Phil Lovegrove
Board President
A very involved Bluffsview parent, Phil both lives and works in Worthington. As a member of the LW board, Phil has helped initiate the mentoring program and believes in the importance of making a positive impact in the schools. When not at work, Phil can often be found at the pool with his kids or coaching one of their sports teams. He and Julie are involved in their church and numerous other school and charitable organizations.
Phil joined Vorisek Financial in 2016 as Partner and Financial Advisor, bringing with him 14 years of financial services experience, 7 of them serving in the capacity of a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®). Throughout his career, Phil has particularly enjoyed the client relationships he has developed along the way. He believes in a needs-based approach to financial advising that provides hands-on personal service for the long term.
Phil leads both in the community and professionally through his compassion for those he his working with. In the words of Maya Angelou, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Connect with Phil at plovegrove@vorfin.com
P.R. Casey
President-elect
P.R. Casey is a Worthington parent of three and is dedicated to the Worthington community. For the last three years P.R. has participated in the community as the leader of the Worthington father and daughter Y-Tribe group, as a coach for WYB Girls Lacrosse, and as an appointed member to the Worthington Schools Facilities Task Force.
Post law school, P.R. moved on to clerk for the late Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Moyer. Clerking for Chief Justice Moyer was the start of a professional law career dedicated to public service that has thus far spanned twenty years. During his career P.R. has worked for the Ohio Attorney General, Ohio Senate, as the Chief Legal Counsel to the Ohio Department of Education and is currently an attorney for the Ohio Department of Public Safety.
With over twenty years of experience as a government attorney, PR has shown his dedication to great leadership.
Connect with P.R. at prcasey4@gmail.com
Shelly Stotzer
A resident of Worthington for 10 years, Shelly has been actively involved in the community as a coach, volunteer and friend. What Shelly really loves about Worthington is the incredible sense of community support as she builds her business and raises her two daughters alongside her husband, Joe.
Shelly Stotzer is Owner, Career Coach and Talent Strategist at Crosworks, where she uses her extensive executive leadership and coaching expertise to help clients gain clarity and focus to perform their best. Serving both individuals and organizations, she leads the Crosworks team in guiding clients to success through proven processes – processes that explore each individual’s strengths, interests, skills and work environment needs – to gain the insight to deliver both personal fulfillment and maximum results.
Deeply committed to giving back, Shelly joined the Leadership Worthington board in 2019. She is a member of Leadership Ohio Class of 2019 and has served as a governance board member for the Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, on the board of the Worthington Resource Pantry, co-founded the Evening Street Girls on the Run site and served and a variety of other community-based leadership roles.
Robyn Stewart
Robyn and her husband Brian moved to Worthington in 2008 when she accepted a position working for the City of Worthington. They have found Worthington to be a great community for raising their two boys and enjoy the many opportunities to be engaged and involved through the schools, youth sports and community organizations.
Robyn serves as Assistant City Manager for Worthington where she works closely with the City Manager in overseeing the City’s operations. She provides support for City Council initiatives and oversees the Department of Administration which includes the areas of Economic Development, Information Technology, Personnel and Communications. A native of Columbus, Robyn has a Bachelor’s Degree from Wittenberg University and a Master’s Degree from the University of Kansas. Following graduate school, Robyn lived and worked in the Kansas City area for a dozen years before returning to Ohio when she moved to Worthington.
Robyn has served as the City of Worthington’s liaison to the Leadership Worthington Board since 2015. She is regularly inspired by the wonderful leaders in the Worthington community who invest their time and talents to make Worthington a great place and believes it is important to take the time to support existing and future leaders.
Bart Hacker
The formative years growing up in Worthington provided Bart with the very experiences that he wishes for his own son. Therefore, it surprised no one that when he moved back to Central Ohio in 2011, he returned to Worthington.
As President & CEO of Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc., Barton recognized the need by the construction industry to address a significant shortage of workforce development. This led him to help the Central Ohio ABC establish the Ohio Construction Academy (OCA) in 2013, a fully accredited community high school aimed at training 9-12 grade students in the trades. In addition to his roles and responsibilities with Central Ohio ABC, Hacker acted Head Administrator for OCA during its first two years of operation.
Through these experiences Barton came to witness that great initiatives require leaders who are willing to step up to the challenge. As president of the LW board from 2016-2019, he worked tirelessly to reinvigorate the program because of his dedication to the community.
Vicki Gnezda
Vicki has been the director of communication for Worthington Schools for twelve years. In that role, she is responsible for internal and external communications including digital communications and media relations. Vicki received her Master of Business Administration from Capital University and her Bachelor of Arts in Business and Marketing from Otterbein College. She resides in Worthington with her husband and two daughters.
Jeff Regensburger
Jeff is a graduate of Leadership Worthington and has enjoyed being connected to the Worthington community through his work in the libraries. More….n his spare time Jeff enjoys traveling with his wife Tutti, painting, and fussing over his vintage Vespa
Jeff currently serves as Library Manager at Northwest Library, a position he has held since December of 2010. Prior to that appointment, Jeff enjoyed work as a librarian and supervisor at both Northwest Library and the Old Worthington Library. In addition to his professional work (which includes membership on the Ohio Library Council’s Management and Administration Division) has previously served on both the Leadership Worthington Board and The Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce Board
Brent Diebert
Brent Diebert lives in Worthington, OH with his wife, daughter and their yorkie, April.. He is a member of the Columbus Realtors Affordable Housing Committee and has leadership roles with the Greater Worthington Real Estate Association and the Independent Brokers Association.
Brent is a real estate professional in Worthington and has worked in residential lending since 1995. He is currently Vice President of Mortgage Lending with Guaranteed Rate Affinity. Over the last 24 years he has counseled hundreds of families on purchasing and refinancing their homes; he takes great pride in working with customers to realize their financial dreams. Brent is ranked among the Top 1% of mortgage originators in the Columbus Ohio area and was selected as a Five Star Mortgage Professional in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017. He is also a 5 Star Confirmed Lender on Zillow and was chosen for 2014 Best of Columbus Award for Mortgage Lending.