Big Brothers Big Sisters of Summit, Medina and Stark Counties

Kyle Putinski is the Executive Director of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Summit, Medina, and
Stark counties, Inc. an affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America the nation’s largest donor-
and volunteer-supported mentoring network. In this position, Putinski leads a team of youth
development specialist serving 361 children who are matched with an adult volunteer in the
community and site-based programs for children age 6-18. Putinski is focused on helping the
organization meet it strategic initiatives of increasing brand awareness, service delivery and
quality in its core programs, financial sustainability, and board development. Putinski’s passion
for mentoring and working with youth, coupled with his diverse work in community impact
work will bode well for the agency.

Previously, Putinski served as Regional Director of Community Engagement with the
Educational Empowerment Group. In this position, Putinski led lead community engagement
initiatives to connect local schools to the community. Putinski has an extensive background in
Collective Impact work during his tenure at United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties,
serving as the Director of Community Impact and the United Way of Summit County serving as
the Manager of Health Initiatives. Putinski lives in Copley, Ohio with his wife Emily, his three
sons, Owen, Noah and Luke.