Category Archives: Agency Updates

Summit DD Board Member Jason Dodson

Summit DD Board Elects New Board President and Officers, Briggs and Youssef Appointed

(Tallmadge, Ohio) – The Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board, or Summit DD, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Dodson as Board President, Allyson V. James as Vice President and Gregg Cramer as Secretary. Dodson replaces Dave Dohnal as President, having served the maximum of three terms at the end of 2023. Read More ›

Group of Summit DD Staff celebrating Inclusion Day.

Inclusion Day 2024

Monday, March 4, 2024 is Inclusion Day! Grab your orange attire and join Summit DD in painting the county ORANGE to kick off DD Awareness Month and promote community inclusion.

Inclusion is about sharing experiences. So remember to share pics of you and your school, co-workers or friends wearing orange. Add #IncludeME and tag us – @SummitDD on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. We want to see your inclusion pride!

Add some SWAGger to your Inclusion Day Read More ›

Tablet laying on a desk with the words Action Plan and blank to dos under it

We want your input: Summit DD 2024 Action Plan Draft

Each year, Summit DD creates an Annual Action Plan that outlines specific action items that help the Agency and our team members achieve the priorities identified in our Long-Range Plan. 2024 marks the final year of the current Long-Range Plan and its objectives: Read More ›

residential neighborhood on a cloudy autumn day; colorful fallen leaves on the ground

How does the County’s upcoming home valuations affect Summit DD’s levy? Your questions answered.

Summit DD received a lot of questions from the community about how the revaluation letters they received will be impacted by Issue 17, Summit DD’s replacement levy. The short answer is that it doesn’t. Issue 17 will be based on current values, not the new values that residents received letters about. Also, that value is locked in for the length of the levy cycle which is from 2025 – 2030. The amount you pay will not increase during that time.  Read More ›

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