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What Connects Us:

RESILIENCY.
OPPORTUNITY.
COMMUNITY.

                        2020-2021
                    ANNUAL R E P O R T
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AGENCY HIGHLIGHTS                                                                   OUR IMPACT

                                          VGS addresses these disparities by
                                          providing opportunities for individuals
                                          with disabilities to work in accessible
                                          environments where they can earn
                                          a paycheck and build relationships.
                                          We are committed to innovative
                                          approaches to help individuals with         individuals served in 24 Ohio counties
                                          disabilities overcome the challenges
                                          and barriers that keep them from being
                                          fully integrated into the workforce.

                                          In 2020, we partnered with 75
                                          different businesses to help nearly
                                          300 individuals with disabilities
Dear Friends,                             become competitively employed in the
                                          community. As we look to the future,
Despite the challenges of the past        we do so with diversity, equity, and
year, we have never been prouder of       inclusion as our guiding principles.        job placements
our work, our team, or our community.
                                                                                       for individuals
Throughout our 131-year history, we       With your support, we will continue
have been steadfast in championing        to transform and enhance the
                                                                                      with disabilities
and supporting individuals with           ways individuals with disabilities
disabilities. Over this past year, the
need for support has been more critical
                                          engage in the community, achieve
                                          greater independence, and access
                                                                                                               million
and urgent than ever before. Our reach    employment.
in 2020 was limited by the COVID-19                                                                          paid in wages
pandemic, but we are proud to have        Thank you for helping us build brighter                             and benefits
served over 800 individuals with          futures for Ohioans with disabilities.
disabilities across 24 Ohio counties.
                                          With gratitude,
Statewide, individuals with physical,
intellectual, and developmental
disabilities experience high rates of
                                                                                                              partnerships
isolation and are among the least                                                                                 with
                                          Susie Barragate    Matthew Joyce
likely to be employed with a living
                                          President & CEO    Board Chair
                                                                                                               businesses
wage. Of the 1.6 million Ohioans with
disabilities, only 36% are employed.

2 | Agency Highlights and Impact
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WHO WE SERVE

              DISABILITY                    ETHNICITY/                AGE
                                              RACE

      Developmental Disability 80.7%    Black         51%   15 -19      3%

      Mental Health Condition   12.6%   White         38%   20 - 34     26%

      Physical Disability       5.5%    Unknown       6%    35 - 54     41%

      Hearing Loss              .8%     Latinx        2%    55 - 64     17%

      Vision Loss               .4%     Two or More   2%    65 - 74     4%

                                                            75+         1%

                                                            Unknown     8%

3 | Who We Serve
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RESILIEN CY | L atash a
                                                     Latasha struggled to find a job out of high school.
                                                     She was ready to work but continued to hear “no”
                                                     every time she submitted a job application. That
                                                     is, until she was referred to VGS by Opportunities
                                                     for Ohioans with Disabilities. Though she did not
                                                     have any prior sewing experience, Latasha thrived
                                                     during her training and she has been a valued
                                                     member of the Sewing Department team at VGS
                                                     for the past 10 years.

                                                     “It isn’t about skillset, it’s about
                                                     mindset. What Latasha has
                                                     accomplished is one thing,
                                                     but that she’s accomplished it at
                                                     such a young age is remarkable.”
                                                     Latasha makes uniform pants for women in the
                                                     United States military and, most recently, the
                                                     United States Postal Service. Beyond her success
                                                     at work, Latasha purchased her first home in
                                                     December 2020, a goal she has had her eye on
                                                     for the past seven years.

                                                     She worked diligently to build her credit and
                                                     prepare for the down payment but finding
                                                                                                           her three pet ferrets – Teeny, Tiger, and Pudding.
                                                     a home during the pandemic was especially
                                                                                                           Next up, she plans to learn how to mow her own
                                                     challenging. Latasha shared that she was close to
                                                                                                           lawn and decorate her basement.
                                                     giving up on the process and sent the listing for
                                                     her current three-bedroom home to her realtor         Steve Smith, VGS Sewing Department Manager,
                                                     out of frustration. Latasha now says, “the house is   shares that Latasha’s journey demonstrates
                                                     perfect. It feels really good to be a homeowner.”     how “It isn’t about skillset, it’s about mindset.
                                                                                                           What Latasha has accomplished is one thing,
                                                     Latasha has already outfitted one bedroom as          but that she’s accomplished it at such a young
                                                     a walk-in closet and another as a play area for       age is remarkable.”
                     Latasha with Steve Smith, VGS
                      Sewing Department Manager

4 | Employee Story
                                                             VGS celebrates Latasha’s resiliency and ambition to achieve her goals.
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COM M U N I T Y | B etty & B arb
Betty and Barb have a strong bond but not only      forward to having weekend activities at times when
because they are sisters-in-law. Betty has down     Barb is preparing to relax!
syndrome and dementia and, as Betty’s caregiver,
Barb has had a front row seat to the many ways
Betty has pushed beyond the limits of what many
                                                    “Having this community of
people would assume is out of reach for someone     support is essential, Barb
with a disability.
                                                    said, to feeling like she is
Knowing how capable Betty is, Barb encourages
Betty to try new things and experience as much as
                                                    not alone when it comes to
she can independently. At this point, Betty looks   supporting Betty’s journey.”

                                                                                                         Barb shared with us the many ways Betty blossomed
                                                                                                         when she started doing more things independently.
                                                                                                         She learned to travel on public transportation,
                                                                                                         leading a team of her peers to and from work, and
                                                                                                         worked the night shift on a custodial cleaning crew
                                                                                                         for years. When reflecting on Betty’s experiences
                                                                                                         thus far, Barb shared that she is grateful for
                                                                                                         the Support Administrators and team at the
                                                                                                         Southwest Career & Activity Center, where Betty
                                                                                                         has been coming for more than 25 years. Having
                                                                                                         this community of support is essential, Barb said,
                                                                                                         to feeling like she is not alone when it comes to
                                                                                                         supporting Betty’s journey.

                                                                                                         Betty has also left an indelible mark on her nieces,
                                                                                                         Barb’s twin daughters Sarah and Grace. Sarah and
                                                                                                         Grace were babies when Betty first moved in with
                                                                                                         their family and, today, they both work in disability
                                                                                                         services and special education.

                                                                                                                    VGS is grateful to have Betty
5 | Program Participant Story                                                                                       and Barb in our community.
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O P P O R T U N I T Y | Porter Family Workforce Development Fund
For more than 40 years, Frank Porter has been a              Brothers Company. Through the Porter Fund, VGS
valued member of the VGS Board of Directors. In              purchased new state of the art equipment for the
partnership with his siblings, Betsy and Steve, the Porter   Sewing Department.
Family made a generous $300,000 gift to establish a
Workforce Development Fund at VGS. Formed in 2019,
the Porter Fund is committed to providing employment         “VGS is a great organization
opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities.                 that has helped so many
“VGS is a great organization that has helped so many         Clevelanders with disabilities”
Clevelanders with disabilities,” says Frank. “Our family
established the Workforce Development Fund so that           These capital investments help to modernize VGS’
in these ever-changing times, VGS has the critical seed      operations and offer a wider range of goods and
money it needs to launch new programs and initiatives.”      services to business. The Porter Fund has already
                                                             created nine new jobs and is helping to ensure
The first project made possible by the Porter Fund is        Ohioans with disabilities have access to job training
in partnership with the Cincinnati-based Fechheimer          and supportive services. 	

            Thanks to the Porter Fund, VGS can partner with more employers and offer a pathway to employment for
            Ohioans with disabilities.

6 | Donor Story
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In November 2020, VGS celebrated our 130th Anniversary and
 the extraordinary contributions individuals with disabilities make to Ohio’s                                          B O U T IQ U E

                                                                                                   Reimagined
 workforce. Our first ever virtual event and fundraiser, Cheers to 130 Years
 was an opportunity for the VGS community to look at our history as a
 source of pride and our future as a source of inspiration. Cheers to 130
 Years raised $12,000 for VGS and those we serve.

           Randy McShepard, Vice President, RPM International Inc.

                                                                                The realities of COVID-19 made it impossible for our Sunbeam
                                                                                Holiday Boutique to take place at its normal venue in 2020, the Country
                                                                                Club in Pepper Pike. Determined to continue this beloved tradition, the
                                                                                Sunbeam Board reimagined the 109th Holiday Boutique. Safe, socially
                                                                                distanced shopping options were offered inside the Van Aken Market
           Bob Gries, VGS Board Member since 1967 with his wife, Sally
                                                                                Hall, online, and at various brick and mortar locations across the eastside.
                                                                                Each Boutique vendor donated 15% of their sales to VGS raising over
7 | Our 2020 Events                                                             $16,500 for Ohioans with disabilities.
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Vocational Guidance Services is pleased to acknowledge the individuals, families, corporations,
2020 Donor List                           and foundations whose contributions allow us to break down barriers to employment for Ohioans
                                          with disabilities. Our work is possible because of your incredible generosity.

SIGNATURE SOCIETY                         Oliver Banister Society                        Donald Gries                            1890 Society
The Signature Society recognizes and      ($10,000-$24,999)                              John Huntington Benevolent Fund         ($1,750 - $2,499)
                                          Anonymous                                      Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.                 Anonymous
honors the generous donors who
                                          William and Judith Caster                      James and Elaine Jaye                   Helen R. Bowler Fund
have included VGS in their estate plans
                                          Connor Foundation                              Jones Day                               The Britton Fund
Pat Brownell
                                          Bill and Mary Conway                           Matthew and Kristen\Joyce               CAPTRUST Community Foundation
William Caster
                                          Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation          Phillip A. Kuri                         DiGeronimo Family Foundation
Robert Comben, Jr.
                                          Bob and Sally Gries                            Catherine and Robert Levy               Gilmour Academy
Sally and Sandy Cutler
                                          Jim and Jane Griswold                          Lincoln Electric Foundation             Joel and Mara Hlavaty
David and Frances Dickenson II
                                          James and Angela Hambrick Foundation           S. Livingston Mather Charitable Trust   Martin and Maria Hoke
Marjorie Drollinger
                                          The Hankins Foundation                         Dick and Carol Michel                   Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kemmann
Bob and Sally Gries
                                          David H. & Barbara M. Jacobs Foundation        John Monroe and Mary Cavanaugh          Kathleen Koch
Bettyann Helms
                                          Jeffrey and Lisa Kapp                          The O’Neill Brothers Foundation         Frances & Jane S. Lausche Foundation
Thomas and Marsha Hopkins
                                          David Logsdon                                  Parker Hannifin Corporation             J. Mark and Annette T. Sutherland
Nancy Klein
                                          The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation   Raymond Q. & Elizabeth Rieley           James Weigelt
Stephen and Joanne Kirk
                                          Meisel Family Foundation                          Armington Fund                       The Clara Williams Company
Camille and Dennis LaBarre
                                          The Murch Foundation                           Swagelok Company                        Edith Anisfield Wolf Fund #2
Diane Roberto
                                          John P. Murphy Foundation
BALDWIN SOCIETY                           Ray and Katie Murphy                           Mae Childs Society                      Sunbeam Society
                                          Nordson Corporation                            ($3,500-$4,999)                         ($1,000 - $1,749)
($50,000 +)
                                          Oswald Companies                               Leslie A. and Michael W. Dunford        Peter and Anne Adams
The Cleveland Foundation
                                          The Perkins Charitable Foundation              Liz and Alan Gillmore                   Dave and Diane Banyard
Sally and Sandy Cutler
                                          Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.             Vid A. Lutz and Ann C. Lutz             E.J. and Martha Burke
Elizabeth Porter Daane
                                          The Reuter Foundation                          John Matejka                            Homer Chisholm and Gertrude
Lillian Emmons & Family Fund
                                          The Sherwin-Williams Company                   Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Petredis            Kalnow Chisholm Fund
Jane L. Jenkins Trust
                                          TCF Bank                                       RPM International Inc.                  The John Milton Costello Foundation
KeyBank Foundation
                                          Kylie and Ben Volpe                            Karen Flynn Shanahan                    Dollar Bank Foundation
Stephen and Joanne Kirk
                                          Ellen Garretson Wade Memorial Fund                                                     EMC Precison
The Nord Family Foundation
Dick Pogue
                                          George Garretson Wade Charitable Trust #2      Effie Childs Society                    Phyllis H. & William H. Evans
Frank H. and Nancy L. Porter Fund of                                                     ($2,500-$3,499)                            Charitable Foundation
   The Cleveland Foundation               Mrs. Child’s Society                           Aleris International                    Bruce and Renee Gerhart
Frank and Fran Porter, Jr.                ($5,000-$9,999)                                AtNetPlus                               The Giant Eagle Foundation
Stephen Hart Porter                       Keith and Marie Ashmus                         David and Susan Catanzarite             Gordon and Mary Harnett
The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation     Michael and Barbara Bass                       Betty Goodman                           Daniel and Tracy Heberle
                                          Craig T. Beazer                                Hathaway Brown School                   Pam Heinen Haag
                                          Kelly and Christopher Beiswenger               Hawken School                           Mandee and Chris Jones
Bell Greve Society
                                          The Bicknell Fund                              I.D. Images                             Jane and Doug Kern
($25,000-$49,999)
                                          The George W. Codrington                       John Krueger                            Jane and Tom Lamb
Helen C. Cole Charitable Trust
                                            Charitable Foundation                        Laurel School                           Charles and Rita Lawrence Family Fund
Thomas and Marsha Hopkins
                                          Community Foundation of Lorain County          Mansour Gavin LPA                       The Catherine L. and Edward A. Lozick
Lubrizol Corporation
                                          Donley’s                                       Kaitlin and Justin McCaulley               Foundation
Lauren E. Miller
                                          Joseph and Angela DuBois                       McDonald Hopkins LLC                    Ann and Kevin Malone
Robert R. Rhodes Trust
                                          Harry K. and Emma R. Fox                       Vocon                                   Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation
                                            Charitable Foundation                        The Clara Weiss Fund                    Mr. and Mrs. Warren L. Morris
                                          Lucile and Robert H. Gries Charity Fund        Wuliger Family II Philanthropic Fund    David and Inez Myers Foundation

8 | Donor List
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Charles J. and Patricia Perry Nock Fund of   Mary Jo Salata                               Tim Stevens                               Benjamin Kroeck
   The Cleveland Foundation                  Betty T. and David M. Schneider              Joseph and Ellen Thomas                   Charles H. Krueger
William and Kathleen O’Neill                 Elizabeth Sheeler                            Iris Vail                                 Rick and Sharon Lakatos
M.E. Osborne Companies                       Stephen and Martha Somach                    Richard P. Vieritz                        Suzanne H. Lamb
Mr. and Mrs. Emery C. Prior                  Neeti Sundaresh and Alex Gronovsky           Dawn and Brian Yorko                      Terry and Sue Lang
Mr. and Mrs. D. Pugh                         Susan and John Turben Foundation                                                       Mick Latkovich and Grace Harper
Jeffrey and Jennifer Ramras                  Bill and Diane Valerian                      Ability Circle                            Lindsay LeBlanc
David Sagerser and Dr. Christine Krol        The Raymond John Wean Foundation             ($100-$249)                               India Lee
Natalia and Todd Steele                      Lynne and Timothy Winings                    Betty A. Abraham                          Bettsy and Tom Leib
K.K. and Joe Sullivan                                                                     Colette Adams                             Robert and Bonnie Lessing
Summers Family Foundation                    Opportunity Circle                           Anonymous                                 Keith and Nancy Libman
Triple T Foundation                          ($250-$499)                                  Appletree Books, Inc.                     Lilly Pulitzer
Dickson and Ann Whitney                      Ted Altfeld                                  Ara Bagdasarian                           Lauren MacLaren
Gary and Christy Young                       Anonymous                                    Susie and Phillip Barragate               Joan Mahoney
                                             Philip Axelrod                               Renee Bell                                Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Mahovlic
Brighter Futures Circle                      Denice R. Baldanza                           Dan and Mary Jo Berry                     Malabar Collective
($500-$999)                                  Laura Bauschard                              Bird Dog Bay                              Madelaine Mavec LLC
Katie A. Allender                            Aditi Bhatt                                  Caroline Borrow                           Eileen McCarthy
Amy and Chad Arbogast                        John and Carol Boyd                          Tom and Louise Brick                      Jennifer McCreary Hartford
Ed and Denise Bell                           David Brian                                  Robert Brzezinski                         Megan McMahon
Joshua and Loredana Berkowitz                Drs. Barbara Brown and Steve Ward            John and Ellen Cannon                     Meadow Lane Monograms
Bidwell Designs                              Charles and Margaret Bush                    Joanna and Peter Carfagna                 Miklus Florist
Dick Cahoon                                  Helen Rankin Butler                          Abbe Carrol                               Jennifer Morrissey
Gail and Bill Calfee                         Marc Byrnes                                  Amy Ciano                                 Cheryl L. Morrow-White, M.D.
Gilda E. Cohen                               Matt and Diane Cox                           David Cindrich                            Daniel Nelson
Walter and Mary Beth DePasquale              Michael Devlin                               Michael A. Clegg                          Daniel Neubert
David and Frances Dickenson II               Joseph A. Ferritto                           Anthony and Elizabeth Constantine         Gregory and Cynthia Ondercin
Double Rainbow                               Stephannie Garrett                           Karen and Chandler Converse               Susan Han Paul
James Eck                                    Chas and Jen Grossman                        Vanessa Coppa                             Patty and Ed Pentecost
Anne and Steven Fitzgerald                   Marty Guastella                              Christine Croissant and Chip Weinberg     Andrew and Heather Rayburn
Carran Gannaway                              Lisa Henkel                                  Dominic Cugini                            Diane Roberto
Paul and Sandy Gibbons                       Jubilee Gifts in the Heights                 Anne Cummings                             Terrence and Carole Rounds
Sebastien Glinzler                           Ruth Kanner                                  Hallie DeChant and Thomas Bowne           Mr. and Mrs. Stan Schneider
Alan and Victoria Goldstine                  Kathleen Kapp                                James and Sara Doan                       Kara Schwabauer
James T. Hopper                              Joseph P. and Nancy F. Keithley Foundation   Mark Gainer and Liz Eastwood-Gainer       Nina and Jamie Sheffler
Donald and Marta Jack, Jr.                   Robert Klonk                                 Mrs. Oliver F. Emerson                    Gordon Short
Kilgore Trout                                Joseph and Jennifer Kubic                    Kate and Kevin Floyd                      Jeff Sikora
Camille and Dennis LaBarre                   Dennis and Ginny Lehman Family               Laura and Wade Fricke                     SLFMKR
Laura and Bradley Lamb                       Luster, A Gift Boutique                      Linda D. Glickman                         Steven Smith
Amy Laughlin and John P. Wiedemer            Tara Malbasa                                 Sarah P. Guyuron                          Snappy Gator
William and Patricia Leonard                 Joel and Rochelle Marx                       William C. Hatch                          Carolyn M. Sommerich
J. Macdonald                                 Susan Metallo                                Bettyann Helms                            Kurt Steigerwald - Market Vision Research
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Manning              Petra Moran                                  Laura P. Herrick                          Lisa Sutton
Mulholland and Sachs                         Pavilion Home and Floral, LLC                Barb and John Horrigan                    Suzanne Taigen
Nicole and James Mylen                       Peggie Roberts                               Richard Horvitz & Erica Hartman-Horvitz   Nicole and Rodney Twells, Jr.
Elizabeth and John Newman                    Robert and Kristin Rogers                       Foundation                             United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania
Ornament Letterpress                         Laurel Rowen, PhD                            Charles L. Hudson                         Jeffrey and Tracey Weaver
Judy R. Pace                                 Nadia Schroth                                Kevin J. Hyatt, D.D.S.                    Weir & Weir, LLC
Rachel Katz, LLC                             Caroline Schwartz                            Bruce and Donna Jackson                   Maggie Wiener
Sally and Brian Rubenstein                   Megan Short                                  Anita Jones                               Alan and Janet Willoughby
Drs. Edward and Teresa Ruch                  Sandra and Vince Stafford                    John and Stephanie Kilbane                James W. Wood, M.D.
Kristen and Michael Salata                   Michele and Scott Steele                     Mr. S. Lee Kohrman                        Debra Yasinow

9 | Donor List
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Supporter Circle                    Mark Richards                          Frank and Fran Porter, Jr.                 In honor of Anne Fitzgerald and
($1 - $99)                          Sonya T. Rock                          Stephen Hart Porter                        Catherine Levy
Anonymous                           Michael Ronga                          Frank H. and Nancy L. Porter Fund of the   Laura Bauschard
D.W. Austin                         Adam R. Ross                             Cleveland Foundation
Anthony Bennett                     Celia Ryder                            Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.         In memory of Ray Hollywood
Mark and Carol Blakeslee            Derrick Sanders                        Karen Flynn Shanahan                       Joan Mahoney
Mr. Louis J. Bloomfield             John Scott                             The Sherwin-Williams Company
Victor Boone                        Joseph Sherwood                                                                   In honor of Jeff Kapp
William Boyd                        Paul M. Soltis                         EVENT SPONSORS                             Kathleen Kapp
Toni Bright                         Bradley and Marianne Sommerfelt        Presenting Sponsor
Richard M. Burk                     Sandra L. Stewart                      TCF Bank                                   In memory of Senator Frank Lausche
Denise Calvitti                     Amy Taylor                                                                        The Frances & Jane S. Lausche Foundation
Dr. Edward N. Carrol                Janis Thiedemann
                                                                           Silver Sponsors
Joseph Carroll                      Angel Thornton                                                                    In memory of June Minnick
                                                                           Donley’s
Ginny Suhr                          Kenneth Tonegato                                                                  Colette Adams
                                                                           Jones Day
Guy Danser                          United Way of Dekalb County
                                                                           KeyBank
Ella Dawson                         Eileen Waite                                                                      In memory of Phillip Allyn Ranney
                                                                           Lubrizol Corporation
James D. DeRosa                     Melvin and Marcia Waxman                                                          Bob and Sally Gries
                                                                           Oswald Companies
Mr. Edward Dickson                  Bob Williams
                                                                           Parker Hannifin Corporation
Eaton Corporation                   Scott and Barbara Wilson
                                                                           The Sherwin-Williams Company
Victor Edwards                      Joshua Wood
Ben Enders                          Nancy and Daniel Zavelson
                                                                           Bronze Sponsors                             Every effort has been made to accurately list
Emily Erbs
                                                                           Aleris International                        all contributions received from January 1,
Tom Evans
                                                                           AtNetPlus
John and Betsy Feighan              ACHIEVE Campaign                                                                   2020 to December 31, 2020. If, however,
                                                                           Gilmour Academy
Gary Gargus                         William and Judith Caster                                                          an error has been made, please accept our
                                                                           Hathaway Brown School
Sterling V. Garrett                 The Cleveland Foundation                                                           apologies and notify the Development Office
                                                                           Hawken School
Erin Gisel                          Connor Foundation                                                                  at (216)431-7800, ext. 6058.
                                                                           I.D. Images
Cecil and Stephanie Glover          Bill and Mary Conway
                                                                           Laurel School
Adam Goscinski                      Kaitlin Corkran and Justin McCaulley
                                                                           Mansour Gavin
Lisa Green                          Sally and Sandy Cutler
                                                                           McDonald Hopkins LLC
Burt W. Griffin                     Elizabeth Porter Daane
                                                                           Catherine and Robert Levy
Charles Hall                        Leslie A. and Michael W. Dunford
                                                                           Vocon
Martin and Allison Hauserman        Lillian Emmons & Family Fund
Paul Hollander                      Jim and Jane Griswold
Nathan Hurle                        Thomas and Marsha Hopkins              Patrons
                                    James and Elaine Jaye                  Mandee and Chris Jones
Paul Jackosky
                                    Matthew and Kristen Joyce              M.E. Osborne Companies
Arlene Kaplan
Curtis and Elizabeth Kelly          Jeffrey and Lisa Kapp
Keylery                             Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kemmann           IN KIND DONORS
Felicia Lamontagne                  KeyBank Foundation                     Adcom
Andrew McCollister                  Stephen and Joanne Kirk                Dave Jaye
Natasha Merritt                     Lubrizol Corporation                   Ratliff & Taylor
Patrick Miliano                     Vid A. Lutz and Ann C. Lutz
Tracy Miliano                       The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family      TRIBUTE GIFTS
Robert Monroe                          Foundation                          In Memory of Art Baldwin
John Moreland                       Meisel Family Foundation               Mrs. Margot F. Baldwin
Elizabeth Mortimer and Walter Cha   Lauren E. Miller
Judy Napier                         John P. Murphy Foundation              In honor of Devon and Reggie
Daurine Noll                        Ray and Katie Murphy                   Tim Stevens
Pearly Vine                         The Nord Family Foundation
Anne Powell                         Oswald Companies                       In honor of Joe DuBois
Nidal Qasem                         Dick Pogue                             Marc Byrnes

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2020 FINANCIALS

                                                                           F IN A N C IA L S N A PS H OT

                            $25,000,000

                            $20,000,000

                             $15,000,000

                             $10,000,000

                                 $5,000,000

                                                                   2 019                                                          2020

                                                            To ta l Reve n u e & P u bl i c S u ppo rt   To ta l E x pe n s e s   N e t A ss e t s

                                                     202 0 R E V E N U E                                           2 02 0 EX PENS ES

                                                     19%                                                                 16%
                                                                                                         2%

      Gover nment P ro gram Fe e s & G ran ts                                                                                                        Vocational Rehabilitation

      B usiness Indust r y Sales                                                                                                                     Paid Work Experience
                                                9%                                                                                                   and Employment

      Ann ual Do nat io ns and
                                                                                                                                                     Management and General
      Foundat io n Suppo r t
                                                                       68 %                                   20%                         62%
                                                4%
                                                                                                                                                     Fundraising and
      Other Revenue
                                                                                                                                                     Public Education

11 | Financials
BOARD OF DIRECTORS                                                    THE SUNBEAM BOARD

   OFFICERS                                 HONORARY LIFE             The mission of the Sunbeam Board is to raise awareness of Vocational
   Matthew D. Joyce                         TRUSTEES                  Guidance Services and provide financial support through fundraising
   Chair
                                            Pat C. Brownell           events and activities.
   Liz Gillmore                             Sally Cutler
   Vice Chair – Governance
                                            William D. Ginn
   James R. Jaye
   Vice Chair – Development
                                            James B. Griswold         ACTIVE                                   SUSTAINERS
                                            Bettyann S. Helms
   John C. Krueger                                                    Claudia Anton        Colleen Miklus      Kelly Biggar           Megan McMahon
                                            Thomas E. Hopkins
   Vice Chair – Compensation & Management
                                            Polly Bruch White         Nicole Barry         Elizabeth Morris    Margie Biggar          Susie Mead
   John W. Monroe                                                     Baird Bass           Nicole Mylen        Caroline Borrow        Petra Moran
   Vice Chair – Facilities
                                            GENERAL COUNSEL           Laura Bauschard      Elizabeth Newman    Pat Brownell           Sarah Morgan
   Thomas Petredis
   Vice Chair – Finance                     Joel Hlavaty              Kelly Beiswenger     Caitlin Osborne     Helen Butler           Lori Morris
                                                                      Aditi Bhatt          Angela Owen         Joanna Carfagna        Lisa Mortimer
   Karen Flynn Shanahan
   Secretary                                                          Kate Biggar          Janine Pape         Amy Ciano              Dale Naylor
                                            SUNBEAM
   Susie Barragate                                                    Vanessa Coppa        Darrah Parsons      Joan Cody              Beth Anne Nettis
   President & CEO                          BOARD OFFICERS
                                                                      Christie Croissant   Sally Rubenstein    Laurel Conrad          Christine Newell
   Laura M. Lamb                            Catherine H. Levy
                                            President                 Sabrina Davies       Carolann Rauser     Karen Converse         Liz Novak
   Chief Operating Officer
                                                                      Renee deWindt        Kristen Salata      Suzanne Deering        Pamela Osborne
   April C. Walker                          Kylie Volpe
   Chief Development Officer                                          Trish Dorsey         Heidi Scaravilli    Susan Delaney          Katie Outcalt
                                            First Vice President
                                                                      Anne Fitzgerald      Nadia Schroth       Debbie Donley          Judy Pace
                                                                      Kate Floyd           Caroline Schwartz   Kim Ertz               Amy Paine
                                            ELYRIA BUSINESS
   DIRECTORS                                ADVISORY
                                                                      Kelly Gale           Beth Sheeler        Laura Fricke           Susan Paul
   Katie A. Allender                                                  Carran Gannaway      Sandra Stafford     Ellen Russell Genger   Ellen Schmidt
   Craig T. Beazer
                                            COUNCIL                   Pam Garcia           Michele Steele      Linda Glickman         Chloe Seelbach
   William G. Caster                        Thomas Petredis, Chair    Laura Grieg          Macy Stein          Pamela H. Haag         Christine Semarjian
   Joseph G. DuBois                         Larry Harrison                                 Abbey Steinberg     Jennifer Hartford      Nina Sheffler
                                                                      Sarah Guyuron
   Sebastien Glinzler                       David Janowicz
                                                                      Lisa Henkel          Neeti Sundaresh     Debbie Hermann         Laurel Stack
   Donald Gries                             Mike Hargas
                                                                      Tiffany Kaplan       Kylie Volpe         Laura Herrick          Suzanne Taigen
   Robert D. Gries                          George “Skip” Tusa
   Jeffrey L. Kapp                          Nate Heckman              Lisa Kapp            Kristin Voos        Barbara Horrigan       Stephanie Teeter
   Matthew J. Kemmann                       Ronan Lynch               Amy Laughlin                             Mandee Jones           Debbie Thompson
   Stephen F. Kirk                          Jim Wiegelt               Lindsay LeBlanc                          Jane Kern              Nicole H. Twells
   Phillip A. Kuri                          Dawn Yorko                Catherine Levy                           Jane Lamb              Jeannine Voinovich
   Kaitlin Corkran McCaulley
                                                                      Tara Malbasa                             Susan Locke            Kelly Warner
   Joel D. Marx                             MEMBERS EMERITUS          Renee Martinez                           Ann Malone             Polly White
   Dick Anthony Michel
                                            Theodore S. Altfeld       Missy McGinnes                           Kristine McGee         Lynne Winings
   Lauren E. Miller
                                            Robert E. Lessing, Esq.
   Frank H. Porter, Jr.                                                                                        Emily McLaughlin
   Diane Roberto

12 | Volunteer Boards
CLEVELAND WORKFORCE CAMPUS
                                                        2235-2239 East 55th Street | Cleveland, OH 44103
                                                                     Phone: 216.431.7800

                   ELYRIA                                                                                                 COLUMBUS
     359 Lowell Street | Elyria, OH 44035                                                                   3964 C Brown Park Drive | Hilliard, OH 43026
            Phone: 440.322.1123                                                                                        Phone: 614.291.0233

 BROOKLYN CAREER & ACTIVITY CENTER                                                                     SOUTHWEST CAREER & ACTIVITY CENTER
10991 Memphis Avenue | Cleveland, OH 44144                                                         4720 Hinckley Industrial Parkway | Cleveland, OH 44109
          Phone: 216.881.6868                                                                                       Phone: 216.476.3020

                                                                                  VGSJOB.ORG

                                                        AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/SERVICE PROVIDER

                                 Accredited by the Commission on
                                 Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
                                                                                                                      ®
                                                                                      A United Way Agency
              State Board of Career Colleges and Schools Registration # 79-10-0671T

 This report summarizes the 2020 activities and accomplishments of Vocational Guidance Services and its affiliates, VGS, Inc. and Vocational Services Inc.
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