NEWEST CANTON ROTARY PAUL HARRIS FELLOW RECIPIENTS, JUSTIN CANDEA AND MICHELLE MULLALY

During the June 30, 2017, meeting PDG/PP David Ewing and President Craig Young presented Paul Harris Fellows to Canton Rotarians Justin Candea and Michelle Mullaly.  PDG/PP David Ewing had the following to say about each individual:

 

"Justin was born and raised in Canton, Ohio. He is married to an absolutely amazing wife, Hannah, and they have a recently born son, Roman. Justin graduated from Perry High School and is finishing his Bachelor's degree in Business at Walsh University.

 

Justin works at Young Truck Sales as a heavy-duty truck salesperson, and is on the management track program there. Previously, he worked as a field representative for Chesapeake Energy and Kenyon Energy, securing drilling leases with individuals and companies, mostly in Carroll and Portage County.

 

Justin has worked on several Habitat for Humanity builds and is looking forward to being involved in many more Canton Rotary efforts to continue to improve Canton.

 

Justin enjoys working out, playing golf, hanging out with family, friends, and fellow Rotarians."

 

 

 

"Michelle has been President and CEO of the Canton Symphony since May, 2011. Under her leadership, the Canton Symphony completed a $5.4 million capital campaign to build the Zimmerman Symphony Center. This facility, which was completed in 2014, is the home of the administrative offices of the Canton Symphony Orchestra.

 

During her tenure, the symphony has commissioned and co-commissioned six new works for orchestra. They have collaborated with such world-renowned artists as Andre Watts, Sylvia McNair, Menahem Pressler, Wu Man, Joshua Roman, and Bela Fleck, and have partnered with other organizations including the Canton Palace Theatre, the Canton Museum of Art, the Massillon Museum, Stark Parks, McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps, the Professional Football Hall of Fame, the Cleveland International Piano Competition, and the Dancing Wheels Company and School. Michelle has created innovative programming including collaborations with local artists such as The Speedbumps and Matt Corey. Her outside-of-the-box programming ideas have drawn new audiences to concerts and have helped the organization receive national attention. 

 

Michelle holds a BA degree in Music History and Theory from Hiram College. She serves on Malone University's President's Advisory Council, the Leadership Stark County Alumni Board, and the boards of The Friends of the Summit (91.3 FM) and the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education. She is currently President Elect for the Rotary Club of Canton and will become President in 2018. In Rotary, she has chaired the Summer Backpack Food Project, the Rotary Raffle, and Oktoberfest. She is a graduate of the 27th Class of Leadership Stark County and is a member of Woman's Impact, Inc.  In 2012, YStark, a division of the Canton Chamber of Commerce, honored her as one of the top Twenty Under 40 leaders in Stark County. She lives in Bath Township with her husband, Mike, and has four children: Arielle, Benjamin, Nathan and Ryan, plus a golden retriever named Henry."