Regional Chamber President Humphries to deliver keynote address at YSU fall commencement

YOUNGSTOWN

Tom Humphries, president and chief executive of the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber and a member of the Ohio Board of Regents, will be the featured speaker at Youngstown State University’s Fall Commencement 2 p.m. Dec. 14, in Beeghly Center.

A graduate of YSU, Humphries previously was general manager of Ohio for Sprint Corp. He is also the principal of Data Voice Systems Review Inc., which implements telecommunications and associate services for companies across North America.

He took leadership of the Regional Chamber in 1997. Since then, the organization has experienced unprecedented growth in membership and services. He was the driving force behind the creation and implementation of the Chamber’s “From Steel To Scholars” program, which encouraged the region’s 45 public school districts to achieve Excellent and Effective ratings on Ohio’s Report Card, and he was instrumental in securing funding for the formation of the Eastern Ohio P-16 Partnership For Education, which works to foster post-secondary success and career readiness.