Monday, December 01, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- 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, of Girard, previously was Ohio general manager 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.
Humphries has led the chamber since 1997. Since then, the organization’s membership and services have grown. Among the initiatives launched under his leadership are 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. 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.
Humphries is chairman of the Ohio Local Government Innovation Fund Council; a founding member and board and operating committee member of Team NEO; and member and past chairman of the Metro Chambers of Ohio. He also is the past president of the Manufacturers Association of Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania and has served as a board and executive committee member of the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges.
Other organizations he has chaired and/or served on boards or committees with include Humility of Mary Health Partners, Mahoning, Trumbull and Ashtabula Junior Achievement board, Trumbull County United Way Trumbull County American Red Cross, Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and First Place Bank of Warren, Ohio. He has also served on the boards of JumpStart Inc., the Youngstown Foundation and Youngstown Business Incubator.
Humphries earned a certificate in executive management from Duke University and is a veteran of the Air Force.
SOURCE: YSU News Center.