28 • The Beacon April 7 , 2022
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Meet Casey from the leadership class of 2022
Brandy Casey is a Coshocton County native , having grown up in the city until her family moved behind McGuire ’ s Potato Farm when she was in the eighth grade . A 1996 River View graduate , Casey played city softball from age 6 until she was an adult in the co-ed leagues , took 4-H home economics / sewing projects for four years and was in Girl Scouts for five years .
Following graduation , Casey entered the workforce , starting as an office receptionist for Columbus Glove in West Lafayette . She then worked for Kraft Foods for 10 years , first as
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a union employee and then up the ladder to a production coordinator position , where she dabbled in payroll and human resources . Once she started a family , she left Kraft to be a stayat-home mom for a couple years .
In 2018 she accepted a position at McWane Ductile as a recruiter , and in May 2019 she began her undergraduate degree at Zane State in business management and human resources .
In August 2020 Casey moved into her current position at McWane as a human resource generalist and continues to make
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progress toward earning her associate degree , now only five courses away . The online coursework has made it convenient for this
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busy mom of twins , and she is proud of her accomplishment , thus far working full-time .
In her position at McWane , Casey is responsible for all aspects of recruitment for the company , from posting jobs to advertising and hiring . She also is responsible for answering employee questions and addressing concerns and is essentially the mediator between the employee and the company . “ I am here to help the employee ,” she said .
Casey is a Girl Scout leader for her daughter ’ s troop of Daisy / Brownie Scouts in Cambridge ,
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where she leads a group of 6- and 7-year-olds . Her goal is to get the girls out in the community and allow them to learn decisionmaking skills . She is proud of her small troop of four girls that sold 1,100 boxes of Girl Scout cookies this year . Other projects include nature hikes with trash clean-ups at Salt Fork and donations to the homeless shelter .
Casey decided to participate in Leadership Coshocton County to build her leadership skills . She said she ’ s learned a lot as it relates to her roles and functions in human resources . Learning the
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Casey left Coshocton County and moved to Guernsey County but said she always knew a piece would be back in Coshocton . “ Coshocton will always be home , no matter where I live . Leadership Coshocton isn ’ t about learning about Coshocton ; it ’ s about being a part of Coshocton . I ’ m still learning about hidden treasures and leadership and facets that can be used in my role at McWane ,” she said .
Casey thinks of community as McWane Ductile . “ When I think of community , I think of McWane as a whole . It ’ s a family and a big part of Coshocton that is putting themselves out there and being aware of what is happening in the community . They are a strong presence in the community and provide support ,” Casey said , through community grants , local government and projects .
When asked what will make Coshocton County stronger , Casey replied , “ Coshocton County is already a strong community . It ’ s headed in the right direction and growing up , adding businesses and small business development . As a whole it ’ s a sturdy community .”
Casey would recommend Leadership Coshocton for others . “ It ’ s a great program to build your leadership skills , and you get to meet a lot of great people . It gets you out in the community ,” she said .