JEREMY LILE

CHIEF OF LEADERSHIP & LEARNING

Jeremy’s passion is to help people discover and deploy their purpose. For over 20 years, he has coached thousands of individuals and teams to live out their core values and purpose. He believes that the foundational values and beliefs that come from the inner life have the most potential to inspire people in the work they do.

In addition to leading organizational growth through leadership development as the Chief of Leadership and Learning at United Way of Summit and Medina, Jeremy enjoys coaching individuals and facilitating The Enneagram, Purposeful Leadership, Leadership from Within, Appreciative Inquiry, and CliftonStrengths for the Center for Immersive Leadership.

Through his experience in leadership development and pastoral ministry, Jeremy has spoken at retreats and events, facilitated numerous groups, organized community engagement events, and lead small teams on missions around the country and world.

Jeremy is married to the love of his life Christy and they have four children. When he’s not working for United Way of Summit and Medina, Jeremy is also the pastor of Mercy Anglican Church and a Director of City Hope Akron.

Jeremy has a B.A. in Psychology from Taylor University and a Master’s of Divinity from Ashland Theological Seminary. He is also certified in Appreciative Inquiry, The Leadership Circle Profile, the MBTI and The Enneagram in the Heart to Heart Way.

He serves as Chair of the board of the International Institute of Akron and was formerly on the advisory board of the Institute for Leadership Advancement at the University of Akron’s College of Business Administration and on the committee for Leadership Akron’s “Leadership on Main”. He was also an iCare Mentor and helped start a food backpack distribution at Case CLC that has been running for over 8 years.

Jeremy is a graduate of Leadership Akron’s Signature Class 34, a recipient of the Greater Akron Chamber’s “30 for the Future” award, a recipient of the University of Akron’s EX[L] Center “Community Champion” award, and the 2019 and 2020 recipient of the NSME Akron/Canton’s “Outstanding Community Leader” award.