Growing up, Carolyn B. Hofmann, employee involvement coordinator at Akron Children’s, learned a lot about the restaurant and food services industry. Her father was a restaurateur and her grandfather worked for Fleischmann’s, teaching yeast basics to bakery workers. It was an easy decision for Carolyn to follow in her foodie family’s footsteps. She loved the […]
Janet Capan plans a fun, low-tech retirement
When Janet Capan, Epic security coordinator, graduated from high school, jobs were hard to find. She used the “internet tools” available then, which consisted of a car, rotary phone and the newspaper, to apply for work. Fast forward to 2019. Janet, who has worked almost 5 decades in Akron Children’s Information Services division, knows about […]
Giving the gift of life through blood donation
When Angela Eaton was 9 years old, her mother was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. Throughout the years, she required many blood transfusions and two kidney transplants. As Eaton grew up, she knew she wanted to help her mom and others like her in any way possible. As soon as she was eligible, she went […]
