YOUNGSTOWN Lowellville resident Jennifer Johnson says Aqua Ohio has worked to diversify at leadership levels, as well as on the front line.
Johnson visited the Rotary Club of Youngstown meeting Wednesday to speak about Aqua Ohio, where she works as area manager. She gave a quick history of the company and an outline of local capital improvement projects that can be expected.
Johnson also briefly touched upon her duties as the first female area manager of Aqua Ohio in the state. “It makes me proud,” she said, as the water business is what she described as a “male-dominated industry.” Johnson said she has not met adversity, but people still assumed she was a secretary and not a member of management. Her role, she said, made her work harder at “overcoming any stereotype.”
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Heather Moran, a 19-year Boardman High School teacher, left, holds a copy of a book she recently had published. Moran said she assembled a collection of science-themed stories and anecdotes to break down the complicated subject. Next to her is Savannah White, a Boardman High senior who was selected to design the bookâs graphics.
BOARDMAN If you are a high school student studying online and find yourself scratching your head when you come across esoteric terms such as “karyotype” or “carotenoids,” you’re probably in good company.
The same might be true for anyone who assumes “actin and myosin” are a comedy duo lesser known than Abbott and Costello or Laurel and Hardy.
Lowellville native Roslyn Torella stands with her husband, Ron Reese. Although the couple lives in Maryland, Torella runs a social media page about Lowellville history.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of Saturday profiles of area residents and their stories. To suggest a profile, contact features editor Burton Cole at bcole@tribtoday.com or metro editor Marly Reichert at mkosinski@tribtoday.com.
LOWELLVILLE When people drive through the village during the summer, they will see hundreds of veteran banners hanging above the road.
The idea came from Lowellville native Roslyn Torella, as she and husband, Ron Reese, drove through their current home in Maryland.