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The ASHLAND CHAUTAUQUA Committee is made up of dedicated individuals from around Ashland County, representing the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Parks District, the Loudonville Theatre and Arts Committee, Ashland University, and other local organizations.
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| Tricia Applegate |
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Tricia Applegate is a native of Ashland County and a firm believer in lifelong learning. She received her BA in music and business from Heidelberg College and attended the University of Akron for a masters in arts administration. She continues to implement her education and experience to "build community through the arts" with arts programming and community participation throughout Ashland County. Tricia is a proud mother of two teenage sons, Taylor and Connor, who are both active members of Hillsdale Local Schools' successful music program as well as baseball and football respectively.
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Amy Daubenspeck is Executive Director of the Ashland Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. She is an alum of Ashland University, where she graduated with a bachelors degree in English Literature. Amy has lived in Ashland County for 20 years and has been very active in the community. She currently serves as president of the Kiwanis Club and also as a trustee of the Ashland Public Library. She and her husband Russ have one son, James.
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| Amy Daubenspeck |
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| John Moser |
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Dr. John Moser is Associate Professor of History at Ashland University, and Associate Director of the university's Masters in American History and Government program. He has undergraduate degrees in history and communications from Ohio University, and an MA and PhD in history from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In addition to being a committee member, John is also a Chautauqua performer, having portrayed Howard Cosell at a number of venues, including the 2007 Ashland Chautauqua. He and his wife Monica live in Ashland with their daughter Constanze and their two yellow labs, Lotte and Ruby.
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Dr. Deleasa Randall-Griffiths, current chair of the Ashland Chautauqua Committee, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Arts at Ashland University. She received her B.A. in Theatre from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis and her M.S. and Ph.D in Speech Communication from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Deleasa teaches classes in Performance Studies, Storytelling and Interpersonal Communication. She has been a member of the Ashland Chautauqua Planning Committee since its inception. She lives at Charles Mill Lake with her very supportive husband, Tom, and her delightful daughter, Faith.
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| Deleasa Randall-Griffiths |
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| Judy Webster |
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Judy Webster is Recreation Program Coordinator for Ashland Parks and Recreation, responsible for organizing the Summer Concert Series at the Guy C. Myers Memorial Band Shell. In addition, she is President of the Loudonville-Mohican Convention and Visitors Bureau and trustee of the Mohican Area Community Fund, as well as a member of the Department of Youth Services Community Advisory Board, the Loudonville Agricultural Society, the Loudonville Chamber of Commerce, and the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association. She and her husband, David, have resided in the Loudonville area since 1972, and they have two children and three grandchildren.
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