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Walsh Jesuit High School Names New President
June 5, 2024
(Cuyahoga Falls) - Walsh Jesuit High School’s Board of Directors announced today that Tim Grady will join Walsh Jesuit High School as its thirteenth president, effective July 1, 2024. Mr. Grady will replace Fr. Christopher Fronk, SJ, who will step down as President on June 30 for health reasons. “I am honored and humbled to join the Walsh Jesuit community and look forward to utilizing my professional experiences and passion for Jesuit education as we prepare WJ to serve the next generation of Christ-centered men and women that our world so desperately needs,” said Mr. Grady.
(Cuyahoga Falls) - Walsh Jesuit High School’s Board of Directors announced today that Tim Grady will join Walsh Jesuit High School as its thirteenth president, effective July 1, 2024. Mr. Grady will replace Fr. Christopher Fronk, SJ, who will step down as President on June 30 for health reasons. “I am honored and humbled to join the Walsh Jesuit community and look forward to utilizing my professional experiences and passion for Jesuit education as we prepare WJ to serve the next generation of Christ-centered men and women that our world so desperately needs,” said Mr. Grady.
This appointment has been approved by V. Rev. Karl Kiser, SJ, Provincial of the Midwest Jesuits. Fr. Kiser stated, “I am thrilled to mission Tim as the next president of Walsh Jesuit High School. Tim brings deep experience as a man of service, faith, and integrity. With his deep Catholic faith fortified in Ignatian identity, Tim will lead Walsh Jesuit’s legacy of forming students who are inspired to live with competence, conscience, and compassion as men and women for and with others.”
Mr. Grady comes to Walsh Jesuit with a vast background in leadership management, including spending the last 15 years in various roles at Boys Hope Girls Hope of Northeast Ohio. Founded by Father Don Vetesse, SJ in 1986, BHGH opened its first home for young men from Akron on the Walsh Jesuit campus in 1989. In the 35 years since those first doors of opportunity opened, scores of Boys Hope Girls Hope Scholars have attended and graduated from Walsh Jesuit High School. Today, BHGH provides more than 200 young adults with holistic care and opportunities rooted in the Jesuit tradition of forming Men and Women for Others. Walsh Jesuit continues to provide several BHGH Scholars with a world-class education and opportunity to reach their full potential.
Mr. Grady was the Executive Director of the Arrupe Neighborhood Partnership for 7 years at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland prior to his work at Boys Hope Girls Hope. At BHGH, Mr. Grady began as a Program Director before being promoted to Executive Director for 11 years before being named the Director of Strategic Growth in 2023. He led a $9M ‘Our Hope for the Future’ Campaign resulting in campus expansion, highlighted by a $7M, 21,000 square foot program facility and turf-field for sports. Mr. Grady also co-designed and founded a service program model rooted in the Corporal Works of Mercy that has been replicated at high schools and universities across America over the past two decades.
“We are fortunate and blessed to have Tim Grady join Walsh Jesuit High School as our next President,” said Tom Haag '81, Chairman, Walsh Jesuit Board of Directors. “The search committee that was assembled, committed countless hours to bring us to this outstanding conclusion.”
“I am honored and humbled by the opportunity to build on Walsh Jesuit’s remarkable legacy as we create a vision to serve the next generation of Christ-centered men and women for others,” said Mr. Grady. “Walsh Jesuit is a truly marvelous community, and I am thrilled for the opportunity to support our leaders, faculty and staff while engaging our parents, alumni and greater community in this critical mission of teaching and forming our students to know, love and serve Christ in an ever more challenging world.”
“I am honored and humbled by the opportunity to build on Walsh Jesuit’s remarkable legacy as we create a vision to serve the next generation of Christ-centered men and women for others,” said Mr. Grady. “Walsh Jesuit is a truly marvelous community, and I am thrilled for the opportunity to support our leaders, faculty and staff while engaging our parents, alumni and greater community in this critical mission of teaching and forming our students to know, love and serve Christ in an ever more challenging world.”
The Manresa Award
The highest honor Walsh Jesuit bestows, the Manresa Award, is named for the town in northern Spain where St. Ignatius Loyola experienced a spiritual conversion. That experience led to his founding of the Society of Jesus in 1540 and resulted in the worldwide network of Jesuit-sponsored schools. It was also in Manresa that Ignatius wrote the "Spiritual Exercises,” which form the foundation of Jesuit spirituality.
Walsh Jesuit's Manresa Award is presented to members of the school community who are outstanding exemplars of the Jesuit motto, Men and Women for Others, and who have served selflessly to further the school's mission.
Walsh Jesuit's Manresa Award is presented to members of the school community who are outstanding exemplars of the Jesuit motto, Men and Women for Others, and who have served selflessly to further the school's mission.
Past Manresa Award Recipients
| James C. Herndon † Robert & Margaret Pfotenhauer † Fr. John A. McGrail, SJ † Anne D. Walsh † The GAR Foundation Mary L. Carr † Fr. James J. King, SJ Jack † and Ann Haag † John † & Nancy Beringer Fr. Richard Rosenfelder, SJ † Stan & Terry Kaczmar Fr. Norman J. Dickson, SJ † James M. Allwin ’70 † B. William Ricco † Fr. James S. Prehn, SJ Christopher ’74 & Sara Connor John † & Marilyn Volpe Fr. J. Peter Carey, SJ † Ron & Nancy Marhofer Nelson Gorbach Tom ’70 & Debbie Orr Mike & Lori Catanzarite |
Fr. Emmett Holmes, SJ † Mike & Karen † Beck Mike & Mary Gladstone Barbara Carroll LaRose Fr. Donald J. Petkash, SJ Doug & Missy Wells Dave & Pat Kraninger Chuck ’75 & Mary Beth Abraham Greg & Jackie McDermott Richard Bedell ’70 Thomas Moushey ’69 Jane Rafferty Frank Somodi Tim & Linda Beringer John & Lois Gerstenmaier Vince & Nancy† DiGirolamo Bill ’71 & Bonnie Wojno Gerry Rardin ’72 Mark ’80 & Carol Bachmann Chris ’75 & Denise Scala Bernadette Salley Rich & Marilyn Ciccarone Paul & Colleen Joyce |
The McGrail Award
This special award is given to those Faculty and Staff who have served in the spirit of mission and excellence that Fr. John McGrail, SJ lived so well during his tenure as the seventh president of Walsh Jesuit.
The winner must have served at Walsh Jesuit for a minimum of 10 years in a full-time capacity. The previous year winners nominate for the next year.
The winner must have served at Walsh Jesuit for a minimum of 10 years in a full-time capacity. The previous year winners nominate for the next year.
Past McGrail Recipients
| Inaugural Class - Graduation 2012 Jan Bachmann Mike Benton Steve Grescovich ‘74 Jane Rafferty Connie Reho Rick Sistek Doug Worthington |
Graduation 2013 Grant Conzaman Christopher Gaone Michael Gladstone Fr. Emmett Holmes, SJ David LaGuardia ‘97 Kathryn Tate Pamela Vineyard Christopher Walker ‘73 |
Graduation 2014 Carol Barger David Banks Mark Hassman Cathy Kase Steve Neal Janet Osborne Gerry Rardin ‘72 Jon Strubbe |
Graduation 2015 Daniel Bizga Alice Delagrange Elizabeth Duarte Nelson Gorbach Patricia Grimm Vicky Kilway David Lee ‘87 Christine Ziemanski |
| Graduation 2016 Kevin Barger ‘93 Deborah Bok Christine Drake Rick Evans Julie Hudec ‘02 Sean Lynch ‘94 Patrick Ritchie Andrew Truax Eileen Varnish |
Graduation 2017 Cynthia Burgio Timothy Dowdell Kevin Forfia Nancy Heil Andrew Thomas Mary Truax |
Graduation 2018 Margaret Bingham William Einloth Mark Herbele Roland Karthan Mark Schweter James Storad Kelly Vanas ‘98 |
Graduation 2019 Elisabeth Barker Corinne Newcome Joe Petzker ‘85 Missy Sturm Randy Tonkin MJ Wojno |
| Graduation 2020 Ronald Carrell Lynn Humiston John Norris ‘96 Melissa Sturm |
Graduation 2021 Christopher Gaone Rebecca Holt |
Graduation 2022 Joe Adair Gary Rybka |
Graduation 2023 Elizabeth Barker Adam Green ‘03 Joe Vecchio ‘05 |
The Distinguished Alumni Award
The Walsh Jesuit Distinguished Alumni Award is presented to an alumna or alumnus who has utilized her or his talents in an exemplary way to serve God and the community, consistent with Walsh Jesuit’s mission of “Men and Women for Others.” Through consistent application of high moral and ethical standards, the recipient will have achieved outstanding post-graduation success in one or more of the following areas:
• Service to family, faith, and fellow men and women
• Contributions to their profession or vocation
• Leadership in civic, social work or the arts
• Promotion of intellectual or cultural pursuits
Past Distinguished Alumni Recipients
| 1990 | 1992 | ||
| Kristopher M. Kipp '80 | Gregory P. Kilway '73 | ||
| 1993 | 1995 | ||
| James M. Allwin' 70 † | David E. Anthony '73 | ||
| 1997 | 1997 | ||
| John A. Mascolo '82 | Thomas M. Orr '70 | ||
| 1998 | 1999 | ||
| Stephen L. Palmer '74 | Michael D. Mackin '71 | ||
| 2000 | 2002 | ||
| Stephen A. Fitzhugh '81 | Edward D. Becker '74 | ||
| 2004 | 2005 | ||
| John L. Pinkowski '79 | Edward T. Marshall '75 | ||
| 2006 | 2006 | ||
| Louis J. Ciraldo '71 | Thomas L. Boylan '76 | ||
| 2007 | 2007 | ||
| James F. Burns '72 | Norman E. Walsh '72 † | ||
| 2018 | 2018 | ||
| Edward J. Siebert '84 | Kenneth H. Merten '79 | ||
| 2019 | 2022 | ||
| Christopher M. Connor '74 | Robert J. Nemer '86 | ||
| 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Gregory G. Repetti '76 | Michael G. Vrabel '93 |
The Young Alumni Award
The Walsh Jesuit Young Alumni Award is presented to an alumna or alumnus under the age of 40 who has utilized her or his talents in an exemplary way to serve God and the community, consistent with Walsh Jesuit’s mission of “Men and Women for Others.” Through consistent application of high moral and ethical standards, the recipient will have achieved outstanding post-graduation success in one or more of the following areas:
• Service to family, faith, and fellow men and women
• Contributions to their profession or vocation
• Leadership in civic, social work or the arts
• Promotion of intellectual or cultural pursuits
• Service to family, faith, and fellow men and women
• Contributions to their profession or vocation
• Leadership in civic, social work or the arts
• Promotion of intellectual or cultural pursuits
Past Young Alumni Recipients
Class of 2024 (Inaugural Year)
Marvin R. Grandison '03
Marvin R. Grandison '03
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Mr. Mark Anzelc, Chairman
Mark Anzelc is the Global Vice President of Supply Chain for Parker Hannifin’s Motion Systems Group. In this role, he leads a global team of professionals responsible for strategic planning and tactical execution in procurement, planning, logistics, and customer experience. Prior to this, he held executive positions at General Electric, Lucas Industries, and other leading companies. Mark has a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maine. He also holds a Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering from Boston University supplemented by extensive executive development. Mark is active in community service as a volunteer, donor, and board member. -
Mr. Justin Alaburda '00
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Mr. Daniel Bradesca
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Mrs. Brandee Carson-Jones
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Rev. Matthew Donovan, S.J.
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Mr. Julio Esis
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Mr. Tim Grady, President, Walsh Jesuit High School
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Mr. Thomas J. Haag '81, Ex Officio
Tom is Walsh Jesuit graduate from the Class of ’81, now married over 25 years to Toni with four children, all graduates (or future graduates) of WJHS. Tom and his family have lived in the local community for their entire lives. Professionally, Tom has worked in leadership of local manufacturing while managing global markets for SGS Tool Company now known as Kyocera SGS Precision Tools of Kyoto, Japan.
Tom is passionate about educational opportunities for both pre-career and professional development. He respects the Divine, and loves people. -
Mr. Andy Kerr '02, WJ Social Studies Teacher
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Mrs. Kara Lewis
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Ms. Holly Little '01
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Mr. Craig S. Marshall '78, General Counsel
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Mrs. Theresa Mistysyn
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Br. John Moriconi, SJ
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Mr. Theodore Paynter '94
Ted is a proud graduate of Walsh Jesuit High School class of 1994. He also graduated from Walsh University with degrees in Communications and Political Science. Ted has worked in Marketing and Advertising Communications for nearly 22 years and is currently the Director of Operations for Clum Creative, a video production and creative marketing agency in Cleveland, Ohio. He has been serving on the Walsh Jesuit Marketing Committee for the past six years.
Ted has been married to his wife Lisa for 21 years and has two grown step-sons. He also serves on the board for the North Canton Playhouse, a community theater, where he has served in various capacities for 20+ years. After gaining an appreciation for the performing arts in several high school drama productions (at WJHS and Our Lady of the Elms), he and his wife later met doing a community theater production and to this day are both deeply involved in theater arts. -
Mrs. Gina Poblete
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Mr. Albert Romanini '91
Al lives in Chagrin Falls with his wife Lisa whom he met at a Walsh Jesuit football game during his Senior year. They have four children, one Walsh Jesuit grad, two current students and hopefully one future Warrior – Allisa ‘17, Anthony ‘20, Abigail ‘22 and Allison. Al and his family are members of St Joan of Arc Parish in Chagrin Falls. Al graduated from WJ in 1991 and went on to graduate from John Carroll University with a Bachelor’s in Business Management.
Already working for the family business part time, Al joined Willoughby Supply full time upon graduation. Currently Al is the Vice President of Ohio Region at SRS Distribution, DBA Willoughby Supply. Al was President & CEO of Willoughby Supply when the business joined SRS in December 2017. Al serves on the Board of Directors and is a ReStore volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, Lake-Geauga County, Ohio. He is also a Board member of Geauga County Bluecoats, a charitable foundation that provides support for families of safety forces who have lost their lives in the line of duty. -
Ms. Lynette Saenz
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Mr. Isaiah Shepard '06
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Mr. Brent Thompson '96
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Mrs. Torey Tolson
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Mr. Paul Volpe '83
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Mr. John Wiencek '79
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Br. Matt Wooters, SJ
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Jesuit Board of Members
Fr. Bill O'Brien, SJ
Fr. Eddie Siebert, SJ
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Mr. Sean Lynch '94, Principal Mrs. Ana Borges, PFAB President Mr. John Norris, Faculty Association President Mr. Timothy Dunn, VP for Mission & Identity Mrs. Jennifer Glover, Mothers' Club President Mr. Jason Ruegg '96, Vice-President of Enrollment Management Mr. Mark Hassman, Athletic Director Mr. Charles Korecki, Staff Association President Mrs. Barbara Salata, Administration Association President Mrs. Michelle Holmes, WJ Booster Club President
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