Join us for our monthly member meeting at the beautiful Winery at Wolf Creek!
Topic: Pathways to Success: An Overview of the Four Cities Compact
Speakers: William DiMascio, Director, Four Cities Compact
Join us for a presentation by the Director of the Four Cities Compact, Mr. William DiMascio, at the upcoming Copley Chamber of Commerce meeting on May 8th! Mr. DiMascio will provide an in-depth overview of the Four Cities Compact, a unique career-technical consortium that serves high school students in Barberton, Copley, Norton, and Wadsworth. This collaborative initiative is dedicated to equipping students with the skills, certifications, and hands-on experience needed to succeed. Learn how the Compact is preparing the next generation of skilled workers, creating valuable career pathways, and strengthening our local workforce. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear about how the Compact is making a lasting impact on our communities and shaping the future of education and employment in the region.
Before joining Wadsworth City Schools as the Director of the Four Cities Compact in August of 2024, William DiMascio was the Coordinator of Career-Technical Education (CTE) for the West Shore Career-Technical District/Lakewood City Schools since 2015. He is a graduate of the Greater Cleveland First Ring Leadership Academy Class of 2014, and he completed the CTE Byrl. R. Shoemaker Institute in 2016. Mr. DiMascio has served as President Ohio Association of Comprehensive and Compact Career Technical Schools (CCS) and the President of the Ohio Association of Career-Technical Education. In addition, Mr. DiMascio has served on the Executive Board for Ohio Career-Technical Administrators (OCTA). Mr. DiMascio is a past Board Member of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce and Lakewood Cleveland Clinic Community Advisory Council.
In 2012, he joined the Lakewood City Schools as Lakewood High’s House 1 Principal. Before 2012, Mr. DiMascio served in the Akron Public Schools for 12 years in the following roles: Program/Manager of the Akron Alternative Academy, a high school Social Studies teacher, and Career Based Intervention (CBI) instructor. He holds a BA in Geography with certification in Cartography and an MS in Education focusing on Secondary Education–both degrees from the University of Akron. His principal licensure was obtained via Ashland University and his Superintendent licensure from Cleveland State University. Before entering the field of education, Mr. DiMascio was a cartographer for the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, at the National Imagery & Mapping Agency, Bethesda, Maryland.
Join us for networking from 11:30 – 12:00. The meeting will begin at 12:00.
As a service to our members and guests, the Copley Chamber provides the option to preorder lunch from a featured member for the Monthly Member Meeting. For just $16/order, lunch will be waiting for you when you arrive.
This Month’s Featured Member: Copley High School’s Bistro 81, part of the Four Cities Compact
Click here to place your order no later than MONDAY, May 5th. Due to the nature of ordering through Bistro 81 in May, there will only be one option available:
Boxed Lunch – Chicken wrap (grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, and cheese), with an apple, a banana, an orange, chips, and a dessert.
Monthly Meetings are free for members. Non-members are welcome to attend one time each year as a guest. Additional meetings are $10/meeting.