Hayes Presidential Library & Museums executive director selected for 2022 Leadership Ohio class
The executive director of the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums has been selected as a member of the 2022 Leadership Ohio class.
Christie Weininger joins 42 other leaders from across the state in this class, whose members will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and perspective of Ohio.
The class will engage in programming across the state from April through November, and the curriculum and experience will provide a thoughtful opportunity for different perspectives and backgrounds to come together to learn and grow.
“I’m honored to have been nominated and selected for this program,” Weininger said. “What a wonderful way to build connections with people and organizations across the great state of Ohio.”
Weininger graduated from Otterbein University with a degree in history. While there, she volunteered in the college archives and completed internships with the Ohio History Connection, the Motorcycle Heritage Museum and the Plymouth Area Historical Society. She spent a semester abroad at Roehampton Institute in Wimbledon, England, where studying “local history” meant working with documents that were 600 years old.
Weininger earned her master’s degree in history from the University of Toledo. Her thesis was entitled “Finding Common Ground: The Use of Memories in the Creation of Community Identity.” Weininger was the director of the Wood County Museum in Bowling Green for nine years and spent seven years as director/curator of the Wyandot County Museum in Upper Sandusky. 
Weininger is a past president of the Ohio Local History Alliance and was chairman of that organization’s Advocacy Committee. She also served the Ohio Academy of History as chairman of the Public History Committee.
Weininger is the treasurer for the Ohio Travel Association and is a board member of the Ohio Museums Association. She teaches courses in Ohio history and public history at Heidelberg University in Tiffin.
Todd Kleismit, Ohio History Connection director of Community & Government Relations, nominated Weininger for Leadership Ohio.
“This is an outstanding cadre of highly talented and accomplished fellows,” said Nan Baker, president of the Leadership Ohio board. “We are thrilled to welcome this diverse group during our 30th anniversary year, which will be intentionally focused on collaboration and impact.”
The 2022 Leadership Ohio class is one of the most dynamic in the organization’s history. Each fellow was nominated and completed a competitive application process to be considered for the class.
The fellows come from various backgrounds and communities, with leaders working in innovation and business, state reform, education and more.
“I’m honored to welcome these remarkably visionary and inspiring individuals,” said Lisa Duty, Ph.D., Leadership Ohio executive director. “They are now part of a growing network of change makers and catalysts who are building stronger communities and a stronger Ohio.”
Leadership Ohio’s alumni go on to occupy positions of influence in leading companies, key government agencies, elected offices, commissions and Ohio’s boardrooms. For information, visit leadershipohio.org.
To see the other members of the class of 2022, visit https://www.leadershipohio.org/news/2022/3/12/leadership-ohio-announces-30th-anniversary-class-of-fellows-for-2022.
The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums is America’s first presidential library and the forerunner for the federal presidential library system. It is partially funded by the state of Ohio and affiliated with the Ohio History Connection. The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums is located at Spiegel Grove at the corner of Hayes and Buckland avenues.
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