Download MEDIA RELEASE Anna M. Arvay, CPA Elected New Chair of the

MEDIA RELEASE
Summit County Children Services  264 South Arlington Street  Akron, Ohio 44306
For Immediate Release
Contact: Chris Vasco
Director of Public Relations
(330) 379-2070
[email protected]
Anna M. Arvay, CPA Elected New Chair of the
Summit County Children Services Board of Trustees
----------Board Also Re-elects M. Beth Curley as Vice-Chair and GinaKaye Maddox as Secretary; Board
Members Daniel L. Bell, Esq. and Candace Campbell Jackson, Esq. Leave Board as Terms End
AKRON, Ohio –January 2014 – The Summit County Children Services (SCCS) Board of Trustees has elected Anna M.
Arvay, CPA, of Akron as its new chair for a two-year term from January 2014 through December 2015 replacing the
previous chair, Akron attorney Daniel L. Bell, Esq., who decided not to seek reappointment to the SCCS board. M. Beth
Curley and GinaKaye Maddox, both of Akron, were re-elected to two-year terms as Board Vice Chair and Secretary
respectively. In other news, Candace Campbell Jackson, Esq., Vice President and Chief of Staff to the president of the
University of Akron also decided to step down from the SCCS Board at the end of her term on December 31, 2013.
Ms. Arvay, a member of the SCCS Board since 2009, specializes in not-for-profit and governmental accounting and
auditing services, including governmental Single Audits and consulting specialty services. Ms. Arvay has been involved
in public accounting for 33 years, 24 of those years involved with not-for-profits and governmental entities. She spent 16
years working for local firms and formed her own firm in February 1997. She graduated from The University of Akron in
1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1986. For eight
years, Ms. Arvay served on the board of trustees of the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Board
(ADM Board) where she chaired the Finance Committee. In 2006, she was appointed to the County of Summit Regional
Arts and Cultural District Board of Trustees where she served for six years. She is a member of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA). She is a Past President of
the OSCPA-Akron/Canton Chapter and has also served as treasurer on the boards of trustees of various other not-forprofit organizations.
Ms. Curley has served on the agency board since 2003. She recently retired from the United Way of Summit County
where she served as the AFL-CIO Community Service Liaison. Ms. Curley attended Antioch University and majored in
Labor. Ms. Maddox has served on the agency board since 2004. She has a Master's Degree in Communications from
Kent State University, and is pursuing a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership. She currently holds the position of Sr.
Learning Consultant at FirstMerit Bank.
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