Crown Point Ecology Center

Crown Point Welcomes New Working Board and Honorary Board Members

Crown Point welcomes Maria Santoferraro, Dana Fay and Mike West the Working Committee of the Board. Ms. Santoferraro brings to the board 20 years experience in public relations and marketing. She is employed with Brand Muscle, Cleveland. Ms. Fay enhances the board with her finance experience as a CPA for the Hauser & Taylor, LLC. Mr. West is the community liaison for Representative Sherrod Brown. He is a communications and marketing professional.

Joining Crown Point’s Honorary Board are: Paul A. Alsenas, Director, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission; David Beach, Director, EcoCity Cleveland; Judge Eve Belfance, Municipal Court Judge for City of Akron; Reverend Norman K. Douglas, Co-Founder of Heart to Heart Communications; Carlene Groeger, Retired, Summit Akron Solid Waste Management Authority; Susan Klein, Co-founder and former publisher, Bath Country Journal; Charles Rankin, President, Alcon Tool Company; and Margaret L. Thorp, DVM, Owner. Bath Veterinary Clinic.

Crown Point Farmers Selected as Terra Madre Delegates

Tim Knorr and Beth Knorr, Crown Point Organic Farmer and Harvest Manager, respectively, are among eight Terra Madre 2006 delegates from Northeast Ohio who will travel to Turin, Italy October 26 – 30. Selection of Terra Madre delegates is made possible through a two-year fundraising effort by Slow Food Northeast Ohio.

People, Profit and Planet

Crown Point successfully completed Sustainability Implementation training through Entrepreneurs 4 Sustainability June 2006. The eight-month training program uses peer-based learning to employ whole-systems principles for achieving optimal results for the triple bottom line – People, Profit and Planet.