Ms. Laura Dewberry
Senior Lecturer
Management & Marketing
Williamson Hall 3307
phone: (330) 941-1870
ljdewberry@ysu.edu
Bio
Laura J. Dewberry is an award-winning, full-time faculty member in the Williamson College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, OH. Dewberry has served in the role of Director, Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management and Marketing since August 2009. In 2021, she was the recipient of the YSU Distinguished Professorship Award in Service. In 2022, the Student Nonprofit Leadership Organization (SNLO) received the Orion Award for Outstanding YSU Student Organization. L. Dewberry is the long-standing faculty advisor for SNLO.
The Center for Nonprofit Leadership coordinates the nonprofit leadership academic program at YSU, which includes a certificate and minor that can be combined with any major. This diverse and robust program combines academic coursework with co-curricular experiential learning. These experiences for students include the Pay It Forward: Student Philanthropy Initiative, participation in consulting projects delivering solutions to real-world organizational challenges, part-time and full-time internships (some externally funded), shadow experiences with nonprofit professionals, and volunteerism.
Teaching Interests
Nonprofit Leadership; Business Communication; Foundations of Business
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Education
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2006
MBA
Cleveland State University
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2003
BS, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
John Carroll University
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Awards and Honors
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April 2022
Youngstown State University
Orion Award
The Student Nonprofit Leadership Organization (SNLO) was awarded the 2022 YSU Orion Award for outstanding student organization on campus. I serve as the Faculty Advisor for SNLO.
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April 2021
Youngstown State University, Chapter 143
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
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April 2021
Youngstown State University
Distinguished Professor of Service
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April 2018
Youngstown State University
Libra Award
The award is presented to the outstanding faculty/staff advisor of a registered organization, recognizing the contributions and commitment to furthering student leadership development made by faculty advisors.
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April 2017
Ohio Campus Compact
David Hoch Memorial Award for Excellence in Service
The David Hoch Memorial Award for Excellence in Service is designed to recognize and honor the outstanding work in service-learning and/or civic engagement done by a faculty or staff member at an Ohio Campus Compact member institution.
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February 2013
Mahoning Valley Young Professionals / Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley
Mahoning Valley 25 under 35 Award
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Past History
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2018
Youngstown State University
Senior Lecturer
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2009
Youngstown State University
Instructor, Marketing
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2009
Youngstown State University
Director, Center for Nonprofit Leadership
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2009
Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Northeast Ohio Chapter.
Walk Coordinator
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2009
John Carroll University
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Management, Marketing and Logistics
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2008
Newcastle Company Incorporated
Distribution Manager
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2006
Playhouse Square, Cleveland, Ohio
Partners Membership Coordinator
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2004
The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Associate Director of Development
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2003
West Side Ecumenical Ministry, Cleveland, Ohio
Development Associate
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Administrative Assignments
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Professional Service
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2021 - 2022
Committee Member
United Way of Youngstown & Mahoning Valley Impact Committee
Youngstown, OH
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2020 - present
Board of Directors of a Company
Junior Achievement of Eastern Ohio, Inc.
Girard, OH
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2017 - present
Board of Directors of a Company
SMARTS (Students Motivated by the Arts)
Youngstown, OH
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2017 - present
Committee Chair
Association of Fundraising Professionals
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2015 - 2017
Committee Chair
Association of Fundraising Professionals
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2013 - 2013
Committee Chair
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP):
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2011 - present
Board of Directors of a Company
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
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2010 - 2014
Member
The Raymond John Wean Foundation's Capacity Building Advisory Committee
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2010 - 2014
Chairperson
Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley's Young Philanthropist Fund Committee
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Public Service
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2022 - 2023
Other
Mahoning County Prosecutor's Office
Youngstown, Ohio
