millicent s. counts \ A career of giving After 31 years of leadership and service, Millicent S. Counts, executive director of the United Methodist Community Center, is retiring. The center, a

Awards: Governor’s Special Recognition Award in 1985, United Methodist Church East Ohio Conference Lay Woman in Leadership Award in 1995, Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow Award in 1996 and the 2008 Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. Community Service Award.

Boards and committees: Bishop’s Initiative on Children and Poverty, Conference Nominating Committee for the United Methodist Women, United Methodist Church East Ohio Conference Mission Awareness Committee, Mahoning Valley District Mission Committee, American Red Cross, Better Business Bureau, Habitat for Humanity, Leadership Mahoning Valley, Youngstown and Mahoning County Public Library, Mahoning Valley Comprehensive Strategy Committee, Organizacion y Civica Cultural Hispana Inc., Sexual Ethics Committee, Southside Community Development Corp., Youngstown City Schools Urban Congress, Youngstown Private Industry Council, YWCA.

Governor’s appointee: Appointed by Gov. Bob Taft in 2003 to Youngstown State University Board of Trustees, where she has chaired the Academic and Student Affairs Committee and now chairs external relations.

Retirement event: A retirement celebration is planned from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 15 at the center and is open to the public. Special presentations will be made.

Source: Counts and UMCC