Denise Testa, Director

Denise has served as Director of Planning Services and Fair Housing for the Medina County Commissioners since September 2020. Working with cross-functional teams, she provides reports to the Medina County Planning Commission, oversees the county's Community Development Block Grants and Fair Housing services, and assists townships with county-wide planning.    

For the previous 25 years, Denise worked in higher education at Kent State University and the University of Akron including 13 years at the Medina County University Center located in Lafayette Township.  She has served on a variety of county-wide boards including the Greater Medina Chamber of Commerce, Medina County Community Fund, Medina County Economic Development Corporation and Leadership Medina County. 

She is excited to serve on the ICS Board because she believes the social, educational, employment, and housing opportunities will have a lasting, positive impact on the families within the greater Medina County region.