Carol L. Klimas Named President of Lake Ridge Academy.NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio North Ridgeville is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,338 at the 2000 census. Geography North Ridgeville is located at (41.389546, -82.004605)GR1. -- Carol L. Klimas, a respected and recognized leader in both the private and public sectors, has been named president of Lake Ridge Academy Lake Ridge Academy (LRA) is an independent K-12 school in North Ridgeville, Ohio, United States, founded in 1963. The only independent school on the west side of Cleveland, Lake Ridge is one of the smaller private schools in the Cleveland area, with approximately 435 , its board of directors announced today. Lake Ridge Academy is an independent, co-educational day school with students in kindergarten through grade 12. It is the largest such school on Cleveland's west side. Klimas has served most recently as executive vice president and head of KeyCorp's Wealth Management Segment, a national business unit based in Cleveland. "We are truly fortunate to have such a dynamic and visionary leader in Carol Klimas," said Lee C. Howley, chairman of the board of directors of Lake Ridge Academy. "Carol possesses excellent business credentials as well as extensive experience in working with a national non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. - the National Arthritis Foundation This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. - where she has served a national chair and continues as a trustee. "In each of these private and public sector roles, she has demonstrated how to effectively relate to both internal and external constituencies for the good of the organization," said Howley, who added that the search for a president was nationwide, but "we were pleasantly surprised to find someone embedded in the Cleveland community with an appreciation for the value of a quality independent school education." Howley explained, "In this day and age of financial challenges for schools of all types, the senior leader of an independent school must possess the abilities of a chief executive officer. Carol brings outstanding credentials in terms of leadership, organizational skills and financial acumen to this position. Most important, the board was impressed with her passion for children and the quality of their education." "I am grateful for the confidence that the Lake Ridge Academy board of directors has shown in selecting me as their president," said Klimas. "I have a great interest in the holistic education Holistic education is a philosophy of education based on the premise that each person finds identity, meaning, and purpose in life through connections to the community, to the natural world, and to spiritual values such as compassion and peace. of children. Lake Ridge instills the best qualities of character, creativity and achievement in its students. I am truly looking forward to leading an organization of such high caliber. "Lake Ridge has an outstanding faculty, which has built an academic program second to none among private school institutions," said Klimas. "One of my most important responsibilities as president of Lake Ridge will be to effectively marshal the resources to take the school to the next level of achievement in every respect." Klimas joined KeyCorp in 1992 as vice president and manager of Key Trust Company of the West in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. . She rose through the ranks in successive positions of responsibility at Key, including that of president of the Utah District, president of KeyCorp Insurance Management Group and executive vice president and chief fiduciary officer of McDonald Financial Group. As head of KeyCorp's Wealth Management Segment, she had overall responsibility for three businesses: Key Private Bank, Key Investment Services and Key Wealth Management. As the former chair of the National Arthritis Foundation, she led a financial and organizational turnaround and began its transformation in a leading non-profit institution. In that capacity, she also worked closely with internal and external constituencies for the benefit of the organization. A dedicated community servant, she continues to serve as a trustee of the National Arthritis Foundation and as an executive committee member of the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the Red Cross. She has also won numerous community service awards, including those from United Way and the YWCA YWCA abbr. Young Women's Christian Association YWCA n abbr (= Young Women's Christian Association) → Asociación f de Jóvenes Cristianas YWCA . Klimas received a bachelor of business administration “BBA” redirects here. For other uses, see BBA (disambiguation). The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business studies. in finance and banking from Alvernia College History Originally, the college only accepted members of the congregation until 1961 when the college received its Charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Since then, the college has grown from a small liberal arts institution to a recognized college of higher learning in Pennsylvania. She is married to Daniel E. Klimas, president and chief executive officer of Lorain National Bank The Lorain National Bank is a full service bank headquartered in Lorain, Ohio. As of 2002 the bank had total assets of $691 Million US Dollars and today has twenty branches and 24 ATMs [1] [2]. . The Klimas family lives in Westlake. About Lake Ridge Academy (www.lakeridgeacademy.org) Lake Ridge Academy is an independent, co-educational day school that serves Northeastern Ohio by enrolling qualified students in grades K-12 without regard to race, color, religion, nationality or ethnic background. Lake Ridge pursues high standards in its academic program, promotes strong community relationships, and provides support for the enhancement of each individual. The school views the development of character and the development of intellect as complementary growth processes. Founded in 1963, Lake Ridge Academy enjoys the unique position of being the only independent school on Cleveland's west side. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : A photograph of Carol Klimas is available upon request by calling W. John Fuller John Fuller may refer to:
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