MCCTC announces new board leadership and names new member
- Good
- Stanko
- Sweeney Blackann
The board selected Jeffery Good to serve as board president and Michael Stanko as vice president. In addition, Alexa Sweeney Blackann was named as a new member of the MCCTC Board of Education and will be sworn in at a future meeting.
Good brings more than three decades of leadership experience in education, technology, and public media to his role as board president. Most recently, he served as interim president and CEO of PBS Western Reserve, where he led Ohio’s largest PBS station, overseeing operations, strategic planning, and community engagement. Throughout his career, Good has supported educational technology initiatives, workforce development efforts, and statewide learning programs, while managing multimillion-dollar budgets and securing significant grant funding. He has a long history of service on education and nonprofit boards and is deeply committed to expanding educational opportunities and strengthening community partnerships.
Stanko is a member of one of the first graduating classes of the Mahoning County Joint Vocational School’s Aviation Mechanics program in 1974. In 1977, he founded Gemco Aviation Services Inc. and is the owner and operator of the Youngstown Elser Metro Airport in North Lima. Stanko also serves on the board of directors and as a technical advisor for the Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and is a published author on the maintenance and restoration of the Beechcraft Staggerwing aircraft. A lifelong Mahoning Valley resident, he resides in Boardman with his wife, Linda, and their two sons.
Sweeney Blackann is a respected business and community leader who was named to join the MCCTC Board of Education. She previously served as Interim CEO of Lake to River Economic Development, a JobsOhio regional partner serving Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning, and Columbiana counties, where she guided the organization through its launch as a standalone region. Prior to that role, she served as President of Sweeney Chevrolet and Sweeney Buick GMC in Youngstown. Under her leadership, the dealerships earned multiple General Motors Mark of Excellence awards and were widely recognized for customer service excellence and community philanthropy. She continues to support the dealerships in a consulting role following their sale in 2023 and remains actively involved in the regional business and nonprofit community. She resides in Poland with her husband, Josh, and their four children.



