About NE Ohio Suffrage

Mia Owens

Mia Owens is an Ohio History Service Corps Local History Member representing Region 4 at Trumbull County Historical Society. She has a B.A. in Global Studies and French from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Mia has taken on the responsibilities of Chair of the Committee. She is excited to be collaborating with organizations and volunteers across northeast Ohio to celebrate women's suffrage.

Kayla Metzger

Kayla Metzger is an Ohio History Service Corps Local History Member representing Region 4 at Youngstown State University. She has a B.A. and M.A. in Anthropology from Kent State University. She has taken on the roles of Marketing Coordinator and co-author of the Ohio Humanities grant for the Valiant Visionaries of the Vote project.

Brianna Treleven

Brianna Treleven served as the 2018-2019 Ohio History Service Corps Local History Member for Region 4 at Youngstown State University. Brianna organized and Chaired the Committee in early 2019 with the goal of fostering community collaboration to commemorate the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Brianna has a B.F.A. in Fine Art Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology and an M.L.I.S. from Kent State University, and is currently the Executive Director of Shaker Historical Society.

Richard Dana

Richard Dana is a 1995 graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. In addition to his work as an attorney, he has served as an acting judge. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor of Justice Studies and Criminology, Department of Sociology, and Instructor of Business Law and Ethics at Kent State University Ashtabula. Richard is a frequent speaker on topics related to the law, as well as the important role that the Western Reserve held in the history of the Underground Railroad, women’s suffrage, and the Civil Rights Movement. He currently serves on the Board for the Hubbard House Underground Railroad Museum.

Dr. Amy Fluker

Dr. Amy Fluker is an Assistant Professor of History at Youngstown State University. Dr. Fluker earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in American History at the University of Mississippi. She specializes in nineteenth century United States history and Civil War memory, and her research interests include women’s history, Midwestern history, and local and regional history.

Dr. Katharine Delavan

Dr. Katharine Delavan is Dean of the School of Education and Professional Studies. She earned her M. Ed. in early childhood education and her Ph.D. in education and early childhood curriculum at Oakland University. She currently serves as an Ohio Department of Education, Network Regional Leader in English Language Arts and as a workshop facilitator for the Ohio Performance Assessment Project. Her primary research interests are the local Underground Railroad history and the impact of state and national mandates on pre-service teacher preparation.

Alexandra Strawbridge

Alexandra is a history major at Lake Erie College, class of 2021. She is very passionate about American History, particularly the Colonial and Victorian eras. While her course of study is general history, she personally enjoys researching and recreating historical costumes and fashions, and participating in living history events. After completing her undergraduate degree, she plans to obtain her masters degree in Museum Studies. In her career, Alexandra hopes to work in a museum setting as a museum director or curator, with a focus in historical costuming.