child. Tom is married to his wife and they have kids, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The business has one of the biggest gift shops in the area and will hold a Christmas open house, November 6th -...

Rick Ford, Executive Director of ACCADA, Ashland County Council Of Alcohol and Drug Abuse is our featured guest this week. Rick has been in his role for the last 3 years, but the organization has been around since 1985. Learn about their staff, all of the services they offer at two locations in Ashland County. Ford was born in Mansfield and is a graduate of Lexington and the Ohio State University....

Dirk Roberts is the owner of Roberts Brothers Painting, which is located in Shelby. The company was started in the 1940's and has family ties for Dirk. He shares about the exact work his company does and the story of how it all got started. Roberts is a graduate of Shelby High School and has completed projects all across the area. Learn more about his company on the podcast. See omnystudio.com/lis...

Dr. Eric Anderman, OSU Mansfield Interim Dean and Director, shares about the Mansfield Regional Campus, which had the first building open in 1966. The first classes took place at Mansfield Senior High School in 1958. Eric talks about enrollment numbers being up this fall and improvements made recently at Ohio State Mansfield. Students come to the local Mansfield campus from all across the state an...

Vickie Taylor, Health Commissioner, at the Ashland County Health Department is our featured CEO this week. Vickie was born in Michigan, but has lived in Ashland County for over 20 years. She is married and has a child and grandchildren. Vickie explains the 3 departments of the Ashland County Health Department and all of the various services they offer to the public, which includes a new mobile hea...

Louis Cortez is the president of Earthworm Construction, which is based out of Galion, Ohio. The company has been in operation since 1978 and does projects in about a 50 mile radius of their headquarters. Louis was born in Toledo and went to High School at River Valley. He is married with 5 kids and enjoys camping in his spare time. Learn everything his business does and more on the podcast. See o...

Anne Strouth recently took over as the director of the Ashland County EMA, Emergency Management Agency. Anne was born in Ashland and attended Loudonville High School. Strouth went to the University of Akron and NCTC for her education, then worked for Loudonville Police and the Highway Patrol. Learn about what all her office does in preparing residents for any type of weather or emergency. See omny...

Dr Cathy Trevathan, -Hillsdale Schools Superintendent, just took over the role on August 1st, 2023. Cathy was born in southwestern Ohio and has spent time working in multiple school districts during her career. She shares about high school, college and her career path, along with the great new facilities at Hillsdale. Cathy talks about her family and what brought her to Hillsdale on the podcast. S...

Julia Dexter, the founder of Shoelace Learning, is a woman who has defied great odds to become a successful entrepreneur and athlete. Her journey began when she was labeled “dumb” in fourth grade due to a speech impediment and reading struggles. Despite this, she found confidence in sports and eventually became a national-level kayaker and Olympic athlete. After becoming a single mother and strugg...

Barb Joudrey is the owner of Apple Hill Orchards, which has two locations in Mid-Ohio (Mansfield and Fredericktown). Apple Hill has been around since the 1930's and Barb's family has owned it since the late 1980's. Over 30 different types of apples and several other fruits and vegetables are offered at their locations. Apple Hill's donuts are one of their most popular items. Barb was born in Mansf...

Jeff Hartmann is the new Superintendent Galion City Schools. Jeff, who is from the Pittsburgh area, took over the role on August 1st, 2023. Hartmann has over 20 years in education and has worked in several states, including Maryland. Jeff most recently was a principal in the Akron, Kent area before coming to Galion. Learn more about Jeff, and the Galion Schools, on the podcast. See omnystudio.com/...

Michael Browning, Shelby City Schools Superintendent, was officially hired on August 1st by the district. Michael was born in Toledo and attended Whitmer high school before going to Ohio State. Browning spent time teaching and in administration in the Columbus area. He is married with kids and shares about his family and how excited he is to be in Shelby. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

Brad Turson is in his 5th year as the Superintendent of the Plymouth-Shiloh Local schools. Turson is entering his 36th overall year in the district, which has around 680 students and more than 100 total staff members. Turson was born in Willard, but grew up in Plymouth and graduated from Plymouth. He spent 17 years as a basketaball coach, which included many long tournament runs. Brad is married w...

Angela Phillips is the CEO of the Phillips Tube Group, which has 3 locations: Shelby and Middletown, OH, along with Richmond, Indiana. The company was started by Angela's father, Ralph Phillips, back in the 1960's in Shelby. The company makes products for the steel tube industry and has around 240 employees, Angela was born in Shelby and tells the story of the company, her family and more on the p...