Erin Leigh Claypoole
Prosecuting Attorney Mat Heck Jr. recently announced that has been promoted to the Violent Crimes Bureau of the Criminal Division of the Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, which handles the prosecution of homicide and other high profile cases in Montgomery County.
Claypoole graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1994, majoring in applied mathematics and psychology. She received her law degree from The Ohio State University College of Law in Columbus in 1997. Claypoole joined the prosecutor’s office in January of 1998.
Claypoole had been assigned to the Child Support Enforcement Division, Preliminary
Hearings, and Intake/ Grand Jury Section, before being appointed as a criminal docket
attorney. From 2001 to 2007, she was the supervising attorney of the Family Violence
Unit, specializing in the prosecution of primarily domestic violence cases. In March
2007, Claypoole was promoted to criminal trial team supervisor, where she also supervised the Child Abuse Bureau, located at CARE House.
Four skilled older adults have been selected as fellows for The Dayton Foundation’s Del Mar Encore Fellows Initiative, a three-year pilot to connect retired or career-transitioning older adults with mission-focused efforts. Each of them will bring new sources of talent and experience to nonprofit organizations working to solve critical community issues. Serving as a fellow for Miami Valley Works,
Linda Fischbach
is delving into the reasons why some clients do not commit fully to workforce development programs. Fischbach, a licensed professional clinical counselor, retired in 2016 as the director of clinical services for Family Services Association and previously was the executive director for Womanline Counseling Center. She also has served as an adjunct faculty member for the University of Dayton.
CityWide Development Corporation’s Board of Directors has approved unanimously the recommendation of
Brian Heitkamp,
currently chief operating officer, to succeed Steve Budd as the senior leader of the nonprofit organization that plans and executes economic, community, and real estate development solutions.
Steve Budd said, “Brian has been a key champion within the company advancing our mission as a lender, advisor, and developer to achieve local economic and community strategic goals. The board’s decision to advance Brian’s role was a natural progression and aligns so closely with our commitment to retaining and growing our talent, already entrenched in critical work with our partners.”
Heitkamp marks 15 years with CityWide, serving as former economic development director and subsequently named chief operating officer in 2014. Prior to CityWide, Brian worked with Fifth Third Bank. Heitkamp earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Dayton.
For more information about CityWide, visit www. citywidedev.com.
Sherre Collier
is working with Brunner Literacy Center as a Fellow to help elevate literacy as a community priority and strengthen existing programs. Collier has more than 30 years of human resource management experience at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, where she recently retired as the division chief, force development.
Velvettee (Vel) Hux
,an active business consultant and adjunct professor for Sinclair Community College, has extensive knowledge of nonprofit development and marketing. Hux is using her skills as a fellow to establish standards and metrics so that Learn to Earn Dayton partners can measure the impact of summer reading and afterschool programs.
Kristina Lewis
is developing and facilitating St. Vincent de Paul’s Getting Ahead in a Just Getting by World program focused on moving homeless veterans and their families onto a path of self-sufficiency. After working 25 years in the architectural design and construction industry, Lewis obtained a master’s degree in Christian ministries, with a focus on housing, from the United Theological Seminary.
Stephanie Osman
joined the Dayton Rotary Club this month. She is the director of community engagement and environmental design for Eastway Behavioral Healthcare and a resident of Kettering.
Robert E. Daley
joined the Dayton Rotary Club this month. He is retired from the Kettering Foundation where he previously served as the Director of Public Affairs and Communications, and he is a resident of Dayton.