Sue A. Dangler of Paulding was recently selected to be the first Executive Director of the Paulding County Hospital Foundation. The Foundation, an independent public charity, was organized in 1999 as an Ohio non-profit corporation with a mission “to improve the health and well-being of residents of the community.” Soon thereafter, it was recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) organization and became able to accept tax-deductible donations and gifts from individuals and organizations.
For its first 17 years, the Foundation has steadily grown with assets now totaling more than $230,000, and annually awards thousands of dollars in college scholarships to Paulding County high school seniors who plan a career in health care.
About one year ago, the Foundation board of trustees discussed the need for a part-time executive director to provide on-going direction and to help the Foundation develop a strategic plan to grow membership and Foundation assets, and to formalize and expand the grant process with a focus on fulfilling the Foundation’s mission.
That decision ultimately led to the selection of Sue Dangler as the Foundation’s first executive director. Before retiring, she had spent some 38 years in education as a Paulding High School teacher, coach and principal, and more recently as the Hicksville High School and Middle School principal. She was also the office manager of the Sweetwater Chophouse and Eagle Rock Golf Club in Defiance for several years. She is a member of the Defiance Area Foundation and has been a member of the Hicksville Rotary Club. She and her husband Kevin reside in Paulding.
Her first major undertaking with the Paulding County Hospital Foundation has been strategic planning.
“The background and attributes that Sue brings to the Foundation are exactly what we were hoping for,” said Lou Levy, president of the Paulding County Hospital Foundation board of trustees.
“She has deep roots in Paulding County, growing up in Oakwood, Ohio. Sue has valuable experiences and contacts that were developed through a professional career outside the county as well. We’re excited by the energy and passion that she has already brought to the Foundation,” Levy said.
The Foundation board of trustees has vacancies and anyone who shares the Foundation’s mission can become a member. For more information on the Foundation, contact Sue Dangler, Executive Director, PCH Foundation; P.O. Box 221, Paulding, Ohio 45879, or email at sue.dangler@pchospitalfoundation.org.
