B U S I N E S S        N A M E		Tyler’s Construction Career Began at Auburn Career Center

Tyler Kern : Construction Project Manager

Tyler Kern

Tyler was an Auburn student 2012-2013 from Chardon High School. His

program at Auburn was Architecture and Project Management. He then obtained a degree in Construction Management at Bowling Green University. Tyler did three co-ops for his Construction Management college requirements, one was Higley Construction. Tyler interned for a year and Higley offered him a full-time posi-
tion as a Project Manager.

Higley is constructing a five-story ofice building in Painesville. Tyler and an associate are in charge of the construc-tion. Tyler is a sports junky. His hobbies include: riding his motorcycle, snow-boarding and kayaking in his free time. Tyler stated that Auburn prepared him for his courses at Bowling Green. Also, he felt that Auburn gave him a couple of steps ahead of his fellow freshmen
classmates.

We would like to include success

stories of all Auburn Alumni… if you know of a good story, please email Jim Brown, Editor, at: jbrown@auburncc.org

Website: www.auburncc.org

Phone: 440-357-7542 Alumni Committee
Jim Brown, Alumni Coordinator Anita Belfi
Debbie Shimek Teri Hare Cheryl DeWit Lynda Laws
Dr. Brian Bontempo, Ed. D., Superintendent

Pictured left to right are Auburn alumni: Brandi Holland, Justine Malvicino, Bob Hill, Tom Welk, Stacy Allen, Leslie Machuta, and Erica Anderson. Also Lori Smith and Diane Buchs (not pictured)

Alumni Bring Their Talents to Auburn

cate and instruct our students in our
as administration assistants.
Auburn has found talent, experience	have found their path back to Auburn. and skills that are necessary to edu-	Some are instructors. Many have also alumni. In past years, we have seen	found employment other than teaching graduates of Auburn who have had
careers in the business world and	(continued on page 2)

Shannon Reglius LPN

Auburn Graduate Has Successful Career in Medical Profession

Shannon Reglius, influenced by her grand-
mother, who was a nurse, attended Auburn’s (1998-99) Diversified Cooperative Health Occupations Program. Her instructor was Kathy Martin. “DCHO was a great start to my career. It was hard work, but we still had fun in the class.” While at Auburn, Shannon said that she obtained her STNA and worked at Homestead II in the afternoons. She stayed at Homestead II until she had an opportunity at LCB of DD as a residence nurse. Later on she also did out-patient mental health duties with Signature. During her career, she did mar-keting in her spare time which gave her a foot in the door for her current position as Director of Marketing and Admissions at Lantern of Chagrin Valley. The Lantern is an assisted living and memory care facility in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. She was hired in 2014 and loves what she is doing there. Shannon says that the people are great and the buildings are beautiful.

Hello Auburn Alumni,

I want to thank you for your continued interest and support of the Auburn Career Center. We have started many new initiatives in the past year and want to share those with you. Our facilities have improved! The Lubrizol Founda-tion provided us with a $50,000 grant to build an auxiliary building to house our Fire Truck and Rescue Squad that is used by our students for training. The building is on the property just behind the Horticulture Building. The Auburn Restaurant received an amazing update and will be open for business again this year. We plan to offer catering and meeting services to the community along with a restaurant day. Watch for more information to come. The re-ception area and Adult Education ofices also received a much needed update. It is so im-portant that our facilities are first class and are appealing to our visitors, students, and staff. We also repaved the Training Center parking lot. The number of visitors to the building for training and meetings has increased dramati-cally and the lot was in desperate need of re-pair. We are also planning to renovate labs in “B” wing this year and will keep you posted on the progress. This past year we started the Auburn Education Foundation. This foundation is intended to provide support for educational opportunities to our community for both high-school and adult students for the in-demand careers in our region. We often get approached

Alumni at Auburn (cont.)

Brandi Holland completed the Cosmetology Program at Auburn Career Center in 1987. Right out of high school she began working in a salon. Brandi stayed at that salon for 18 years until she got a position teaching at Auburn. “I loved working in the salon, but I was ready for a change. I absolutely love teaching the cosmetology program and I feel very privileged and lucky to be able to come back to Auburn to instruct. I love working with the students!”
Auburn Career Center has shaped my entire life from high school until today.

Justine Malvicino was a student at Auburn in cosmetology 1991-1992. Mary Ann Bittner was her instructor. Justine worked in salons after graduation including Ladies and Gen-tlemen Salon and Spa. She then went on to instruct for seven years at the Brown Aveda Institute. In 2013, she became a cosmetology instructor at Auburn. She loves what she is doing and always seems to have a smile on her face.

Bob Hill was a student in Construction at Auburn. He learned under Tom Perkins and Henry Ignat. During his senior year, Bob interned with George Wagner Construction. Upon graduation in 1981, Bob started his own business called Robert Hill Construction until he began his career as construction instructor at Auburn in 1991. Many homes were built in Concord by his students with his expert teaching.

Tom Welk attended Auburn in 1986-1987 in the Automotive Technology class. Tom worked during his senior year as a porter in a dealership and steadily moved up the ranks to technician while acquiring many certifications. 2014 was the year that Tom brought his craft to Auburn.

to create a scholarship, to accept a gift for a specific project, or just to help the overall Auburn community. Now there is a mecha-nism in place to accept those gifts. If you would like to help or know of someone that may be interested or would like to learn more, please call me at (440) 358-8010. All of this effort has led us to nearly a 20% en-rollment increase over the past two years! Auburn enrollment this year will be the most in school history and will continue to climb as we continue to market our programs and families continue to recognize the value of an Auburn education. We are so proud of our tradition, our teachers and staff, and the community that we serve. We are also ex-tremely appreciative of our strong Alumni network. Your continued support of our great school is a constant reminder of how important Auburn is to our region of Ohio. Our logo has changed! You can see that our logo has changed to a bold, red, “A”, with an exclamation point imbedded. We conducted research and input from many stakeholders. Along with the logo we have created a new website and are in the process of updating all of the signage, recruiting and communi-cation tools for this school year.

Please come by and visit us sometime. Thank you and enjoy the rest of your summer!

Brian Bontempo, Ed. D. Superintendent
8221 Auburn Road, Concord Twp., OH 44077 Cell: 440-251-1250

Stacy Allen is a 1991 graduate of Auburn Career Center (Cosmetology) and Madison High School. She worked as a barber and cosmetologist for seventeen years. She spent most of her career at a barber shop in Perry. After attending Kent State University in 2006, she began teaching Cosmetology at ACC. She taught Cosmetology for seven years. In 2013 she began instructing students who need extra support regarding academics, behavior-al issues and social skills. Stacy said, “When I think about my job I feel that I am an advo-cate for students more than anything else. I want to see that they have the best chance to succeed at ACC.” Stacy stated, “I appreciate what Auburn instilled in me as a student. Auburn is definitely a place that you can blossom and grow.”

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Leslie Machuta attended Auburn in the Class of 1979 High Skill Steno class. “It was the best decision I ever made! I started an internship my senior year at a title ofice, worked sever-al secretarial jobs until deciding to stay home to raise my two children. I returned to the workforce as an administrative assistant at Riverside High School, and am now in my 7 year as an administrative assistant in Au-burn’s Counseling Department.”

Erica Anderson is a 1988 graduate of River-side High School and Auburn Career Center’s Secretarial Specialist Program. Erica started her career in 1989 with Lake Erie College as the Executive Assistant to the Director of Institutional Advancement. In 1990, she moved onto to the law firm of Cannon, Stern, Aveni and Loiacono Co., LPA as the Executive Assistant to James V. Loiacono, Esq. In 1997, she began her career as a school secretary with the Riverside Local School District. Ms. Anderson is now happily working as an Ad-ministrative Assistant with the Enrollment, Career Services and Business Partnership Departments at Auburn Career Center.

Alumni and Friends

Are you an Auburn Alumni? Do you know of graduates who may not have registered? Please help us find them. For over 50 years, Auburn has opened the doors for thousands of students through our career and technical programs. We are proud of our high school and adult education graduates and want to hear from our alumni. Let us know where you are now and what you are up to. Please register and tell your classmates also to go to our website www.auburncc.org and click on Alumni and Friends.

Business Partnerships

Thanks to all the business partners who worked with us this past year. Through these partnerships we were able to help students attain work experience through internships. If you have a desire to place a student in your company as an intern, or need more infor-mation, please call
Auburn’s Business Partnership ofice and ask for Michelle Rodewald at: 440-357-7542 Ext. 8159 or email mrodewald@auburncc.org.