Joe French has spent more than three decades helping children believe that their circumstances do not define their future. Whether as an elementary school teacher, nonprofit executive, behavioral health leader or, today, president of Stark County Catholic Schools, French always centered his career on a simple message: A child's today does not determine their tomorrow. That philosophy, he said, took root at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ at Stark. "Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Stark gave me far more than a degree," French said. "It gave me a foundation for how I approach leadership, service and lifelong le...
