
Board & Staff Member Recognition
George Beelen- 38 Years
Frank DeJute- 33 Years
James Glenn- 20 Years
James Rosa- 19 Years
Patti Augustine- 19 Years
Dennis Rossi- 19 Years
Diane Sauer- 19 Years
Frank Hierro- 18 Years
Julie Michael Smith- 16 Years
Lynette Sutton- 6 Years
Josh Toot- 6 Years
Christopher Colella- 5 Years
Anna DeAscentis- 5 Years
James Gibbs- 4 Years
Sarra Mohn- 4 Years
Diane Richardson- 4 Years
Donald French- 31 Years
Vivian Powers- 36 Years
Teresa McCleary- 25 Years
Greg Lutz- 27 Years
Legacy Award Nominees
Funder Recognition
CDFI Fund
City of Warren
City of Youngstown
Economic Development Administration
Mahoning County Commissioners
SBA
Trumbull County Commissioners
USDA
Economic Development Impact Award
Columbiana Port Authority
Eastgate Council of Governments
Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation
Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber
Banker Impact Award
Farmers National Bank
First National Bank
Premier Bank
717 Credit Union
Technical Assistance Impact Award
Minority Business Assistance Center at YBI
Oakhill Collaborative
Wean Foundation
Small Business & Innovative Impact Award
Happy Campers
Humtown Products
Penguin City
Platt Insurance
Paul Dutton Professional Services Impact Award
D5 Group
Gloris Griffin Counseling Services
HD Growth Partners
Ted McClain, Esq.
Valley Partners 45 Year Legacy

1980 Don French, MVEDC Executive Director

1981 Board of Directors

1982 Holiday Designs

1983 Award from the State of Ohio

1983 General Metal Fabricators

1984 Buckeye Body & Paint Supply

1987 Duca Remanufacturing

1987 Vennetta Inc

1989 Groundbreaking of Youngstown Commerce Park

1989 Groundbreaking Youngstown Commerce Park

1989 Groundbreaking Youngstown Commerce Park

1989 Staff

1989 State of Ohio Award

1989 Warren Commerce Park

1989 Youngstown Commerce Park

1990 Vinylume

1991 S & S Processing

1992 Carchedi's Restaurant Lowelville

1992 Castle Restaurant

1992 Cerni Motors Hubbard

1992 Crim's Corners Campbell

1992 State of Ohio Award Warren Industrial Park

1992 State of Ohio Award Warren Industrial Park

1993 Car Tunes Austintown

1993 Charles Manufacturing

1993 Crogan Plumbing Struthers

1993 Youngstown & Austintown Railroad

1993 Y & A Railroad

Beckett Aviation

1993 Crogan Plumbing Struthers

Y&A Railroad

1994 BW3 Youngstown

1994 Costello's Candies Girard

1994 Stanley Steamer

1994 Warren & Trumbull Railroad Ribbon Cutting EDRC II

1994 Windsor House Girard

1996 B&B Contractors

1996 Warren Printing Company

1997 Carney-McNicholas

1997 Meander Inn Austintown

1997 Warren Commerce Park Groundbreaking

1998 Carzo Building Warren Commerce Ribbon Cutting

1999 Cake Creations Youngstown

George Beelen, Board President 1999-2001

2000 Extrudex

2001 Glenellen Senior Suites

2001 P&S Bakery

2001 Servicemaster
2003 Drywall Barn

Frank Heirro, Board President 2004-2005
2007 Psycare of East Liverpool
2008 Zidan Manufacturing

James Rosa, Board President 2008-2009 & 2020-2021

2009 Star Grinding

2010 Cintas Building in Yo Commerce Park
2010 Girard Dairy Queen
2010 Higgins Reardon Funeral Homes
2010 McHenry Industries

Dennis Rossi, Board President 2010-2011

2011 Zinz Construction

Mike Conway, MVEDC Executive Director 2011-2019

Patti Augustine, Board President 2012 & 2013
2012 Taylor Kia

2013 Lender of the Year
2014 35th Anniversary Celebration with Andrea Wood

2016 1st Annual Golf Outing
2016 1st Annual Golf Outing

Diane Sauer, Board President 2016-2017
2017 Golf Outing

2018 Conference Room

2018 Conference Room After
Vivian Powers

Teresa Miller, Present Valley Partners Executive Director

Office Space Before

Renovations After, Creating Space for the Business Resource Center for Technical Assistance
MVEDC

2021 Valley Partners Name Change
Valley Partners 45th Anniversary Event Pictures