MANSFIELD — The Richland Community Development Group (RCDG) is excited to welcome three new members to their Executive Board. Steve Cummins of Mansfield Engineered Components, Jessica Gribben of the Holden Agency, and Mark Masters of Mechanics bank will be serving on the board beginning in September. They will be filling vacancies left by Rick Taylor, one of RCDG’s founding board members, Kathy Daniels, RCDG Treasurer & Secretary, and Deborah Schenk. On their parting, Daniel DeVille, chairman of RCDG, said, “These three Executive Board members have been instrumental in providing guidance and direction regarding Richland County’s Economic Development.”
Cummins, Mansfield native and Kenyon College graduate, lives in rural Troy Township with his wife and four children. He is Vice-President and part of the third generation at Mansfield Engineered Components, where he has served for 30 years in a variety of roles including Operations, Quality and Engineering. Steve currently serves in voluntary roles with the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce, the Regional Manufacturing Coalition, Little Buckeye Children’s Museum, the North Central Ohio Industrial Museum and the RichHistory Alliance. In joining the RCDG Executive Board, Cummins stated, “I feel fortunate to call the Richland area my home and look forward to further supporting it through RCDG. Our county is full of talented and caring people working diligently to make our community a place where people truly want to live and build careers. To those folks I say thank you!”
Gribben, a proud Richland County native, graduated from Crestview High School and attended the Ohio State University Mansfield before taking a job at a local bank. She has worked on the finance side of the real estate industry for 12 years, gaining knowledge and experience before returning to school to obtain her real estate license. Gribben is a member of the National Association of Realtors, Ohio Association of Realtors, and the Mansfield and Ashland Board of Realtors. Serving as President of the Richland Young Professionals, a volunteer for the United Way of Richland County, a board member for the Richland County Foundation and a member of the RCDG leadership board, Gribben is very active in the local community. She is also a Leadership Unlimited Alumni, and received the Tribute to Women in Industry award in 2012. In her free time, Gribben enjoys spending time with her husband, Levi, son Jacob and their dog, Flash at their home just outside of Lucas.
Masters is the President and CEO of Mechanics Bank, where he has been employed since July 2001. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Bowling Green State University. Masters has been in banking almost 30 years, and prior to that, worked as a Certified Public Accountant. His service to the community has been extensive; in addition to RCDG’s Executive Board, he currently serves on the boards of the Richland County Foundation, Richland Carrousel Park, Lucas Community Center, Richland County Growth Corporation and the Richland County Regional Planning Commission.