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Dr.
Donnell E. Gregory Youth Development Coordinator
Dr. Donnell
E. Gregory is a native of Dayton. He
graduated from Belmont High School in
Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Gregory earned his
Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary
Education from Wright State University
in Fairborn, Ohio. He also earned a
Masters degree in Educational Leadership
from Wright State University.
Additionally, Dr. Gregory earned his
doctorate from the University of
Cincinnati in Urban Educational
Leadership.
Currently, he serves in many positions.
Dr. Gregory is the Youth Development
Coordinator for the City of Dayton where
he is responsible for developing service
delivery systems to assist youth in
becoming self-sufficient, law abiding
adults. This includes youth that have
been involved in the juvenile justice
system, youth that are in high-risk
situations, and pre-teens. His span
covers most youth in the Dayton
metropolitan region. In addition, Dr.
Gregory is an associate professor at
Antioch University McGregor where he
served as past interim Chair of the
Middle Childhood Programs. He teaches in
both the Middlechild (MCE) and
Adolescent Young Adults (AYA) programs.
Also, Dr. Gregory is a national
presenter for the Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development
where he serves on two cadres:
He serves as a Dayton Boys and Girls
Club of America Board trustee and a
Community Campaign Chairman for the Boy
Scouts of Dayton.
Dr. Gregory is best known for his work
with youth in urban areas. Just recently
Dr. Gregory was named as one of Dayton’s
Top Ten African-American Males. He has
also received various honors and awards
over the last few years including,
Outstanding Research Assistant, Holmes
Scholarship Recipient, Who’s Who Among
Students in American Colleges and
Universities, Dayton’s Future Leader
Recipient, Kappa Alpha Psi, Man of the
Year(Wright State University, Xi Tau
Chapter), to name a few.
Judge
Kuntz was elected Montgomery County
Juvenile Court Judge in 1994. Currently
serving his second term, he became the
Administrative Judge in January 2005.
Judge Kuntz began his career thirty
years ago in the Montgomery County
Prosecutor’s Office. That position
subsequently led him to the Juvenile
Court where he has held the positions of
Referee, Legal Director and Court
Administrator.
Dean Lovelave City
Commissioner
Dean is a
native of Ford City, Pennsylvania, but
has been a Dayton resident since
childhood. He and his family lived in
the Edgemont neighborhood for 30 years
and recently moved to the Madden Hills
neighborhood.
Dean is a graduate of Jefferson Township
High School. He has an Associate's
Degree in Business from Sinclair
Community College, a Bachelor's in
Business Administration from the
University of Dayton, and a Master's in
Applied and Social Economics from Wright
State University.
Commissioner Joey D. Williams, a Dayton
native, was elected to the Dayton City
Commission in 2001, after serving two
terms as a member of the Dayton School
Board and being active in numerous
community causes. As a City elected
official, he supports an agenda that
includes enhancing neighborhoods and
creating jobs through economic
development, ensuring safety and strong
City services, improving education, and
helping to bridge the digital divide.
Jimmy Cunningham Family and
Youth Prevention Violence Specialist
Cunningham
has been a staff member of Community
Violence Prevention Program for the past
13 years, the last seven of them at
Central State. He obtained a bachelors
degree from the University of Arkansas
and a master’s degree from Grambling
State University.
The Senior
Vice President and Provost reports to
the President and has full
responsibility for leadership of
instruction of student learning to
support the mission of the college,
strategic planning in the implementation
of state-of-the-art technology in the
classrooms, and the day to day operation
of the following divisions: Allied
Health Technologies, Business
Technologies, Engineering & Industrial
Technologies, Extended Learning & Human
Services, Fine & Performing Arts,
Liberal Arts & Sciences, Corporate &
Community Services, Distance Learning,
Learning Resources Center (LRC), and
Tech Prep.
Ronald Lee
was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio.
After attending Youngstown State College
for one year he relocated to Dayton,
Ohio and attended Central State
University. Although Ronald Lee may be
retired, his devotion to the City of
Dayton keeps his schedule busy. He has
served countless years of community
service. He has been a member of the
Downtown Dayton Partnership for 10
years, where he participated in the
Housing Committee, First Bloom, Walkable
Community Workshop, and Webster Station
Redevelopment. He is also the former
President of his home owners
association, The Cooper Place Owners
Association.
Through his involvement in The City of
Dayton and the Downtown Priority Board
he has become a representative to the
Citizen’s Financial Review Group, Budget
Review for The City of Dayton, Housing
and Neighborhood Strategic Task Force,
and served on a panel for the City Of
Dayton’s Zoning Code Rewrite.
In June of 2003 he joined the
Neighborhood Leadership Institute and
now is a member of the Neighborhood
Leadership Institute Alumni Association,
the Policy Committee, and the Executive
Board. In 2003 he also joined the
Community Reinvestment Institute and
their alumni association. Ronald Lee has
been actively involved with the
University of Dayton, addressing topics
vital to community success through the
Community Summit on Elimination Racism
and Housing and Land Caucus focus on
predatory lending.
Ronald Lee serves as Vice Chairperson of
the Downtown Dayton Priority Board, a
member of Chairperson’s Council,
Community and Neighborhood Development
Advisory Board, Neighborhoods USA and
sits on the boards of City Wide
Development Corporation, Inner West
Community Development Corporation, and
an appointment to the City of Dayton
Board of Zoning Appeals.
Ronald Lee exemplifies noble commitment
to the communities and neighborhoods of
the City of Dayton, bettering the future
for all.
