Leadership Ohio selects Warren resident for 2025 coveted fellowship
A Youngstown State University graduate and Warren resident has been selected for a statewide program elevating leaders with skills to serve their communities.
Shawn Carvin is the executive director of the Ohio Land Bank Association.
Out of 230 nominations from around the state, he’s one of 35 selected for a fellowship program called Leadership Ohio.
Carvin will join fellow leaders in diverse industries and professions across the state for the training, including business, healthcare, law and government.
As executive director, Carvin is in charge of operations at 66 county land banks, advocating for affordable housing and cutting down blight statewide.
Before working at the Ohio Land Bank Association, Carvin spent 10 years as director of the Trumbull County Land Bank at Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership.
According to the OLBA, he “has a deep-rooted commitment to revitalizing communities through innovative land banking strategies and creating healthy homes and neighborhoods for Ohioans.”
Learning more about Leadership Ohio fellowship
Lisa Duty, executive director of Leadership Ohio, said they’ve selected an “outstanding group of accomplished individuals from across Ohio” for the 2025 program.
“At a time when effective civic leadership is paramount, we are thrilled to welcome this dynamic, cross-sector group into our prestigious fellowship,” Duty said.
Carvin and other Ohio leaders will participate in a total of eight sessions each over a day and a half in different host cities.
The Leadership Ohio sessions are sometimes educational excursions, panel discussions and presentations, while other days are about sharing experiences and dialogue with fellow participants.
Participants will learn about handling civic discourse, how to help individuals affected by homelessness and citizenship.
“We realize that we don’t just need our leaders to simply understand something, we need them to feel something,” Duty said.
Here’s how Leadership Ohio describes the experience:
“No other journey would put you at the same table as an Ohio Supreme Court Justice and a seven-time mission commander/U.S. Air Force Colonel in the same way it brings you face-to-face, for instance, with a formerly incarcerated citizen now helping to restore the citizenship of others, or a survivor of human trafficking.”
Shon Christy is the president of the board of trustees for Leadership Ohio.
“We are ecstatic to welcome the Class of 2025,” Christy said. “These distinguished leaders are the embodiment of progress, uniting to pave the way for a stronger, brighter Ohio.”
Learn more about Leadership Ohio online.
