Global Salesian Leadership Symposium

Teaching excellence in leadership development-rooted in the charism/values of St. Francis de Sales-for students in Salesian network schools & their communities

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𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

Yesterday, @SFSKnights welcomed more than 480 students from 11 schools for the 10th Annual Global Salesian Leadership Symposium!

Humble Confidence. Authentic Relationships. Servant Leadership.

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We hope you had a great day Ally!

[Ally Hoffman @AllyHoffman74]

@Finesse_Colyer @globalsls

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝙈𝘾 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝘿𝙧. 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝙊. 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧

Clinton Oliver Longenecker, Ph.D., an award-winning educator, is one of “America’s leaders in creating high performance leaders and organizations.”

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝙈𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙡

Mike is the former Mayor of Toledo 2010-2013, former State Fire Marshal - State of Ohio, former Toledo Fire Chief and first African American, as well as the youngest person ever to lead the department.

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝘿𝙧. 𝙅𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 “𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙥” 𝙒𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙧

Dr. Weisgerber brings more than 30 years of higher education experience to his role as Vice President of Enrollment Management at Lourdes University.

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝙆𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙏𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮

Kevan Toney, a 2004 graduate of St. Francis de Sales, leads the Training Section at the Toledo Police Department

Toney is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Ohio Air National Guard.

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@SFS_Alumni

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙠𝙚

Brady is the President and Family Wealth Strategist at TFO Wealth Partners

He started Catching Up With Jack, an annual event to remember his son, Jack, and raise money for pediatric cancer research.

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝙋𝙖𝙩 𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧

Pat is the founder of Erie Construction. In 2023 he was named “Philanthropist of the Year” by ProMedica.

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝘽𝙪𝙘𝙠 𝙆𝙤𝙯𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨𝙠𝙞

Buck attended the U.S. Air Force Academy and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Management Science, a minor in German, and a commission as an officer in the USAF in 2004.

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝙁𝙧. 𝙅𝙤𝙚 𝙆𝙧𝙪𝙥𝙥

Fr Joseph J Krupp is the Pastor of Church of the Holy Family parish and school in Grand Blanc and St Mark parish in Goodrich as well as Regional Dean.

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝘼𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙏𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮

Anna Toney, a Toledo native and @NDA_eagles alumna, is the Executive Director of Leadership Toledo.

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝙆𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙙

Kate is an experienced and nationally recognized nonprofit and philanthropy executive. A passionate community champion, Kate has more than fifteen years of experience leading organizations.

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝘽𝙧𝙮𝙖𝙣 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙧

Appointed in 2022, Blair serves as Vice President and Director of Athletics at the University of Toledo, where he has led a bold and comprehensive modernization of Rocket Athletics

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝘿𝙧. 𝘿𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝘿. 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚

Meet Dione Somerville, Ed.D., president of Owens Community College and a visionary in higher education.

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝙅𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙢𝙖𝙣

Meet Jake Hoffman ’08 - Private with the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department and team manager for Ohio Task Force 1, a FEMA Urban Search & Rescue team.

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡

Claire Mitchell is the Weekday Morning Anchor and Multi Media Journalist for 13abc in Toledo.

She's also a proud Bowling Green State University alumna, graduating in 2024.

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@SFSKnights

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣 𝙃𝙖𝙬𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙨

Entering his fifth season with the Toledo Walleye, Brandon is a natural leader on and off the ice.

🏒3x ECHL All-Star
🏒2x league MVP

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Welcome to #GSLS25, Sam Goodwin!

A former teammate of SFS teacher and coach Chris Dyer ’08, Sam brings an incredible story of resilience, family, and faith.

For more information, visit https://t.co/1DLxuBDLrQ

#VJ #SFSknights #SFS70 #MarchOn

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We are excited to welcome Lt. Governor Tressel to #GSLS25!

For more information, visit https://t.co/1DLxuBDLrQ

#VJ #SFSknights #SFS70 #MarchOn

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𝙂𝙎𝙇𝙎 𝙆𝙚𝙮𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 - 𝙎𝙖𝙢 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙬𝙞𝙣

Sam Goodwin is an American entrepreneur, bestselling author and international keynote speaker known for his thought leadership on embracing uncertainty.

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