Ray will be providing updates to the club on the activities of the Stark Development Board and how Covid has affected their efforts, as well as what it means to their organization, and Stark County residents and businesses going forward.

Ray Hexamer is President of the Stark Development Board. He is the former CEO of First Communications in Akron and former executive director of the Massillon Development Foundation. Before that he served as president of Beaverkettle Broadcasting, the former owner of WHBC-AM & FM.

Ray earned a B.A. in business administration from the University of Akron. He has been active in the community, serving on various community boards and professional associations. Ray is a former member and Past President of the Rotary Club of Canton. He and his wife Shannon are lifelong residents of Stark County. They have four adult children and three grandchildren.