Tammy is President and Owner of Tamarack and Associates, Inc., an accounting and tax practice, and Tamarack Properties, handling residential rental properties. She received her AA fromStark State College in Retail Marketing and Management in 1976, and her BA from Ohio University in Fashion Merchandising in 1978, and completed her Accounting Certification from Mount Union College in 1988.
Tammy is President of the Board of Directors of The Rainbow Repertory Company, a local theatrical group that supports minority productions. She is a member of the National Association of Tax Practioners, the National Notary Association, and the Alliance Rotary Club. Tammy lives in Lake Township with her husband, Chuck, and daughter, Amanda, and is a member of St. Paul's Church in North Canton.
Lois DiGiacomo - Founder
In 1994, Lois wrote a biographical play, THE FENCES BETWEEN, about the life of Norma Marcere and engaged Kathy Mitchell to portray Norma. The power of that play to touch and change people's lives inspired the creation of Rainbow with the mission to better people's lives through the arts.
Over 30,000 have seen or participated in Rainbow productions since then with a repetoire that includes social issue plays for all community sectors, entertainment for all ages and opportunities for performing artists, writers and directors to bring their own These life experiences have inspired my life in the arts, not only with Rainbow, but as a board member of Arts in Stark, Coming Together, Stark County, and Stark Arts Coming Together. As the host of STATE OF THE ARTS, Canton City Schools Television since 2000, Lois has interviewed over a thousand artists of all genres.
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Chrysanthe Vassiles - Secretary
Chrysanthe E. Vassiles concentrates in the bankruptcy law, commercial transactions and trademark/copyright areas. She previously served two years as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Russ Kendig, Bankruptcy Judge for The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Canton Division and five years as a Staff Attorney for Community Legal Aid Services, Inc. in Canton representing debtors in Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy cases. Chrysanthe was named a Rising Star by Cincinnati Magazine and Ohio Super Lawyers Magazine for the last three years in a row. This recognition was reserved for those attorneys under the age of forty or in practice for less than ten years and was bestowed upon only 2.5% of Ohio attorneys.
A graduate of The Ohio State University College of Law, she was an Associate Editor of The Ohio State Law Journal, which published her Note entitled Checkbook Journalism: It May Involve Free Speech Interests but It Is Not Free; Can Witnesses Be Prohibited from Selling Their Stories to the Media Under the First Amendment?, 56 OHIO ST. L.J. 1619 (1995).
Chrysanthe is an Advisory Board Member for the Rainbow Repertory Company, a graduate of the 14th Class of Leadership Stark County, for which she previously served as a member of the Justice Day Committee for subsequent classes, and a member of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (I.W.I.R.C.). She is a Stark County Bar Association designee for the Attorney Constituent Group for the Northern District of Ohio Bankruptcy Bar. Chrysanthe is currently a member of the Tuscarawas County Bar Association and is on the Supervisory Committee of the Dover-Phila Federal Credit Union. She has been active in the Stark County Bar Association, serving on the Bankruptcy Committee and as Chairperson of the Liberty Bell Award Committee for the Law Week Committee. Additionally, Chrysanthe holds the position of Secretary on the WIN Board. She previously served as an Advisory Board Member and Treasurer of P.A.L. Mission and as a Director and Treasurer of the A.B.C.D., Inc. Board.
Ronald S. Young - Treasurer - Retired from board December 2009 - WE WANT TO THANK RON FOR ALL HIS HARD WORK THROUGH THE YEARS FOR RAINBOW
A Washington, D.C. native, Ronald served in the United States Air Force before obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from HowardUniversity and a Masters degree in Industrial Management from the University of Akron. Ronald is a certified public accountant and is retired from the Timken Company where he spent twenty-five years of service in its Finance Division.
In retirement he spends his time volunteering for a number of not-for-profit organizations in StarkCounty and teaches part-time at the University of Akron and Stark State College of Technology.
His current community service includes the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton where he has served in various leadership positions including chairperson of its Board of Directors, is a member of Stark County Children Services Advisory and Advocacy Council, serves on the finance committee for Greater United Way of Stark County, is treasurer for Rainbow Repertory Company, Inc.; is a board member and past president for the Association for Better Community Development, Inc.; and is a member of Stark County Minority Health Coalition.
Prior community service includes past president of Stark County Mental Health Board and served in several capacities for the United Way of CentralStarkCounty.
Ronald is married to his wife, Wanda, and they have two adult daughters and one grandson.
Fred Johnson - Board Member
Fred Johnson has been a board member since Rainbow begin in 1994. He is a member of St. Benedict Catholic Church, 4th Degree Knights of Columbus, Vice President of Catholic Interracial Council of Stark County, Ohio Commission African American Catholics for the Diocese of Youngstown and is very proud of an award given to him from Pope John Paul in April, 2000.
Fred is the happy husband of Robin Johnson, father of six, grandfather of eleven, and great grandfather of fifteen. He is a chartered member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
Joseph French - Board Member
In addition to Rainbow Repertory, Jospeh serves on the board for SPARK Ohio, Canton Calvary Mission, the Early Childhood Resource Center, Stark County Help Me Grow Advisory Board, Ohio's Children Trust Fund for Stark County, the United Way of Greater Stark County (Executive Committee, Leadership Committee and Impact Chair), and the Early Childhood Educators Consortium.
His accomplishments include the 2003 Director of the Year and the 2002 Program Administrator of the Year awards for the Canton Area Association for the Education of Young Children.
Joseph is a graduate of Kent State University, has a Master's Degree from Ashland University, and is a graduate of Leadership Stark County.
Susanne Clark - Board Member Charles Johnson - Treasurer Merele Kinsey - Board Member
