Patty Emond’s youngest child is a Hershey alumnus, and her two grandsons are students in Children’s House and Parent-Infant. Patty is the Vice President, Total Rewards, at Parker Hannifin Corporation. In this role, she leads Parker’s Global Total Rewards organization which includes Compensation, Healthcare & Wellness, Human Resource Information Systems, Mobility and Retirement Plans. Parker’s operations extend to 48 countries with 50,000 employees supporting 120 divisions and 300 manufacturing locations. Parker manufactures highly engineered components and systems that facilitate motion and the controlled flow of liquids and gasses for a wide variety of global markets. Prior to joining Parker, Patty’s most recent work experience included the roles of Senior Vice President, Executive Compensation at National City Corporation and Senior Manager at KPMG LLP. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Case Western Reserve University. She is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). Patty and her husband, JP, reside in Northeast Ohio.

Since 1990, President and CEO of The Hershey Foundation Debbie Guren has supported over 220 organizations to fulfill the mission of The Hershey Foundation to benefit children in NE Ohio.  As an avid supporter of Montessori, Debbie has provided leadership for Hershey Montessori School since 1984 and Montessori Development Partnerships since 1990.  Debbie has three children who attended Hershey Montessori and pioneered the Young Child Community and the Adolescent Program. Debbie also sits on the Board of Directors for Holden Forests and Gardens and the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation.  She served on the Hawken School board for 13 years.  Debbie is the visionary behind Stonebrook Montessori, a public charter school for five years and now merged with Cleveland Municipal School District serving urban children in the city.

Sedlock’s professional career includes positions in both private (energy and health insurance) and public sectors (higher education and health care).  He most recently served as Vice President for University Advancement at Shepherd University, and was Senior Development Officer and Manager of Strategic Community Initiatives at University Hospitals of Cleveland.

Sedlock’s expertise includes organizational development, strategic planning, management, revenue generation, nonprofit fundraising, marketing, communications, public and community relations, and public-private partnerships.