Heather Carruth, a nurse assessment coordinator at Bethany Village, has been named the winner of LeadingAge Ohio’s 2023 Excellence in Caring Award. This award is presented to a single “outstanding direct or indirect care professional or volunteer within a LeadingAge Ohio member organization who enriches the lives of those they serve and exemplifies quality of care in the field of aging services,” according to LeadingAge. The 2023 Award Winners were announced in Columbus at the LeadingAge Ohio Annual Conference & Trade Show. Heather began her career at Bethany Village 34 years ago in dietary services, becoming a nurse in 1998....

Graceworks Vice President of Human Resources & Chief Integrity Officer Dawn Barhorst has been selected to participate in the 2024 class of Leadership Dayton, alongside organizational leaders from throughout the Miami Valley. Leadership Dayton is a premier leadership development program designed by Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce to identify, educate and motivate a connected network of community leaders and increase the individual’s capacity to serve the Dayton region. Over the next 10 months, members of the Class of 2024 will further their education and understanding by examining multiple industries, from government to health & human services, through a social servant...

We are extremely proud of Bethany Village Administrator, Lauren Coyle, and Bethany Village Home Health Care Director, Dana Albaugh on being named to the Dayton Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 list! Each year the Dayton Business Journal honors local business and professional leaders who have achieved success and have excelled in their field before the age of 40. Nominees are recognized for demonstrating leadership, initiative and dedication in pursuing their careers and who are likely to continue to achieve in the future.  Nearly 200 of the region’s brightest young professionals were nominated, which shows the impact these ladies make every day...

The Better Business Bureau, serving Dayton and the Miami Valley, has announced the 2023 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics winners. These awards honor organizations whose leaders demonstrate a high level of personal character; ensure the organizations’ practices meet the highest standards of ethics; and consequently generate trust with customers and the community. Formerly known as the Integrity Awards, the Torch Award embodies BBB’s mission of advancing business trust. John North, BBB president & CEO, shared, “The BBB Torch Awards for Ethics recognize organizations for their ethics and integrity unlike any other award in our community. They focus on the character,...

Governor Mike DeWine has appointed Judy Budi, Graceworks President and CEO, as a board trustee for Bowling Green State University–her undergraduate alma mater. Judy Budi, class of ’85, joined the BGSU Board of Trustees on Sept. 1, and will serve on the BGSU Board of Trustees through 2027. Judy’s appointment fills a vacancy on the BGSU Board of Trustees. Judy’s predecessor, Ava Harter, now serves as a non-voting, national trustee. BGSU trustees are charged with: Establishing and monitoring the execution of policy that guides the administration in the day-to-day operations of the University Selects a president, and on his or...