Meet Our Team.

Our Leadership

Jessica Swiger

Jessica Swiger

Executive Director

Jessica loves a good cup of coffee, playing pranks on co-workers, and singing the happy birthday song.

jessica@firstglance.org
330.848.9685 ext. 117

Kasey Parmelee

Kasey Parmelee

Business Director

Kasey loves crunching numbers but also prides himself on the amount of fresh sawdust in his woodshop. ​

kasey@firstglance.org
330.848.9685 ext. 152

Noelle Beck

Noelle Beck

Founder

Noelle loves frothy coffee, jeeps with no doors, bike riding adventures, and has full intentions of wearing converse until she’s 80.​

noelle@firstglance.org
330.848.9685 ext. 112

Our Team

Stacy Boyd

Stacy Boyd

The Connect Coordinator

Stacy loves Jesus, family, long hugs, coffee and all the stationary things!​

stacy@firstglance.org
330.848.9685 ext. 114

Taylor Buchanan

Taylor Buchanan

Launch Program Assistant

Taylor loves coffee, a good biography, and quality time with her family.

taylorbuchanan@firstglance.org
330.848.9685 ext. 156

Chad Crawford

Chad Crawford

Donor Development Coordinator

Chad loves English Breakfast tea, being with family and friends, running outside, and being a BBQ Master.

chad@firstglance.org
330.848.9685

Grace Joyce

Grace Joyce

Launch Program Assistant

Grace is attending The University of Akron as a Child and Family Development Major. She loves hanging out with friends and riding her Onewheel.

grace@firstglance.org
330.848.9685 ext. 156

Danae Labocki

Danae Labocki

Donor Development Coordinator

Danae loves a good white mocha, anything competitive, vans, spending time with middle and high schoolers, anything near water, and could live in warm weather year-round. ​

danae@firstglance.org
330.848.9685

Danielle Marshall

Danielle Marshall

Launch Kenmore Manager

Danielle loves yoga, collecting new cookbooks, and wishes she could spend everyday outside, near the water.

danielle@firstglance.org
330.848.9685

Angela Mendise

Angela Mendise

Tiny Glancers Coordinator

Angela loves hikes and movie nights with her family. She lives in her own time zone and never met a dessert she didn’t like.

angela@firstglance.org
330.848.9685 ext. 153

Taylor Rahe

Taylor Rahe

Grant Writer

Wife to Ben, mom to 3 littles, involved with FG for 10 years. Taylor loves reading, coffee, being out in nature, camping, urban gardening, and the enneagram (she’s a 9!). She is constantly learning how to be a better neighbor, and loves having a yard full of kids playing.

taylor@fristglance.org
330.848.9685

Our Board

Officers:

President : Andre Thornton Jr
Vice President: Michelle Highsmith
Treasurer: Kelly Hawkins
Secretary: Courtney Yanda

Members:

Amy Husted
Chris McPherson
Angela Puertas
Tami Valvo
Ben White

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